Public Health Community Nurse

Job summary

Band 5 Public Health Community Nurse (Health Visiting)

This post is fixed term 24 months.

Are you a nurse who would like to work with children and families promoting health and wellness in the community setting?

Within the Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) area of Cwm Taff Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) we are looking to recruit a Public Health Community Band 5 Nurse in health visiting. This role provides an exciting opportunity to experience being part of a health visiting team in the delivery of an integrated Health visiting model (HCWP/CWTCH Programme). This opportunity will also form part of a 'recruit to train' strategy which will offer an insight into health visiting for those interested in undertaking Specialist Community Public Health Nurse training.

With guidance, training and support the post holder will deliver the Healthy Child Wales Programme/ CWTCH Programme (RCT) with the Health Visiting team. You will undertake duties which are delegated by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) using a progressive universal model of service delivery dependent on assessed needs. You will have the opportunity to develop skills in public health and multi-agency working to support the health needs of children and families. Whilst working within CTM you will be supported by our Health Visiting Team, Practice Development Health Visitor and CNS Safeguarding.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a registered Nurse and work with the wider health and multi-agency skill mix team to deliver services to Children and Young People. They will assist in delivering the Healthy Child Wales Programme (HCWP) as delegated and supervised by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Health Visitor (SCPHN-HV).

They will work collaboratively and in partnership with other disciplines and agencies to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. The Registered Nurse will be eligible to apply for the SCPHN Programme and on completion may apply for SCPHN-HV posts as they become available.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.