Community Staff Nurse - Health Visiting

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

1. Work as a member of the School Nursing service within a designated locality supporting the School Nurse Team to deliver on public health priorities in Somerset to school age children in line current national Public Health Agendas, working to National and Local objectives as defined by Service Specifications under the supervision and guidance of the Qualified School Nurse.

2. Work with vulnerable children and families in line with national and local policies relating to safeguarding children and to provide specialist support and advice to children, families and schools regarding the health and wellbeing needs of children.

3. Work in partnership with other agencies, particularly the Local Authority, including Youth Workers. Support the delivery of programmes of intervention for a caseload made up of schools and individual children and families.

4. Deliver National and local programmes on an individual, group and community level. Supervise and guide the School Nurse team assistant practitioners and administrator.

Key Responsibilities under supervision and guidance of the Qualified School Nurse

5. Participate in the delivery of the National Child Measurement Programme.

6. Identify need through Health Needs Assessment and provide personalised advice, support and interventions to young people regarding health and social issues including relationships, emotional health and wellbeing and risk-taking behaviours. Complete contemporaneous electronic record keeping including report writing and client records in line with the Organisations policies and NMC code of Practice.

7. Participate in the promotion and delivery of young peoples clinics in partnership with the educational and community establishments to promote general health and wellbeing of children and young people.

8. Work collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team with other agencies to maximise the School Nursing service contribution to health improvements in the local community.

9. Facilitate and deliver targeted groups in a variety of settings.

10. Contribute to the delivery of health and social learning programmes for young people with identified needs.

11. Contribute to the delivery of care programmes for vulnerable children in conjunction with the school nursing team, families, school and other professionals.

12. Liaise with Health Visiting teams regarding children who may have additional needs relating to transition between pre-school and school and support the transition.

13. Understand, uphold and promote the aims of the councils equality, diversity and inclusion policies; health, safety and wellbeing of self and others; and Organisational values in everything you do. Equality and Diversity practice covers both interaction with staff, service users and communities and includes challenging discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity for all.

14. The postholder will complete a period of induction to achieve the competences required to undertake the role.

Contacts & Relationships

School Nurse teams across Somerset.

Children, young people and families.

Education Providers, Head Teachers and Schools.

Community Services, Fire and Police.

Public Health Directorate, Somerset CCG.

Heads of Service, Children and Young People Provider Services and Locality Leads.

Primary Care GP practices.

Midwifery Services, Paediatric Services, Integrated Therapy Services.

Voluntary Sector.

External relationships with other agencies and Acute NHS Trusts.

Allied partnerships, e.g. Drug & Alcohol Action Team.

Communicate in person, face to face, in writing and, where appropriate, electronically with all the above contacts

Establish clear lines of communication between all members of multi-agency and professional teams, working collaboratively with all relevant health care professionals and agencies.

Vary the style and level of communication with individuals, families and carers to meet the differing levels of understanding.

Actively involve young people (where appropriate) in decisions about their own healthcare.

Attend and contribute to Area team meeting monthly to facilitate effective communication within children and young peoples services.

Resources

Participate in the supervision, teaching and provision of experiential learning opportunities for nursing students and other personnel as appropriate.

Participate in the appraisal programme and undertake appraisals with skill mix staff as required.

Further information specific to this job

The successful candidate has a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of the vulnerable people they are responsible for or come into contact with.

Somerset Council is subject to Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English will be an essential requirement for customer-facing roles.

This job requiresa criminal background check (DBS) via the disclosure procedure.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse/RSCN
• Registered Nursing Degree grade 2:2 or above.
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Experience

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills influencing, negotiating and communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Aptitude and confidence for working with a rapidly changing environment.
• Experienced in the use of IT applications, specifically experience of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email.
• Supportive and able to foster an open and learning culture.
• Proven organisational and time management skills.
• Group facilitation skills.
• Working knowledge of Safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Community experience and/or experience in working with children.
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries in a health care setting.
• Experience of delivering programmes in a community setting and providing a range of diverse services.
• Compassionate - Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives remaining sensitive and empathetic.
• Listens to others views respecting and valuing individual patient needs.
• Professional and patient focussed approach with inspirational skills, acting as a role model to colleagues and junior staff members.
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to manage own time and plan timed activities for staff and service users.
• Ability to recognise and manage challenging situations in a calm and professional manner.
• Able to take instruction and direction and work effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to record and retrieve information on charts/paper and electronic patient records.
• High standards of written communication skills with the ability to use email and internet.
• Ability to undertake PMVA training to required level for role.
• Ability to speak fluent English as stated in Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).

Desirable

• Able to work as part of a multi professional team.
• Understanding of quality standards and audit.
• Knowledge of key national and local public health priorities.
• Understanding of school health issues.
• Working knowledge of using the RIO records system.
• Experience of working with children and families with additional special needs.
• Experience and knowledge of child protection procedures.
• Experience of working with and or knowledge of child health issues e.g. contraceptive and sexual health, emotional health and wellbeing, smoking cessation, substance misuse.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Develop & maintain good working relationships both within the team & the organisation.
• Compassionate and caring, sensitive to others needs.
• Able to contribute appropriately to workload allocation and identify and raise concerns as required.
• Flexible with working hours to suit the needs of the service.
• Able to work on own initiative and relate to a wide range of people.
• Work under pressure, dealing with a complex range of competing priorities and agendas.
• Compassionate - Open minded, treats colleagues, patients, carers and relatives with dignity and respect.
• Act in a way that support equality and diversity.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).