Due to new funding, we are excited to offer a number of new roles for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses / Health Visitors.
The vacancies are across 4 locations across Stoke on Trent:
Central locality
North locality
Southwest locality
Southeast locality
The posts will be part of the Children's and Families Care Group and the Universal Services function, and you will work in a variety of settings. The primary aim of the 0-19 Integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing Service is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children, young people and families across Stoke-on-Trent.
This is a dynamic post that requires you to work closely with uni/multi-disciplinary teams/agencies in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served.
You will work alongside the Team Leaders and Professional Lead to ensure synergy across the localities. This will ensure that services are delivered to a high standard that are accessible and demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion.
Be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner and have detailed professional and clinical knowledge. They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in public health across the 0-19 agenda.
Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.
Be skilled in the assessment of children and young people's care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
To deliver commissioned aspects of the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring key objectives and outcomes are achieved.
Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.
We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.
We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.
We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications
Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.
For more information relating to this vacancy please refer to the attached job description and person specification