Main area Nursing Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days a week) Job ref 848-BHC-290-25
Site Blenheim children and families centre, Town Orpington Salary £53,751 - £60,651 Inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 06/11/2025 23:59 Interview date 28/11/2025
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
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Job overview
Family Nurse - Band 7
£53,751 - £60,651 Inclusive of HCAS
Bromley Healthcare is proud that within our 0-19 public health nursing service we deliver The Family Nurse Partnership Programme- a national evidence-based intensive early intervention programme to support young first-time parents under the age of 24 years living in the borough.
The aim of the programme is to improve antenatal maternal and infant health, support early child development and sensitive caregiving and support young mothers to work towards their own goals and develop economic self-sufficiency.
We are seeking an enthusiastic nurse practitioner to join our small team of experienced family nurses to deliver this programme. Post holders will be required to develop high-level specialist skills to work within the clinical methods of the structured programme.
Family nurses will be expected to develop positive therapeutic relationships with clients and work intensively within complex family situations to achieve the expected outcomes of the programme.
This is a demanding specialist role requiring high levels of professional skills and practice and the ability to work as part of a team.
Interviews expected to be held week commencing 24th November 2025
Main duties of the job
To recruit clients onto the family nurse partnership programme ( FNP)and complete regular home visits to deliver this early intervention parenting programme with young, often hard-to-reach clients.
To complete the Healthy Child Programme key contacts for review and assessment of their child's development,
To collect data with the client's consent and enter it into the FNP TURAS database which is used to analyze the delivery of the FNP programme and its measurable impact.
More extensive responsibilities of the role are outlined in the attached job decription doucument.
Working for our organisation
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
see attached job description and personal specification for full details
* To recruit and engage eligible, hard-to-reach pregnant young women to the FNP programme.
* To use programme materials and methods in the clients’ homes in order to achieve the following;
o improve the health outcomes of pregnancy;
o improve children’s health and development by enabling parents to provide more sensitive and responsive care of them; and
o Improve parental life-course by helping parents plan future pregnancies, complete their education, and work towards their own goals.
* To work therapeutically with a caseload of up to 23 clients and their families to promote behaviour change and positive outcomes for children and families.
* To take a lead professional role when required where children and young people with additional needs require an integrated package of support from more than one practitioner/service.
* To engage in weekly reflective supervision, to ensure that use of FNP programme methods is reflected on and that clients’ progress is monitored. This ensures that the service offered to clients is of high quality and the programme structure and core model elements of the programme are adhered to.
To work in collaboration with local statutory and mainstream services to ensure that families become confident in accessing a range of other universal health and support services and are ready to graduate from the programme when the child is two years old.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Nursing or midwifery qualifications and registered with the NMC*
* Degree level or equivalent professional qualification
* Willingness to undertake specialist post graduate training and be assessed on competence in clinical field following training
Skills
* Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations
* Able to develop supportive, trusting and respectful relationships
* Able to work effectively in a team, supporting others and challenging colleagues views and attitudes when necessary
* Able to sensitively provide anticipatory guidance to parents
* Able to manage exposure to distressing life events and stressful complex partnerships
* Basic computer skills to create reports, use email, read excel spreadsheets etc.
* Has a current driving licence and access to a car to use for work
* Demonstrates knowledge of attachment theory, self efficacy theory, human ecology theory and behavioural change theory
* Motivational interviewing
* Counselling
* Demonstrates a clear understanding of perinatal maternal mental health and infant mental health issues
Experience
* Experience of working with families in vulnerable or deprived communities
* Experience of midwifery, child health and home visiting
* Experience of supervision
* Working with children & families
* Working with young people
Knowledge
* Understand the difference between advice giving and motivational approaches
* Has some knowledge of the research base of NFP
* Willingness to undertake personal study to develop understanding of a range of clinical areas
* National and local safeguarding policies
* Attachment theory
* Self-efficacy theory
* Human ecology theory
* Behavioural change theory
We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.
To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel .
Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.
At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.
We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.
We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:
* Compressed hours
* Part-time
* Job shares
We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.
We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.
Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.
* Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
* When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
* All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
* The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
* Bromley Healthcare reserve the right to close adverts earlier than first published.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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