Our values:
Compassion
Supportive and caring, listening to others.
Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.
Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Job overview
Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?
is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and Knowsley.
Main duties of the job
We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.
We currently deliver outstanding across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens, supporting over, children and young people. Our dedicated, innovative and forward thinking children and young people’s services have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of families in our communities.
We work closely with our commissioners and partners to deliver the best possible services for the children, young people and families.
If you are an enthusiastic and forward thinking nurse who wants to make a real difference to children and their families then this could be the opportunity you have been looking for, offering a variety of work to the successful candidate that will include public health and safeguarding.
You should possess excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills together with an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. An in depth knowledge of the current health agenda relating to children’s services is essential.
Working for our organisation
You will be joining a proactive skill mixed team working together to deliver the Healthy Child Programme As part of the 0- Service which includes Health Visiting and School nursing you will be working closely with other local statutory, health and voluntary agencies to provide accessible, person centred packages of care in response to individual and local need. You will be working in partnership with Knowsley Local Authority to take the local children’s agenda forward.
About the Trust
Our local and community based services support people to live well and independently, including:
1. 0- / 0-+ Health and Wellbeing Services
2. Community Nursing
3. Sexual Health Wirral
4. Community Cardiology
5. Walk-in centres
6. Speech and Language Therapy
7. Teletriage
8. Community Dental
9. Social Care
10. End of Life Care
As a Trust, we provide extensive continuous professional development opportunities through a diverse range of learning solutions, including virtual and face-to-face events, webinars and action learning sets. We subscribe to numerous memberships and licences to support staff development and continuous learning.
You can read more about the Trust via the .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applications are welcomed from both experienced and newly qualified nurses however some previous experience of working within a community environment would be beneficial. We have an established preceptorship programme in place and you will be well supported by your manager and colleagues and valued in your role. We offer opportunities for personal and professional development and you will receive regular appraisal, clinical and safeguarding supervision.
Person specification
Qualifications and professional training
Essential criteria
11. Registered Nurse (Adult/Child)
12. Evidence of recent professional development
Desirable criteria
13. Mentorship Level 6
14. Modules at level 6 – Public Health Related
15. Solihull Approach trained
16. Motivational Interviewing trained
17. Immunisation training
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
18. Knowledge of Public Health Priorities
19. Knowledge of child development
20. Knowledge of safeguarding issues and working with vulnerable families.
21. Understanding of role within the Public Health Team
Desirable criteria
22. Two years post registration with months community experience
23. Experience of data collection for reports
24. Previous experience or working in a community environment
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
25. Good verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
26. Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
27. Ability to work as part of a team and independently
28. Effective interpersonal skills
29. Good organisational and time management skills
Desirable criteria
30. Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
31. Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
32. Commitment
33. Vision
34. Access to a car for work purposes
35. Confident and approachable
Important Information
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.
For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.
We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.
We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.
Further Information:
Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.
Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.
Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.