Public Health Practitioner
Band 5
Job overview
There is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic qualified registered nurse to join the Ashfield Healthy Family Teams. You will work in community settings, Health Centres, Schools, Children's Centres and clients' homes to deliver the Universal Healthy Child Programme and Tier 1 targeted health services to the local 5-19 ages population.
Our teams work to an integrated 0-19 public health agenda. The team comprises Specialist Public Health Practitioners who lead the teams of Public Health Practitioners, Assistant Public Health Practitioners, Healthy Child Assistants and Screening Assistants in the delivery of a universal and targeted 0-19 Healthy Child and Public Health Nursing Programme. We work in partnership with local Children's Centres to promote health and you will contribute to tackling health inequalities within the level of competencies required for the post.
It is envisaged that the successful applicant will have the opportunity in the future to apply for the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse degree.
Main duties of the job
The Healthy Families Team deliver universal and targeted health services to the 0-19 year population in Ashfield and Mansfield. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the day to day management of a defined workload, working within a skill mix team.
As part of the Healthy Families Team, you will be responsible for the delivery of public health, universal and targeted interventions including safeguarding across the 0-19 years age range in line with The Healthy Child Programme. This will be delegated to them by the Specialist Public Health Practitioner for the defined population. This will be delivered in line with the National and Local guidelines and public health priorities.
You will be responsible for supporting and clinically supervising the Assistant Public Health Practitioners, Healthy Child Assistants and Screening Assistants allocated to a defined geographical population to deliver and maintain high quality professional standards of practice.
The team work proactively using a partnership approach to promote health and contribute to tackling health inequalities within the level of competencies required for the post.
You will work with children, young people and families within a variety of settings.
Person specification
Contractual Requirements
* Ability to travel across Trust sites
* A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Knowledge
* To have knowledge and understanding of the 0-19 Healthy Child and Public Nursing Programme and the key performance indicators
Experience
* To have experience of working in a Health /Community setting with good knowledge and understanding of health inequalities and the public health agenda
* Have experience of care planning, delivery and evaluation of interventions
* Accountable for own professional reflective practice learning and maintaining level of competence through attendance at mandatory and safeguarding training
* To plan, organise and implement own continual professional development and document accordingly
* To work in agreed areas of practice without direct supervision but knowing boundaries of practice and where professional assistance must be sought
Qualifications
* To be a registered nurse with a current valid registration with evidence of self-development within public health nursing
Values and Behaviours
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork
* All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Skills
* To be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills of Safeguarding legislation and procedure
Additional Information
* We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants.
* The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
* For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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