Main area Healthy Child Programme Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Service hours 9-5pm Monday to Friday, flexible working within the service hours) Job ref 150-KW9325-CSS-B
Employer Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Poundhill Childrens centre Town Crawley Salary £25,147 - £27,596 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/05/2024 23:59
Community Nursery Nurse
Band 4
Job overview
Community Nursery Nurse, Full and Part time opportunities to join our newly forming team serving the Asylum seeking families and Refugees in West Sussex.
We currently have vacancies for Community Nursery Nurses to join our new team within the Healthy Futures team based in Crawley West Sussex. You will be part of a small team offering the Healthy Child Programme to refugee families and families seeking asylum.
This is a County Wide Post and you will be required to travel to other parts of the County, with most of the work currently in the Crawley/Mid Sussex and Horsham areas.
We are looking for enthusiastic early years practitioners, with experience of working with the most vulnerable children and families experiencing a wide range of health and developmental needs as well as trauma and displacement. Experience in child development, parenting advice and breastfeeding is essential, as is an understanding of safeguarding and working with vulnerable families.
We are looking for a flexible, motivated and enthusiastic individual who can communicate effectively, and is able to work independently as well as part of a team.
Please note that there is considerable driving required for this post and you will need access to a car for work.
N.B. a qualification is required for this post: NNEB, NVQ L3 in Early Years and Education/Childcare, CACHE diploma, BTEC national diploma in Early Years/Childcare
Main duties of the job
You will be supporting the newly formed team in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to children aged 0-5 years and their families in Asylum seeking and refugee hotels within West Sussex. Working alongside health visitors you will promote children's physical and emotional health and wellbeing, identify health, social or developmental concerns at the earliest opportunity and contribute to the aim for all children to have the best possible start in life.
Working for our organisation
As the largest provider of community healthcare services in Sussex, our teams help people to plan for and manage changes to their health, supporting patients and their families to live more independently. We employ around 5,700 staff and provide community services to a population of 1.3 million people.
SCFT teams deliver a range of health and care services to more than 9,000 people every day, working in care homes, clinics, intermediate care units, people’s own homes, GP surgeries, schools and other community venues across the region.
Our vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community and achieving the highest level of service is our top priority.
At SCFT we develop and nurture our staff and recognise that they are our greatest asset. We offer career and development opportunities and support wellbeing. We recognise and value diversity and provide staff with the leadership, skills and knowledge they need to deliver the best care for our patients now and in the future.
The West Sussex Healthy Child Programme has achieved full Unicef UK Baby Friendly accreditation, so you will receive two days of infant feeding training, and a full induction into this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a community nursery nurse, you will work with health visitors, registered nurses, nursery nurses and administrators to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children's and families from pregnancy to 5 years of age.
Under the supervision of the team lead, health visitors and registered nurses, you will:
- Provide evidence based 1-1 advice for children, young people and families on issues such as continence, healthy eating (including infant feeding), sleep routines, childhood immunisations and child safety.
- Provide health promotion advice and undertakes the weighing and measuring of babies & children at Healthy Child Clinics, interpreting and accurately recording this information
- Undertake developmental reviews of selected children not requiring a targeted service, under the supervision of, and reporting any concerns to the delegating health visitor / registered nurse
- Participate regular clinical and line management supervision with delegated supervisor
- Deliver group health promotion sessions or teaching as directed
- Work within the Pan Sussex Child Protection Procedures reporting any concerns appropriately and undertaking relevant in-service child protection training
- Assist the health visitor / registered nurses in providing appropriate support and experience for nursing and other students undertaking community placement
Person specification
Qualifications
* An Early Years Qualification; such as NNEB, CACHE Diploma, B.TEC National Diploma in Early Years/Childcare or NVQ Level 3 in Early Years & Education/ Childcare.
* Previous NHS experience
Experience
* Minimum two year post qualification in related field
* Previous work with families and knowledge of basic parenting issues
* 2 years experience of working within HCP
* Experience of working with vulnerable families
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of facilitating groups
Skills & Knowledge
* Knowledge of normal child development and factors which impact on this
* Ability to work alone with clients within an agreed care plan
* Knowledge of child protection procedures
* Knowledge of infant feeding and healthy lifestyles
* Full Driving Licence
* Knowledge of breastfeeding and weight assessment of infants
At the heart of how we operate is our Trust values:
* Working Together,
* Achieving Ambitions
Our values are fundamental to the high-quality care we provide to the people who need us. We are proud to be a community that cares, delivering our services as a team whilst supporting our employees as individuals.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer that actively promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We embrace and celebrate diversity, encouraging applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from candidates with an ethnically diverse heritage, those with disabilities, and individuals identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Our aim is to grow a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve.
We strive to create an environment where every individual is valued and respected. Our recruitment process is designed to support candidates who require reasonable adjustments and to accommodate the needs of applicants.
This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.
Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically, please ensure you check your emails, including your junk folder. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Jane sloper Job title Clinical service manager- Healthy Child Programme Email address jsloper@nhs.net Telephone number 07717733630 Additional information
Claire Auston, Team lead
c.auston@nhs.net
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