Join our dedicated health visiting team and make a real difference to families and children in their crucial early years within a CQC-rated 'good' organisation.
Community Nursery Nurse (Health visiting Team) - Band 4 - Royal Borough Of Kensington & Chelsea Health Visiting Teams
Are you highly motivated, flexible and a good team player? Do you want to work in an organisation rated as 'good' by the CQC? We are looking for staff to complement and support the 0-5 (Health Visiting Services) in Central London Community Health Care NHS Trust (CLCH).
You will work as part of the clinical team supporting the Health Visiting Service with the 0-5 caseloads and their families as delegated by the health visitor. You will participate in the delivery of The Healthy Child Programme and be expected to work in various community settings including the homes of families.
The post holder will be a key member of the 0-5 team, with the responsibility for providing an efficient and high quality clinical support within the health visiting team.
You will assist in or carry out clinical interventions as part of the Healthy Child Programme, as delegated by the Health Visitor. You will advise parents on positive parenting skills including understanding and managing child behaviour, introduction to solid foods and nutrition, play and stimulation, speech and language development, sleep management and toilet training, ensuring that advice is evidence based to facilitate school readiness.
You will need to be someone who can use your initiative and be attentive to detail. You should be able to work autonomously but also be part of a team. If you are quality focused, able to promote collaborative working to improve, inform and support the 0-5 quality initiatives, then this role is for you.
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours
Benefits:
* A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
* Car lease scheme (T&Cs apply)
* Flexible working options
* Flexitime
* Annual travel card loan
* Training, support and development in your career
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Key Responsibilities:
* To carry out activities of the Healthy Child Programme as delegated by the Health Visitor within the team in accordance with agreed protocols, acting on own initiative as appropriate to level of knowledge
* To support families in understanding key developmental milestones, including gross and fine motor skills and communication
* To work with specific children and families, in the home, clinic setting or school/nursery according to their individual care plan as agreed with the Health Visitor
* Plan, implement and evaluate health promotion activities, taking responsibility for certain topics once training received and competency assessment signed off within an agreed timeframe
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
Benefits:
* Flexitime
Work Location: In person