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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
220-WHT-2148
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Goodinge Health Centre
Town
London
Salary
£32,466 - £39,521 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/05/2024 23:59

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Bright Start Islington Community Staff Nurse (Pathway to SCPHN HV/SN)

NHS AfC: Band 5

Covid-19 Vaccination 

Getting vaccinated, and getting a booster, remains the best defence against COVID-19.
We encourage and support  staff to get  COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible. 

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Whittington Health NHS Trust.

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By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

 


 

Job overview

Are you looking for a real development opportunity? Are you wanting to have a real understanding of public health nursing?

Then you are what we are looking for.

As part of Bright Start Islington 0-19 Children & Young People’s service, you will be part of a team that is integrated, friendly, supportive and dynamic. We deliver a local needs-led service ensuring that children and their families are at the heart of what we deliver. 
We are looking for staff nurses who are wanting an exciting challenge and seeking to develop new skills. This is a development role over 2 years with CPD module linked to Herts University that offers progression to the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse training (Health Visiting/School Nursing). We want you to be passionate about Public Health, early intervention and prevention and to want to be part of an integrated service which strives for excellence, loves creativity and supports working together.
We can offer lots of opportunity to work differently with many partners on different sites. We have some great networks supporting inclusivity and well-being, flexible working, all in a great Borough which is easy to navigate, central and reached via lots of different routes. 

 

Main duties of the job

To support health visitors and school nursing  in delivering the Healthy Child Programme and Whittington Health Trust (Islington) Health Visiting/School Nursing service specification.
To work across the 0-19 service mainly based in the Bright Start Health Visiting skill mix team to improve health and life outcomes for children and families within a defined community through delivering packages of care/support following assessment by the Health Visitor/School Nurse.
To participate in the development of intervention pathways, services and health improvement activities.
To support the community BCG programme.
To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers, including Children Centre's and Early Years to identify and address health needs as part of the wider Islington Bright Start Early Childhood offer.

Working for our organisation

Bright Start Community Staff nurses will work as part of a health visiting/School Nursing team to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme from parent's homes, Children's Centres, Schools and Health Centres. We work closely with our key partners in Early Years and in the wider Health arena to provide an integrated service to all families in Islington understanding that together we achieve much more.
We provide:
•    a robust induction programme and a comprehensive preceptorship framework programme to support newly qualified staff. 
•    regular management and clinical supervision. 
•    regular perinatal consultations, multiagency meetings, safeguarding supervision, Clinical Professional Development forums and Integrated meetings with our partners.
•    A robust internal and external training  package which includes promotional guide training, the UNICEF infant feeding training, PNMH training (iHV), SLT training, leadership  and other HEE funded courses. 
•    A well being package recognising that we need to support you to keep you well so you can support those you work with.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see JD and PS attached for more details regarding the job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Educated to Degree Level or Equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Perinatal Mental Health Training
  • Infant Feeding Training
  • Child Development Training

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Basic Awareness of IT and IT Skills
  • Time Management Skills
  • Excellent Communication Skills , both Verbal and Written
  • Ability to Innovate and Motivate
  • Ability to manage work as a team member
  • Ability to support mentorship/preceptorship
  • Ability to travel across the Borough as required

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate an understanding of safeguarding children
  • Commitment to working as part of a multidiscipli9nary team
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate some post registration experience working with children
  • Demonstrate some post registration experience working in the community
  • Knowledge of services provided by other agencies
  • Demonstrate an interest in public health issues
  • Understanding and ability to carry out audits

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident committed

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Yvonne Bampoe
Job title
Locality Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07785456325
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