Public Health Nurse Development role

About the role

Are you a registered nurse or midwife? Have you an interest in working with children and young people aged 0–19? If you are passionate about children, young people, families and working as part of a team that makes a difference to health outcomes, then this opportunity is for you.

As a service, the Child is central to what we do as we strive to improve health outcomes for the children, young people and their families who live in our community. We deliver early intervention, health promotion and build therapeutic relationships to empower families, children and young people to make the best choices.

The Public Health Nurse role is an opportunity to work within the Healthy Child Service and then, as opportunity arises, to apply for Health Visitor/School Nursing training. The Healthy Child Service prides itself on our supportive, skill-mixed team. You will receive regular 1-1s, safeguarding, caseload and management supervision, shared team learning and annual appraisals. You will partake in regular whole-team meetings where we value the voices of staff as paramount in the innovation of our service.

Responsibilities

• Work within the skill mix delivering the Healthy Child Service in a variety of settings, including home and community venues.
• Work closely with partner agencies and voluntary services to ensure the right support is given at the right time to children, young people and families.
• Identify need and deliver support in conjunction with the wider skill mix, including children on the Universal to specialist pathways which includes safeguarding and supporting the most vulnerable families.
• Deliver evidenced-based practice in line with the NMC code, maintaining knowledge and skills as part of ongoing professional development.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary 0–19 team to identify health needs of children and young people, their families and the community and contribute to developing strategies to address identified needs.
• Commit to maintaining an evidence-based work ethic through continual learning and professional development; encouraged to develop professionally including consideration of the SCPHN course.
• Develop core skills of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care to provide early intervention and care to families, children and young people in line with the commissioned service.
• Support families through home visits, digital or in-person drop-in clinics, virtual and phone contacts to assess needs.
• Work as part of the locality team to support children, young people and families who are vulnerable or at risk.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding mandatory training and awareness of local safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Support other localities as required, including Just One Number, to ensure relevant clinical skills are developed and effective working relationships and continuity of services are maintained.
• Work with, promote and support families to access the Norfolk Family Hub offer.
• Develop skills to promote the use of digital resources on Just One Norfolk during all contacts with service users to enhance self-care skills.
• Take responsibility for own clinical practice including supervision and adhere to the NMC code.
• Contribute to the development of local policies and procedures relevant to the area of work and to relevant service design projects.
• Develop skills to utilise virtual platforms in assessments, interventions, training and networking to support effective practice and partnership working.
• Travel as an independent practitioner on a daily basis across Norfolk (rural and urban), with travel arrangements changing at short notice.
• Undertake training to be an assessor and supervisor to support pre-registration students on placement within the service.

Requirements

• Current NMC registration.
• Evidence of degree-level study in the last 2 years (or willingness to work towards).
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Experience of safeguarding adults and/or children.
• Clinical skills to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs.
• Current knowledge of local and national policies informing the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Competent keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Commitment to the development of excellent services focused on improved outcomes for children.
• Ability to act upon the principles and practice of health promotion.
• Ability to plan and organise work using time management and prioritisation skills and work independently.
• Ability to communicate effectively with children, parents and partner agencies.
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
• Must hold a full and current driving licence and have access to own transport (subject to Equality Act 2010 reasonable adjustments).

Desirable

• Mentor/998 or equivalent teaching qualification.
• Experience of mentoring.
• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Experience of working with children and their families.
• Experience delivering healthcare interventions via digital platforms.
• Ability to use SystmOne.

About Us

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high-quality, innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There’s one reason why our services are outstanding—and that’s our amazing staff—who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider.

All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.