Community Staff Nurse - Start for Life
Posted a month ago
- London, Greater London
- Any
- External
- Expires In 2 months
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Location
London
Salary
£34,089 to £41,498 a year p.a inc. of HCA
Closing date
21 May 2024
Evelina London Children's Community Services, is seeking qualified nurses to join the Health Visiting service which is undergoing an exciting period of transformation.We are a skill mix team that includes innovative support services such as the Early Intervention Health Visiting Service, who support our most complex families. Our Early Start Service, a dedicated resource working closely with Health Visiting Service to provide one-to-one support and advice to families who need additional support.This post is a new exciting addition to our Health Visiting service workforce in Lambeth, one of 75 local areas across the country to have been successfully selected to take part in the new Family Hub Start for Life programme. This programme includes delivery of funded services and interventions relating to: Parenting Perinatal Mental Health and Parent Infant Relationships Infant Feeding and Communication and Language Development and the Home Learning Environment. These Start for Life services will be delivered in a children's centre / Family Hub model context.The post holder will be a member of a new Start for Life Health team and will co-facilitate Lambeth's chosen Start for Life interventions as part of a community based, multi-agency team alongside Children's Centre staff, Parenting Workers and Peer Supporters.Closing Date: 21st May 2024Interview Date: 30th May 2024Main duties of the jobIn addition, the post holder will provide one to one support, advise and health promotion relating to parenting, infant feeding, perinatal mental health and parent infant relationships, and will utilise evidence-based tools to measure children's communication and language development where a concern is identified.On a day to day basis, the post holder will work as part of a multi-agency team and will collaborate with team members and wider partner agencies both voluntary and statutory to achieve good health outcomes for children and their families, and to support Lambeth's delivery of the Family Hub Start for Life programme. This will require delivery ofa safe, effective and high quality service to clients using research-based evidence to inform practice within agreed professional standards.The Band 5 Community Staff Nurse - Start for Life will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependant on assessed needs. Ensuring the programme is delivered in partnership with other statutory and non-statutory agencies. This role will play a key part in the development and safe delivery of 0-5 services.About usGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.When you join us, you become a valued member of the Evelina London community and can access the wider Evelina and Nightingale education academies. Choosing us as your employer affords you opportunities to be part of a Trust which recognises the value of sharing expertise, research and education between community and acute services.Working with us you will have access to numerous benefits:A mobile device, android phone and personal protection device whilst in practice allowing the service to work more flexibly and staff to achieve a better work/life balanceAccess to the Evelina Eranda Rothschild Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship programme provides education, training and mentorship to nurses and midwives who have an idea for a project which will improve patient experience. Open to all grades of nursing staff.A year long preceptorship programmeA robust safeguarding supervision and managerial supervision framework.Access to our HEI partners e.g. Kings College London for Masters level education opportunities and more.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesUpon receipt of training in specific interventions, the post holder will have the skills, knowledge and experience to co-facilitate group-based parenting programmes and infant feeding support, maintaining programme fidelity while adapting delivery to meet the presenting needs within a group.Duties and ResponsibilitiesTo support the delivery of the Start for Life programme within a local area multi-agency team.To co-facilitate evidence-based programmes and interventions relating to Parenting, Perinatal Mental Health and Parent Infant relationships.To provide one to one support and advice on Parenting, Perinatal Mental Health / Parent Infant relationships and Infant feeding.To co-facilitate infant feeding support groups with a peer supporter and infant feeding lead.To use an agreed evidence-based tool to assess the communication and language development of targeted children, and to signpost and make referrals based on assessment.To participate in the development of skill mix staff within the Health Visiting Service.To participate in Health Education programmes and health promotion activities on a multi-disciplinary basis as agreed with the team.*Please see Job description for more details*Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRegistered Nurse (RN)Current NMC registrationEvidence of continuous professional developmentDesirableRSCN, Children's Community Nurse with current registrationPractice assessor or practice based learning training or working towardsExperienceEssentialExperience of working within a multi-disciplinary teamExperience of delivering evidence-based careDemonstrate a keen interest in public health and working in the communityExperience of working within policies related to Safeguarding Children Experience of working as part of a teamFunctionally proficient in word processing and experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages.DesirableExperience working with childrenExperience of delivering health promotion topicsKnowledge & SkillsEssentialGood communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)Knowledge of NMC CodeKnowledge of the clinical audit processKnowledge of clinical governance and risk management processesAbility to organise own work and manage time effectively under delegated authorityDemonstrates an empathic and supportive manner with service usersAble to work flexibly and at time lone working is a requirement.Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, in line with Trust policies and proceduresAbility to work under pressureAbility to undertake immunisation of children in community and hospital settingsOther RequirementsEssentialWill be required to work across Lambeth sitesMust be able carry resources and equipment for sessions.Employer detailsEmployer nameGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustAddressCommunity- Lambeth and SouthwarkLondonSE1 9RTAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.196-NM11589 Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Location
London
Salary
£34,089 to £41,498 a year p.a inc. of HCA
Closing date
21 May 2024
Evelina London Children's Community Services, is seeking qualified nurses to join the Health Visiting service which is undergoing an exciting period of transformation.We are a skill mix team that includes innovative support services such as the Early Intervention Health Visiting Service, who support our most complex families. Our Early Start Service, a dedicated resource working closely with Health Visiting Service to provide one-to-one support and advice to families who need additional support.This post is a new exciting addition to our Health Visiting service workforce in Lambeth, one of 75 local areas across the country to have been successfully selected to take part in the new Family Hub Start for Life programme. This programme includes delivery of funded services and interventions relating to: Parenting Perinatal Mental Health and Parent Infant Relationships Infant Feeding and Communication and Language Development and the Home Learning Environment. These Start for Life services will be delivered in a children's centre / Family Hub model context.The post holder will be a member of a new Start for Life Health team and will co-facilitate Lambeth's chosen Start for Life interventions as part of a community based, multi-agency team alongside Children's Centre staff, Parenting Workers and Peer Supporters.Closing Date: 21st May 2024Interview Date: 30th May 2024Main duties of the jobIn addition, the post holder will provide one to one support, advise and health promotion relating to parenting, infant feeding, perinatal mental health and parent infant relationships, and will utilise evidence-based tools to measure children's communication and language development where a concern is identified.On a day to day basis, the post holder will work as part of a multi-agency team and will collaborate with team members and wider partner agencies both voluntary and statutory to achieve good health outcomes for children and their families, and to support Lambeth's delivery of the Family Hub Start for Life programme. This will require delivery ofa safe, effective and high quality service to clients using research-based evidence to inform practice within agreed professional standards.The Band 5 Community Staff Nurse - Start for Life will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependant on assessed needs. Ensuring the programme is delivered in partnership with other statutory and non-statutory agencies. This role will play a key part in the development and safe delivery of 0-5 services.About usGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.When you join us, you become a valued member of the Evelina London community and can access the wider Evelina and Nightingale education academies. Choosing us as your employer affords you opportunities to be part of a Trust which recognises the value of sharing expertise, research and education between community and acute services.Working with us you will have access to numerous benefits:A mobile device, android phone and personal protection device whilst in practice allowing the service to work more flexibly and staff to achieve a better work/life balanceAccess to the Evelina Eranda Rothschild Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship programme provides education, training and mentorship to nurses and midwives who have an idea for a project which will improve patient experience. Open to all grades of nursing staff.A year long preceptorship programmeA robust safeguarding supervision and managerial supervision framework.Access to our HEI partners e.g. Kings College London for Masters level education opportunities and more.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesUpon receipt of training in specific interventions, the post holder will have the skills, knowledge and experience to co-facilitate group-based parenting programmes and infant feeding support, maintaining programme fidelity while adapting delivery to meet the presenting needs within a group.Duties and ResponsibilitiesTo support the delivery of the Start for Life programme within a local area multi-agency team.To co-facilitate evidence-based programmes and interventions relating to Parenting, Perinatal Mental Health and Parent Infant relationships.To provide one to one support and advice on Parenting, Perinatal Mental Health / Parent Infant relationships and Infant feeding.To co-facilitate infant feeding support groups with a peer supporter and infant feeding lead.To use an agreed evidence-based tool to assess the communication and language development of targeted children, and to signpost and make referrals based on assessment.To participate in the development of skill mix staff within the Health Visiting Service.To participate in Health Education programmes and health promotion activities on a multi-disciplinary basis as agreed with the team.*Please see Job description for more details*Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialRegistered Nurse (RN)Current NMC registrationEvidence of continuous professional developmentDesirableRSCN, Children's Community Nurse with current registrationPractice assessor or practice based learning training or working towardsExperienceEssentialExperience of working within a multi-disciplinary teamExperience of delivering evidence-based careDemonstrate a keen interest in public health and working in the communityExperience of working within policies related to Safeguarding Children Experience of working as part of a teamFunctionally proficient in word processing and experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages.DesirableExperience working with childrenExperience of delivering health promotion topicsKnowledge & SkillsEssentialGood communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)Knowledge of NMC CodeKnowledge of the clinical audit processKnowledge of clinical governance and risk management processesAbility to organise own work and manage time effectively under delegated authorityDemonstrates an empathic and supportive manner with service usersAble to work flexibly and at time lone working is a requirement.Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, in line with Trust policies and proceduresAbility to work under pressureAbility to undertake immunisation of children in community and hospital settingsOther RequirementsEssentialWill be required to work across Lambeth sitesMust be able carry resources and equipment for sessions.Employer detailsEmployer nameGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustAddressCommunity- Lambeth and SouthwarkLondonSE1 9RTAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.196-NM11589 Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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