Job summary
A unique opportunity awaits to join the South Derbyshire and South Dales Children's service as a Band 5 Community Public Health Nurse within the 5-19 service.

We are a fast paced, innovative, dedicated team that requires skills including a positive attitude, flexibility, and the ability to communicate effectively. You will also need to be motivated, well organised and able to work on your own initiative and be a team player.

You will have a passion for promoting public health and supporting children, young people and their families to adopt healthy lifestyles. With a particular interest around Youth Smoking and Vaping cessation.

Applications are welcome from registered nurses, ideally with post-qualification experience, and an interest in developing their skills in working with children and their families within a community public health and multi-agency environment.

We can offer supportive mentorship arrangements, regular clinical and safeguarding supervision as well as ensuring support with continuing professional development.

Main duties of the job
Our Public Health Nurses work with children and their families both in schools and in the home environment to improve health and social outcomes and make a real difference in a true multi-agency environment. Applicants must be confident in working autonomously as well as part of a team, in a variety of environments such as education, home, health and community settings.

The post is covering South Derbyshire and South Derbyshire Dales, with the office base being situated in Swadlincote. Due to the nature of the role, the applicant must be able to travel independently across the locality to deliver service and across County for training as reqquired.

You will be an integral member of the 5-19 team, supporting the Band 6 SCPHN alongside other Community Public Health Staff Nurses in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.

About us
Working for your organisation

Our Vision:
"To be the best provider of local health care and be a great place to work"

Our Values:
To get the basics right
To act with compassion and respect
To make a difference
To value and develop teamwork
To value everyone's contribution: "everyone matters"

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

If you think that you could make a positive impact on the local community, the team and the organisation, then please contact us to find out more.

You can also check out our social media on Twitter and Facebook, or check out our websites:
DerbysFamilyHealth (@DCHS_0_19) / Twitter
Derbyshire Family Health Service | Facebook
Derbyshire Community Health Services (dchs.nhs.uk)
Derbyshire Family Health Service

Job responsibilities
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Person Specification

Qualifications and Training
Essential

• First level registered General Nurse/ Children's Nurse.
• NMC Registration
• Recent evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Previous Community Experience
• Recognised teaching and assessing qualification

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• The ability to communicate and effectively at a variety of levels.
• Ability to work on own and as part of a team
• Ability to influence and motivate others
• Planning and organisational skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of national policies and procedures relevant to public health and service user groups.
• Experience of working with children/young people on health related issues.
• Knowledge of safeguarding children procedures.
• Experience of delivering training
• Awareness of the principle of clinical governance/audit.
• Post registration experience
• Understanding and awareness of the public health high impact areas and agenda

Aptitude
Essential

• To be motivated and have the ability to motivate others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy skills.
• To be able to adopt a problem solving attitude.

Desirable

• Evidence of delivering public health initiatives
• Clinical leadership skills

Values, drivers, motivators
Essential

• Have the ability to travel between different locations as part of daily duties

IT Skills
Essential

• Knowledge of IT programmes for example Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Desirable

• Experience of working with electronic patient records, the associated record keeping policies and standards and the Caldecott principles.
• Experience in interpreting data to inform practice.
• Knowledge of using social media.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.