Job summary
We are looking for registered nurses to join our 0-19 team in West Northants. Our successful applicants will be part of our growing Universal Children's Service offering an opportunity to join them in providing excellent evidence based care and support for children, young people and their families.

If you are motivated, enthusiastic and flexible and looking for a challenging role in which no two days are the same, we want to meet you!

We need nurses who can work well with children, young people, families and other professionals, who are adaptable and innovative and who enjoy working autonomously and as part of a team. Core areas of clinical delivery will relate to supporting Health Visitors to deliver the Healthy Child Programme, supporting emotional and physical wellbeing, partnership working, safeguarding and promoting:

• Infant Feeding
• Healthy lifestyles
• Healthy growth and development

You will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills including communication with other services and agencies, to improve outcomes forour young people and their families

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working in an integrated skill mix team that includes Practice assessors, Specialist School Nurses, Health Visitors, Healthy Child Practitioners, Nursery Nurses and School Nurse Assistants.

Our service users are at the heart of our service delivery and we listen to the child's voice at all times. We involve children and families in decision making and aspire to deliver a truly co-produced 0-19 service.

The post holder is expected to support a range of service delivery under direct and indirect supervision of a Health Visitor., or a SCPHN School Nurse. You must be able to prioritise needs to ensure efficient service delivery.

This is achieved by working within local neighbourhood areas that enable practitioners to have an enhanced knowledge of their local community and its public health needs.

Community Staff Nurses are expected to participate in leading a full range of interventions across the 0-19.

You will be supported in practice by an administration hub that provides a single point of contact for the 0-19 service.

The 0-19 service values staff development and you will be supported with training and development to help you to achieve your potential.

About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential

• Registed Nurse
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable

• Evidence of teaching & mentoring
• Experience of working with pre-school children
• Knowledge of child growth and development

Knowledge & experience
Essential

• Team & interagency working
• Awarenss of clincial supervision
• Understanding of clincial governance, audit & quality
• Awarensss of child protection issues
• Understanding of supervision in practice

Desirable

• Previous experience of community working
• Awareness of child developement
• Awareness of health inequalities
• Experience of teaching/facilitating groups

Personal attributes
Essential

• Flexibilty to meet the needs of the service
• Car driver with ability to travel county wide

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).