Job summary
Part time, Public Health Nurse, Band 5, North team based at the Macclesfield Base. - Working in the 0-19+ Team

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our Cheshire East North 0-19+ team as a part time Public Health Nurse, supporting the Health Visitor North team covering Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Knutsford, Poynton and Disley. Initially the position is based in Macclesfield.

The work involves working with families, children and young people and delivering the Healthy Child Programme core offer. The role supports the Health Visiting service working with the team to carryout the Healthy Child Programme, via home visits, clinics and group work in the family Hubs. The role gives a great insight to our service and has supported employees to develop into other roles associated with public health and 0-19 services. We have great feedback from students and staff who enjoy working within a friendly and supportive team.

Main duties of the job
Supporting the 0-19+ service to deliver the 0-19+ Public Health Nurse offer.

Managing your own caseload allocated by Health Visitor

Completing developmental clinics as per the Healthy Child Programme and drop in clinics. Facilitation of group work working closely with the family hubs in Macclesfield. Escalation of concerns to Health visitor. Providing supervision to CHPA and being assessor/supervisor for student nurses or trainee staff.

Completion of home contacts, working with SEND children and supporting families, working with CIN/CPP AND Cared for children with oversight from the Health Visitor.

Delegation and work planning/organisation

Facilitating clinics across the North Locality Cheshire East

About us
The Cheshire East 0-19+ service is a friendly supportive team offering staff the opportunity to work flexibly if needed.

We work with the trust values of compassion openness and Trust ensuring that we demonstrate these values to children and families in Cheshire East North Team and to each other.

We have weekly safety huddles to support staff at the beginning of each day and monthly team meetings. Each member of staff has Clinical and Management supervision every 12 weeks or more often if required.

Supervision is available to all staff both planned and reactive.

We work closely with our specialist Safeguarding nurses to ensure staff feel supported and have access to appropriate training and induction

Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as part of the 0-19+ service, delivering public health offer across North Team [Macclesfield] working initially with the 0-5 age group.

The role also includes providing leadership to junior colleagues and new starters, organising/ work planning and delegation and chairing and attending meetings.

Please read the person specification and Job description prior to applying for this post.

Qualifications and Professional Training

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
• Evidence of recent professional development

Desirable

• Mentorship level 6
• Modules at level 6 - Public Health Related
• Solihull Approach trained
• Motivational Interviewing trained
• Immunisation training

Experience and Knowledge

• Knowledge of public Health Priorities
• Knowledge of child development
• Knowledge of safeguarding issues and working with vulnerable families
• Understanding of role within the public Health Team

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a community environment
• Two years post registration with 12 months community experience
• Experience of data collection for reports

Skills and Attributes

• Good verbal and non-verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Effective interpersonal Skills
• Ability to use email internet and word processing software
• Good organisational and time management skills

Desirable

• Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
• Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service

Personal Qualities

• Access to a car for work purpose
• Commitment
• Vision
• Confident and approachable

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.