Health Visiting Community -Staff Nurse

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Full time
Location: Hailsham
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Transform Lives and Shape Futures

Are you an enthusiastic, resilient, and motivated Band 5 staff nurse ready for a fresh challenge? Are you eager to advance your career within a supportive and forward-thinking team? If so, we invite you to join our community-based 0-19 Integrated Early Help Team in East Sussex.

In this role, you'll be delivering the National Healthy Child Programme with a clear focus on enhancing the health and wellbeing of children (aged 0-5 years) and their families. Alongside the 5 mandated reviews, you will be working in child health clinics and facilitating Emotional Wellbeing Visits to parents who are needing extra support with their mental health in the perinatal period.

You'll make a meaningful difference by working directly with families in their homes or clinic settings, addressing their needs in a holistic and impactful way.

What Sets Us Apart?

Professional Development: Access a comprehensive induction programme designed to build your confidence and expertise and gain hands-on mentorship from experienced practitioners.

Ongoing Support: Receive regular clinical supervision and benefit from accessible, supportive line-management.

A Culture of Wellbeing: Work in an environment that prioritises your safety, resilience, and overall wellbeing, ensuring you feel valued and supported.

Interviews will be held in the week commencing the 13th January 2025.

Main duties of the job

What We're Looking For

A registered adult, paediatric, mental health nurse, or midwife who is ready to make an impact in the community, working in the field of public health and supporting perinatal and infant mental health.

A practitioner who has an understanding of the Healthy Child Programme.

A reflective and emotionally intelligent practitioner, skilled at balancing priorities and utilising supervision effectively.

Someone who demonstrates

integrity, kindness, and inclusion , fostering strong interpersonal relationships with families and colleagues.

If you're passionate about family-centered care and excited by the prospect of progressing your career, we'd love to hear from you.

Your Next Steps

Join a team where your growth and contributions matter. Apply now to embark on a rewarding journey with us.

About us

We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work.

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered NMC Nurse or Midwife Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable

Think Family/Safeguarding level 3 ENB997/998 Learning through Mentorship module / or commitment to undertake SLIP training

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience or pre-registration experience in a relevant field Experience of working in a multiagency environment Experience of delivery of innovative practice

Desirable

Experience of working in the Community Previous experience working with children and families or in a mental health or other relevant role

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

Essential

Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of child protection procedures and child development Ability to demonstrate up-to-date clinical expertise Ability to demonstrate knowledge of local healthcare services for children and families Ability to demonstrate knowledge of caseload management Knowledge of clinical governance Ability to act as an appropriate role model and work as an effective team member Ability to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills Ability to work on own initiative, make decisions, prioritise and organise own workload Ability to relate theory to practice Ability to assess develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care Ability to demonstrate effective problem solving approach with changing scenarios

Desirable

Ability to demonstrate the use of research based practice Ability to demonstrate an understanding of current NHS legislation and policies, including the Children Act 1989 Ability to promote the understanding of the public health role of Health Visiting Ability to supervise staff

Other

Essential

Empathetic approach Ability to travel across a geographical area in an efficient and timely manner Evidence that personal behaviour reflects Trust Values

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Multiple vacancies across East Sussex

Cross site

BN27 2JZ

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