Public Health Nurse – St Helens

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Full time
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our St Helens North 0-19 team as a Public Health Nurse, supporting the delivery of a public health offer to children and young people and delivering the Healthy Child Programme core offer. 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 public health offer in St Helens. Managing a safeguarding caseload, including completing health assessments, contributing to multiagency meetings and completing reports. Delegation and work planning/organisation. Facilitating clinics across St Helens.

About us The St Helens 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 St Helens and to each other. We have daily safety huddles to support staff at the beginning of each day and monthly team meetings. 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 description The successful candidate will work as part of the 0-19 service, delivering public health offer across St Helens. The role also includes providing leadership to junior colleagues and new starters, organising/work planning and delegation, and chairing and attending meetings.

Person Specification Qualifications and Professional Training Essential RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM.

Desirable Mentorship. Motivational Interviewing.

Experience and Knowledge Essential Working within the 0-19 Team and evidence of managing a school nursing caseload. Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues. Evidence of continuous professional development. Ability to use email, internet and word processing software.

Desirable Delivering public health sessions in schools.

Skills and Attributes Essential Good verbal and non-verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work as part of a team and independently. Ability to support students in placement. Ability to support and motivate staff. Effective interpersonal skills.

Personal Qualities Essential Access to a car for work purposes. Commitment. Vision.

Employer details Employer name Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Address St Helens 0-19 Children's Services Moss Bank Childrens Centre St Helens WA11 7PQ Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 844-6889918 #J-18808-Ljbffr

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