Community Nursery Nurse

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Nursery Nurses to join an innovative Health Visiting Team within Gloucestershire.

Gloucestershire Health & Care are an evolving and dynamic organisation working collaboratively to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (PHE updated March 2021) to young children, families and communities in the county

Permanent posts 22.5 hours per week for 2 individual posts.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work under the supervision and leadership of The Health Visiting Service, we require you to have excellent communication skills, be enthusiastic, creative and flexible in your approach, to be able to work alone as well as within a group setting delivery public health / health promotion to families with children that are primarily 0 – 5 years of age.

We offer mentorship, training, and support along with ongoing opportunities for continuing professional development.

If you have a have a NVQ Level 3 in Early Years, Care & Education or equivalent qualification, experience of working with children and their families in a community setting, a driving licence with access to your own vehicle and are looking to join a forward thinking & proactive Health Visiting team committed to improving the health outcomes of children, families and communities then please come and join us.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%

To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).

• To work within a Health Visiting Team to deliver identified components of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP), (DH 2016), in line with local service specifications and the service model for health visiting that meets the public health needs of local communities.
• Monitoring quality and compliance and reporting risks by exception to the Clinical Team Leader.
• To contribute to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) and 6 High Impact areas Health visiting and school nursing service delivery model - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), including monitoring the growth & development of 0-5’s and delivering relevant health promotion advice.
• To advise parents/carers on positive parenting skills including understanding and managing child behaviour, introduction to solids and nutrition, play and stimulation, speech and language development, sleep management and toilet training, ensuring that advice is evidence based to facilitate school readiness.
• To work with specific children and families, in the home, clinic/hub setting or nursery according to their individual care plan as agreed with the Health Visitor or Public Health Nurse (PHN).
• Plan, implement and evaluate health promotion activities, taking responsibility for certain topics once training received and competency assessment signed off within an agreed timeframe.
• Work in a collaborative manner with children’s centres, nurseries, parents, members of the primary health care team, allied health professionals and other agencies.
• Have an understanding and awareness of safeguarding issues, identifying where there is a cause for concern and taking appropriate action in accordance with safeguarding guidelines, including informing a senior member of staff promptly of any concerns.
• Have knowledge of, and be able to effectively use, local services and resources.
• Work in a range of different and sometimes challenging working conditions in different environments with support and supervision from HV or PHN.
• Regularly travel and ensure relevant equipment is available at locations, in line with health and safety requirements.
• To provide cover for other Community Nursery Nurses in their absence. This may entail working at another clinic/hub or locality.
• To be prepared to take on new roles and initiatives in discussion with line manager as they emerge to support the delivery of the service, support through training as required.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NNEB Diploma/NVQ QCF Diploma Level 3 in Early Years, Care and Education
• Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care or equivalent or willingness to complete

Knowledge

• Understanding the role of the CNN within the Health Visiting Team

Experience

• Ability to work as part of a team and on own
• Ability to identify a child displaying developmental delay
• Confidence to run a group/presentations
• Understanding of normal child development
• Experience of working with children and families in a formal health, educational or social care setting

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Our Wellbeing line
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.