[ref. b89752817] Public Health Nurse - Cheltenham

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

THIS POST IS OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

The hours are part-time, 30 hours per week.

This vacancy is for the Oakwood Health Visiting Team in Cheltenham.

The specific job purpose is to support the Public Health Nursing Team 0-19 years. In the delivery of services to ensure the health needs of the population are met, through developing and maintaining close partnership working with multi-agency teams such Early Years, SEND and Social Care.

The Public Health Nurse is a Practitioner working with children and families within the community, working in an effective, safe and inter-professional manner with all agencies.

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses.

Main duties of the job

This is undertaken in partnership with other agencies.

• Responsible and accountable for assessing and implementing programmes of care from the Healthy Child Programme, in collaboration with the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.
• This may also involve other evidenced based programmes of

• Progress the level of intervention as may be required according to identified risk factors which potentially could impact on a child’s health outcomes.
• Provide leadership and act as a role model by representing the values and beliefs of the nursing profession in addition to aligning to the GHC Values Framework.

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

• Supervision of undergraduate students where required.
• Undertake a chosen Champion Role to support other practitioners in a specialist area.
• Once trained, responsibility for undertaking Blood Spot Screening where required for one off or annual testing.
• Attendance at Team Meetings and Forums to support professional development.
• Attend regular PHN meetings for updates and suppor

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).

Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Midwife - membership of NMC
• Level 3 GSCP Safeguarding Children Training
• Evidence of continuous professional development

• Teaching and Assessing qualification e.g. ENB 998 or similar

Skills and Experience

• Has experience working within Public Health Nursing and demonstrates applicable knowledge linked to the Healthy Child Programme
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of Child Protection Local and National policies
• Demonstrates good organisational and communication skills

• Able to use various IT systems for recording activity and requisitions

Additional Attributes

• Demonstrates able to work well within a team and alone when required
• Able to use a systematic approach in assessing, planning and evaluating needs led, personalised care

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.