Community Health Nurse Kent
Job description
Community Health Nurse - Band 5
£31,163 - £37,875 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
The Community Health Nurse posts are new roles and form part of the public health nursing workforce strategy to build a sustainable workforce for the future with strong leadership and career pathways. This is a fantastic opportunity for qualified experienced Nurses or Midwives to develop their public health nursing and safeguarding skills within a health visiting team. If you are dynamic and passionate about improving health outcomes for families and interested in becoming a Health Visitor in the future, then we would welcome your application.
There are full time and part time posts available in Bexley,.
As part of the induction into the role, post holders are required to undertake University Certificate Community Public Health Nursing short course, provided by Canterbury University. The course which comprises 2 modules (EIPH and CDA 0-19 years respectively), worth 20 credits each at level 6. Part of the learning will be face to face at the university and elements of the learning will be virtual with one day per week for 11 weeks.
The modules will be excellent preparation for applying to do the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing in the future. We have a number of Practice Assessors across the 3 boroughs who support student HVs to complete the SCPHN Health Visitor or School Nurse training.
Professional development is core to the organisation and this is underpinned by professional forums and training including leadership training for staff at all banding. On entry into the post, you will be provided with a competency document and training in order to deliver health promotion sessions with parents, interventions and developmental reviews. You will also a mentor who will support your learning in the first 12 months.
All staff have corporate Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) membership which offers a wealth of professional training programmes and resources to support excellent practice.
The teams work closely with allied health professionals and which provides the opportunity to share learning and develop integrated packages of care with allied health professionals including speech and language.
All travel costs to and from the university will be paid for by the organisation. As travel between sites and client’s homes is a requirement, applicants must be able to drive and have the use of a car. Mileage costs are reimbursed.
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.
Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.
- To Support the delivery of the Local Health Visiting offer including the Healthy Child Programme.
- To work as an independent practitioner within a skill mixed team. To support staff as needed/required.
- To undertake delegated work in a timely manner. Be able to delegate work within skill mix whilst overseeing this work.
- To assist with the ‘Core Offer to Children’s and Family Centres’ and the Child Health Promotion Programme, including bespoke parenting courses.
- To help identify those children/families with additional needs and refer to other agencies/teams as appropriate.
- To support the CYP Team in delivering high quality interventions to families within a geographical area.
- Provide health advice and signpost children and their families to alternative resources within the local community.
- Be aware of and act in accordance with Safeguarding protocols to ensure all children are free from risk.
- To carry out CAF referrals and inter agency health referrals when needed.
- To assist with the reduction of accidents to children, respond to A&E slips and follow-up as appropriate in conjunction with the Health Visitor.
- Participate and deliver group work, independently and with other members of the skill mix team to other staff and the public.
