Band 5 Community Public Health Nurse

Under the umbrella of Birmingham Forward Steps with our partners we are working to offer an integrated service to children and families where they tell their story once and we work closely together to deliver the best outcomes possible and support families with their aspirations.

Are you the right person to help us take our ambitions forward and help us to develop a brighter future for the children of Birmingham?

We are looking to recruit Band 5 staff nurses with a passion for delivering high quality services whilst embracing and expressing innovation and creative thinking to support our Health Visiting and Early Years team to deliver our ambitious plans.

This is an exciting opportunity to help us develop and implement our integrated way of working with our children’s centre partners., 1. To undertake health needs assessments and screening for children as directed by the named or delegating Health Visitor and ensure prompt feedback and escalation of concerns as required

1. Participate in the planning, delivery and evaluation of health promotion activities as part of an integrated team for individuals, families groups and communities utilising evidenced based practice.

2. Contribute to the BFS early help offer supporting families to access additional support as required in line with the early help framework.

3. Contribute to the safeguarding of children at risk in line with appropriate Safeguarding policies and procedures.

4. Participate in and promote the childhood immunisation programs as appropriate.

5. Participate in the Trust staff nurse development program and other related Trust based learning opportunities

6. Work within the NMC code of professional conduct.

7. Support Health Visiting Teams in the management of children with additional medical needs, completion of Educational & Health care plans and preparing/supporting families for transition to education.

8. Support and deliver evidence based packages of care for children in line with the BFS Standard Operational Procedures for Health Visiting and clinical pathways such as the premature care baby pathway and children identified as having Special Educational Needs.

9. Liaison with other Multi Disciplinary Teams’ to ensure effective communication across the teams to support the HV oversight and co-ordination of care.

10. To support the Health Visting and Early Years teams to deliver Early Help intervention and complete Early Help Plans as required.

11. To keep accurate and contemporaneous electronic patients records for children and families in line with NMC requirements and the Trust’s Record Keeping policies and guidelines.

12. To convey information, of a complex nature, to other professionals and to clients with well developed oral communication skills. This will include negotiating, showing empathy and reassurance, to have the ability to gain co-operation of others when needed and overcome barriers to understanding.

13. Undertake clinical audits as directed by Health Visitor/Health Visitor Team Leader, supporting actions plans according to findings.

14. Interpret difficult / challenging situations, take prompt action and have the ability to diffuse potentially aggressive or threatening situations. Report any incidence that gives rise to concern.

15. Work with and support families through difficult family situations such as illness and bereavement.

16. To plan, organise and run clinics to support the health and developmental needs of children as required

17. To deliver care in a variety of settings, children’s centres, clinics, GP surgeries and clients’ homes. The latter requires lone working within the community setting.

18. To ensure effective working relationships and communicate with the BFS team and other professionals.

19. To maintain and continually update professional knowledge and skills. Attend mandatory training and relevant updates training sessions as required by the Trust.

20. To co-operate and assist in research and survey programmes relating to the client group.

21. To participate in the teaching/training and assessment of support staff within the cluster, and in the clinical placement of all learners e.g. pre-registration.

Management and Leadership Responsibilities

1. To comply with Birmingham Forward Steps policies, procedures and guidelines and with relevant statutory and/or Department of Health directives

2. To attend and participate in staff meetings, integrated allocation meetings and other meetings as directed.

3. To supervise, organise and monitor appropriate staff, as necessary, to ensure effective service delivery.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements

• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.

• Discounts for local and national retailers

• Dedicated well-being services for all employees

• Flexible working where possible