Community Staff Nurse- Health Visiting (NHS AfC: Band 5) - Health visting - Central and North W[...]

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others. There’s a place for you at CNWL. We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

The post holder of Community Staff Nurse in Health Visiting works as a member of the Health Visiting Service to deliver the Health Visitor Service Specification and Healthy Child Programme to residents of Harrow. Work is delegated to Community Staff Nurses by Health Visitors; the skills and knowledge of Community Staff Nurses enhance and complement the team and help in the early intervention and prevention work of the service and the support of families. Community Staff Nurses are required to work in partnership with families, health care professionals and professionals from other agencies.

The Band 5 Community Staff Nurse will work closely with the people who use our services, their families, friends, and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide.

Main duties of the job:

• To contribute to the delivery of the Health Visitor Service Specification, Healthy Child Programme.
• To support the Health Visiting Team and Service to provide a range of services across the borough, including public health, mental health and parenting initiatives.
• To undertake group working within the Trust and in partnership with other organisations.
• To work in partnership with Health Visitors in the identification and safeguarding of vulnerable children by contributing to case conferences, core groups, team around family meetings, working to develop and deliver plan of care in accordance with local and national guidelines.
• To follow Trust policies and procedures with reference to issues such as confidentiality, record keeping and health and safety.
• To plan and manage workload as designated by a Health Visitor and report any untoward findings to a Health Visitor as soon as possible.
• To support the service to deliver a five day a week service to the families of Harrow.
• To participate in the induction and support of new staff members and students.
• To participate in clinical, safeguarding and management supervision, appraisal and personal development process.
• To develop and build skills of team leadership and management and caseload management.

Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 5 nurses to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends, family and carers and also other staff members. As a Community Staff Nurse we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say can make the lives of others better. We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic. We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources, and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs. We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

Clinical Outcomes Community Staff Nurses contribute to the effectiveness of services by:

• Providing skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures.
• Working with clients and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs.
• Acting as client advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of clients and providing clinically effective care.
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to clients but within their own limits of competency and confidence.

Patient Experience Community Staff Nurses contribute to those using our services ensuring they feel respected and empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by:

• Working in partnership with clients and their families and carers.
• Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making.
• Signposting clients and carers to supportive services e.g. services provided by the local authority or the voluntary sector.
• Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident.
• Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust’s policy.

Supporting yourself and others:

Engaged staff are more productive and Community Staff Nurses play a role in engaging in other staff members in the Trust and the work we do by:

• Providing supervision and annual appraisals to other staff which helps those staff reflect on their work, understand their objectives and monitors their progress towards achieving them.
• Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes.
• Using continuing professional development funds to consolidate or improve clinical skills and to gain mentorship skills so they can support student nurses.

Service Specific Responsibilities:

Further responsibilities attached to this particular Community Staff Nurse post are explained in the Service Specific Section attached to this Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification:

Qualifications:

• Current NMC Registration for nursing (Adult, Mental Health or Child Branch).
• Up to date and fit to practice safely.
• Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines.
• Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development.
• Teaching or mentoring skills.

Previous Experience:

• Previous experience of working either as a band 5 nurse or a student nurse.
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Evidence of involvement in the management of difficult situations and conflict resolution.
• Experience of managing staff within a team.
• Evidence of working without direct supervision and managing own workload.
• Previous experience of working in the community either as a band 5 nurse, a student nurse or health care assistant.
• Experience of Safeguarding Children.
• Experience of health promotion.
• Experience of group facilitation.

Skills and knowledge:

• Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies.
• Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner but also challenge others assertively where necessary.
• Able to maintain electronic patient records.
• Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic.
• Understanding how the Mental Health Act impacts on their work and the people they are working with.
• Contribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hard working.
• Supervise others in the team.
• Mentor, teach and support others in the team.
• Demonstrate ability to adapt to working within a changing environment.
• Ability to support children and families to make informed decisions in relation to their health and well-being.

Other:

• The ability to travel to a variety of sites within the Trust is essential.
• Access to car or other motor vehicle for use for work purposes.
• Full UK Driving License.
• Able to work efficiently in the community.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.