Band 8a Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) Supervisor

Wiltshire has a well-established Family Nurse Partnership service which has been supporting young first-time parents for the last 10 years, helping them and their children to have the best start in life. The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a preventative programme offered to first-time mothers aged 19 years and less than 28 weeks pregnant. FNP is a national evidence-based, intensive home visiting programme delivered by Family Nurses who are trained to use a trauma informed approach to develop therapeutic relationships with young clients and their children. The programme is voluntary and offers a personalised, flexible client centred approach.

We are looking for a new FNP Supervisor to lead and manage the work of the Family Nurses in our well established FNP team as well to continue to drive delivery of improved outcomes for first time young families in Wiltshire. The postholder will provide in-depth clinical and safeguarding supervision to the family nurses, maintaining the integrity of the programme, taking responsibility for the quality of programme replication according to the licence, overseeing recruitment and engagement of families, building local stakeholder relationships, and facilitating continual learning and service improvement. The postholder will provide system leadership, driving and supporting innovative approaches to service delivery, and build on the opportunities of working closely with the Public Health Nurse led service and the Wiltshire family hubs. In addition, they will also hold a small caseload of families to whom they deliver the programme.

The successful candidate will be able to balance clinical practice with a team manager/supervisory role, which requires a diverse set of skills and attributes as well as commitment to the ethos and principles of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme.

Main responsibilities include:

• Managing a team of family nurses (FNs) and the site Quality Support Officer.
• Taking responsibility for programme quality and adherence to the FNP licensing conditions.
• Facilitating continual learning and service improvement, planning for and ensuring a local learning programme for each FN.
• Using programme materials and methods in the clients’ homes to improve pregnancy outcomes, children’s health and development, and parental life-course.
• Providing regular in-depth individual reflective and analytical supervision for the family nurses.
• Supporting a robust local system for safeguarding within FNP.
• Working with others to ensure engagement of local stakeholders.
• Building local relationships with health, social care, community and children’s services.
• Overseeing and managing the recruitment and engagement of eligible hard to reach pregnant young women.
• Working with the FNP leads to ensure that local systems adjust to accommodate FNP.

The essentials required for this role include:

• Nursing or midwifery qualifications and registered with the NMC.
• Degree level or equivalent professional qualification.
• Highly developed communication skills.
• Understanding of the difference between advice giving and motivational approaches.
• Knowledge of Parent/infant mental health.
• Experience of delivering supervision and different supervision models.
• Experience leading and managing a team.
• At least 2 years’ experience of working with families in deprived communities.
• Developed understanding of National and local safeguarding policies.
• Able to support others to work within safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Able to manage strong emotions and sensitive issues.
• Able to develop supportive, trusting and respectful relationships.
• Able to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing.

As a Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) Supervisor, you’ll be part of our valued team within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 8a salary of £53,755 - £60,504 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases.
• Access to your wages as you earn them.
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing.
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development.
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas.
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards.

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