Children\'s Community Health Practitioner in Southend-on-Sea

Are you looking for a job in the community? Are you a registered Nurse or Midwife who is committed to innovative ways of working and supporting children, young people and families? Do you want an exciting opportunity to join our Children, Young People & Families Public Health (CYP&FPH) Service? Then this could be the role for you!

Southend-On-Sea's Children Young People And Families Public Health Service are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated practitioner with initiative and drive. Our service delivers high quality public health nursing that promotes and improves health inequalities to children, young people and their families in Southend-On-Sea. You will need to have excellent communication and organisational skills, be willing to facilitate and support change in service delivery, and have the ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team.

Main duties of the job:

• You will work within a skill mix team, working closely with partners, such as our Health Visitors, School Nurses, early years, GPs and Social Care, providing seamless care to the children, young people and families of Southend.
• You will have an important role in recognising and protecting vulnerable children as well as using innovative ways to communicate within the Southend population.
• The successful candidate will work within the Children Young People And Families Public Health Service, in the 0-5 health visiting team ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality services to a cohort of babies, children and families, using research-based evidence to inform practice with agreed professional standards.
• The post will require the practitioner to drive between homes, schools, and family centres within the Southend area.

About us:

Southend-on-Sea City Council is a unitary Local Authority and the Children Young People And Families Public Health Service is based within the children & Public Health department. As a 0-5 staff member working for Southend City Council you will have access to iHV corporate membership, you will be able to claim NMC professional fees back and will benefit from the Local Authority pay award each year. Southend is a diverse and busy city with an attractive seafront, public parks and leisure activities, competitive house pricing and excellent transport links. Accessible from both Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street stations, it offers traditional seaside living that makes it a fantastic place to live and work.

Job responsibilities:

• The post holder will lead the provision of a family centred, evidence based public health service that promotes and improves health and addresses inequalities to a defined caseload, population or community.
• This will be achieved through delivery of public health nursing model at a community, universal reach, targeted response and specialist response level.
• The post holder will work in line with the Local Authority corporate objectives and will be expected to make a positive contribution to the provision of public health services.
• The post holder will be expected to work in line with the Southend City Council values and behaviours delivering excellent care with compassion.

A full Job description and Person Specification is attached.

Person Specification:

• First level registered nurse (Any Branch)
• Midwife

• Effective oral/written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
• Skills in managing own workload through effective use of prioritisation.
• Evidence of commitment to life-long learning.
• Ability to travel extensively within acceptable time scales.
• Experience of developing and managing groups.
• Knowledge of SystmOne.
• An understanding of Strategic Direction of Children's Services.
• Understanding of Current political and Local drivers for Public Health.

• Current Full UK Driving Licence and car.
• A committed, enthusiastic person who can demonstrate good team working and autonomy.
• Flexibility in working hours and environment.
• Empathetic and non-judgmental.
• Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations.
• Confident and resilient.
• Ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Quick and decisive decision making.
• Prioritising workload and sensitive cases.
• Skilled in managing and prioritising own caseload and workload.
• Experience leading in a team.
• Planning schemes of work.

• Empathetic and non-judgmental.
• Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations.
• Confident and resilient.
• Ability to inspire and motivate others.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£33,143 to £38,220 a year pro rata, depending on experience.