Community Nursery Nurse in Paignton

The Community Nursery Nurse works as an integrated member of the team to provide up to date, high quality services, support and interventions to families and carers with children aged 0 - 19 years. You will empower families enabling them to make decisions that affect their family’s future health and wellbeing within Torbay. The Community Nursery Nurse will be responsible to carry out duties delegated by the SCPHN Health Visitors (HV) and School Nurses (SN). This post is for 22.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job:

• The Community Nursery Nurse will be responsible to carry out duties delegated by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN).
• The post requires an experienced NNEB or equivalent qualification and experience of working in a community environment.
• The CNN will organise and support planned interventions in health and community settings e.g. child health clinics, open access/drop in sessions, health demonstrations and presentations, parenting groups and other support groups e.g. Breast feeding support groups, NCMP in schools, parents-to-be groups.
• The CNN must have the ability to plan and organise their own diary with regards to their wider team duties.
• Excellent record keeping skills, with legible hand writing, word processing and typing skills are essential.
• The CNN must be able to recognise situations where service users require advice and help from the SCPHN.
• Must have knowledge of infant feeding and nutrition and the ability to provide guidance and support on weaning and a healthy family diet.
• Undertake and assist in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, under the direction of the SCPHN Health Visitor.
• Able to recognise when situations need to be referred to the SCPHN e.g. developmental delay, child protection.
• Support families through episodes of care where there are children with special needs or life limiting illnesses, or child protection, Early Help Framework or Child in Need circumstances under the supervision of a SCPHN.

The post holder will have the opportunity as part of a team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme making a difference to children and young people’s health outcomes in Torbay. You will have the opportunity to work with children, young people and their families, to allow them to feel empowered in making healthier lifestyle choices.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

• The post holder will collaborate with the wider team in offering public health services and family support in the community.
• This will include undertaking developmental assessments and providing support within health clinics, children's centres and homes.
• To be able to develop working relationships with service users and their families; carers; health professionals; voluntary sector organisations, in individual and group settings.
• To be able to communicate effectively with people who may themselves have communication difficulties, including willingness to seek out and use resources to help those whose first language is not English or those with sensory or learning difficulties.
• To be able to answer telephone calls, taking comprehensive messages and notifying colleagues, dealing with post, e-mails, answering queries, etc.
• Undertaking all communication in a way that is appropriate to the communication needs of the user.
• On occasions, be prepared to accompany members of the Torbay 0 to 19 team on home visits, where lone-working is not appropriate.
• Regularly update the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) team and Torbay 0 to 19 colleagues of any changes to a families’ requirements or needs.

Person specification:

• NVQ level 3 in Early Years or Childcare or equivalent. (BTEC, NNEB, CACHE Diploma). Other level 3 relevant qualifications may be considered, depending on level of experience.
• Knowledge of developmental trauma and attachment theory and the impact of this on children & families.
• IT training.
• Health promotion training.
• Healthy Child Programme e-learning for Healthcare.
• Experience of working with complex family needs.
• Ability to work as a reflective practitioner.
• Up to date knowledge of Child Protection procedures.
• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Ability to deliver programmes in a group setting.
• Community experience.
• Ability to weigh and measure children using centile charts.
• Knowledge of Action for Children and The Children’s Society Services in Torbay.
• Experience of providing holistic support to children, young people and families.
• Understanding of brain development, emotional regulation, attachment and attunement.
• Plotting accurately of same information on centile charts.

The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity. No person (staff, patient or public) will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010.