Community Public Health Nurse

1 month ago

Folkestone, United Kingdom Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

 Are you looking for a new challenge and would like to work with the Health Visiting service in Kent? We have vacancies within the Folkestone & Hythe Health Visiting Team. A stable and experienced team which is welcoming and supportive to new recruits.

Are you an enthusiastic and forward thinking Registered Nurse or Midwife looking for a new challenge? Then why not apply for this Band 5 Community Public Health Nurse (CPHN) post, working with children 0-5 years, with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, and come and join our vibrant and forward thinking team.

We have full and part time opportunities ranging from a minimum of hours to a maximum of hours per week between 9am to 5pm. This role is a community-based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and community settings or client homes.

Main duties of the job

 Working as part of the Health Visiting Service you will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in accordance with national and local strategy/guidance, a key part of your role will be to undertake universal and targeted assessments, mandated well-being reviews and packages of care in line with evidence- based practice, recognising when to escalate concerns to the appropriate qualified Health Visitor or District Manager. This role requires you to undertake regulated activities to both Children and Adults.

You will play a vital role in promoting and protecting the public’s health and this might be achieved by promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing the likelihood of ill-health, or preventing illness through immunisations or screening interventions or identifying needs requiring more specialist intervention. Under the supervision of the Health Visitor you will participate in a universal core service, and deliver targeted interventions, to address health inequalities.

Interview date 14th November 2024 at Westcliff House in Folkestone

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body – NMC.

Desirable criteria

Higher education modules in: • Level 6 Early Intervention in Public Health • Level 6 Child Development and Assessment

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment

Desirable criteria

Ability to demonstrate clinically effective practice with children and families

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS. Knowledge of up to date clinical practice in Health Visiting

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) Ability to self- manage within a team environment Ability to use own initiative

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice. Ability to work under pressure Flexible and adaptable

Ability to manage

Essential criteria

Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda’s for health under the guidance of the Leadership of Health Visiting team. Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures.

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