Community Paediatric Staff Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified nurse to join the Sutton Health Visiting Team, working with families and carers of children under five. This post is full time, working 36 hours a week. The successful candidate will support the Health Visitors to deliver the Healthy Child Programme, gaining and developing skills within a diverse local community, public health

Salary Grade 7 (Band 5) £38,364 to maximum £44,019 inclusive of recent pay award

Reporting to the Health Visitor Team Leader, we have a great opportunity for a Community Paediatric Staff Nurse to contribute to the successful delivery of the 0-19 health and wellbeing service for children & families.

An induction programme will be provided for the successful candidate to support their transition into the community health visiting team. Candidates do not need to have experience of working within the health visiting service but do require knowledge and understanding of the current health visiting service and safeguarding practice. The successful applicant may have the opportunity to apply for Health Visitor training. To meet the requirements of this post you are required to be able to drive between different community sites.

Main duties of the job

• Working with clients in a variety of community settings e.g. home, clinic, children's centre, educational establishment etc.
• Undertake Family Health Needs Assessment as directed by the Health Visitor ensuring prompt feedback of all client contact (contemporaneously) to line manager.
• Working with the team to implement and prioritise planned programmes of health promotion, education and advice on all aspects of prevention of ill health to individuals, families and groups.
• Undertake child and or family health assessments, including screening, in line with the Healthy Child Programme and according to local guidelines in various community settings as required, reporting back on any ensuing health problems.

About us

Our Cheam and South Sutton, Carshalton, Wallington and Central Sutton Specialist Public Health ( 0-19) service (health visiting and school nursing) teams improve outcomes for our children, focusing in particular on improving school readiness, mental health and well-being and our SEND provision.

The service delivers the Healthy Child Programme for children aged 0 - 19 year. We work closely with the iHV and our service prides itself in active partnership working with the iHV; staff members are encouraged to submit articles related to innovation and evidence-based practice where opportunities arise.

We offer staff comprehensive training and encourage everyone to undertake personal development opportunities whether in leadership, specialist training around speech and language, children with extra needs, perinatal mental health, alongside personal preferences expressed by individuals to progress their interests and careers. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged. We pride ourselves in hearing staff voices in improving our service provision.We offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff allowing you to work flexibly from our main bases, whilst on the move, and at home following the introduction of Google Chromebooks, Apps and technology, which have acted as a key enabler for collaborative, streamlined and flexible working. You will get a great feel for working in our friendly and collaborative environment whilst working at Sutton.