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Community Nursery Nurse | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 pa, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2025 |
| Location: | Chesterfield, S43 1JG |
| Company: | DCHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7121112/842-SCS-5630-25 |
Summary
You will be involved in maximising the health of children, families, and the community, through health promotion, disease prevention, and other activities designed to improve wellbeing and achieve health gain.
You will work closely with the Specialist Community Public Health Practitioners (SCPHN) to identify and support children to be ‘ready for school’ and to provide other enhanced time specific pieces of work under the supervision of the SCPHN.
The Community Nursery Nurse Team has six members who work closely together across two bases in Chesterfield. They also work with the Health Visitors and the Locality Managers.
The Team are hardworking and collaborate to coordinate the delivery of the preschool contacts and communicate well with the Heath Visiting Team to ensure children's needs are met and families receive the support required.
Support children and families in their homes and other environments by carrying out developmental assessments and planned individual programmes of care under the leadership of SCPHN. Visit families in a variety of community settings and undertake health promotion activities under the supervision of the SCPHN. Support parents and children with a range of school readiness activities.
Promote health enhancing activities in partnership with other health professionals, statutory, voluntary, community organisations and members of the local population.
Maintain the highest standard of confidentiality and integrity when communicating with service users and the wider public. Communicate with clients, health care professionals and the wider team including local Derbyshire County Council using effective communication skills.
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
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To use own initiative to support children and families in their homes and other environments by carrying out developmental assessments and planned individual programmes of care under the leadership of SCPHN
To maintain accurate records as per Trust policies and procedures utilising IT resources
To effectively communicate with clients, health care professionals and the wider team including local Derbyshire County Council
Plan individual programmes of care and interventions in conjunction with the SCPHN and in partnership with the client.
Provide a face to face service to families that is personalised in response across a variety of community settings and the patient’s home.
Undertake health promotion activities under the supervision of the SCPHN
Provision of enhanced support to children and families
Support children with school readiness activities
Promote health enhancing activities in partnership with other health professionals, statutory, voluntary, community organisations and members of the local population.
This advert closes on Thursday 24 Apr 2025