Specialist Nurse for the Enhanced 0-19 service | Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 23 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £51,883 - £58,544 pro rota pa incl HCAS (outer London) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2025 |
| Location: | Croydon, CR9 2RS |
| Company: | Croydon Health Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6977933/199-6977933-SH |
Summary
The 0 to 19 enhanced pathway is an integral and distinct caseload within the Croydon 0 to 19 Public Health Nursing (PHN) service. A programme of care will be delivered to families and young people with additional health needs and vulnerabilities determined by inclusion criteria.
The aim is to improve health and development outcomes of babies, children and young people and their families. The tools that will be used by the Enhanced Pathway Nurses for example the Family Partnership Model and Outcome Star are underpinned by research to get the best outcomes for children, young people and families.
The Enhanced Pathway Specialist Nurses will have a proven track record as excellent communicators and be able to work in partnership with families to set achievable goals and elicit adaptive behaviour change.
The main role for the Specialist Enhanced Pathway Nurse is to be the delegated nurse for children requiring targeted and specialist support as well as contributing to the public health agenda. This is achieved through conducting thorough, individualised health needs assessments, planning of programmes of care tailored to families’ needs and effective liaison with colleagues within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust and with partner agencies.
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• To deliver a programme of care to a caseload of vulnerable families, children and young people
• Carrying out ongoing health needs assessments for all children and families within the community, using professional judgement to allocate each family to the correct level of health visiting care; Universal, Targeted and Specialist pathways
• Delivering the key touch-point contacts, within required timescales, according to the service model, to meet KPI target, The post holders will be trained in the family partnership model to identify health needsand develop care plans with the families and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• The post holder will line manage a small team consisting of a Staff Nurse and a Community Nursery Nurse.
• The post holder will be supported in the development of their leadership skills through the provision of training and mentoring.
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.
If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that’s making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you’re looking for.
Please see the attached supporting Job description/Person Specification documents which contains more information about the role.
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This advert closes on Wednesday 7 May 2025