Development Community Staff Nurse for Health Visiting

Are you a registered Nurse interested in pursuing a career as a Health Visitor?

We’re recruiting a Development Community Staff Nurse, a role offering a fast-tracked pathway to the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) course to qualify as a Health Visitor.

You’ll work as a staff nurse and be supported through a competency framework, which will prepare you to undertake the SCPHN course.

An enthusiastic member of our team, passionate about helping young children & families, you’ll work with health visitors to deliver high-quality care as part of the Healthy Child Programme. You’ll support the Community Nursery Nurses and shadow Health Visitors to gain insight into the role.

You’ll be based at West Berkshire Community Hospital, but much of your work will be in the community, including in family homes and well baby clinics.

You’ll enjoy using your strong communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with your team, service users and a range of agencies & professionals.

Having gained a strong foundation of knowledge, you’ll have opportunity to begin the full time, funded SCPHN course at Oxford Brookes or Bucks New University whilst on a paid student contract with the Trust.

This part time role will be for 22.5 hours per week. Our service operates Mon- Fri from 9am-5pm.

Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early.

• Support families in various community settings, following the guidance of the Health Visitor, while considering the diverse social, health, and wellbeing needs of the community
• Plan and deliver health activities for children and families, including group sessions, child health clinics, developmental reviews, and one-on-one support.
• Help families using the Solihull Approach for behaviour management, parenting skills, and care programs, especially for vulnerable families identified by the Health Visitor.
• Promote breastfeeding and strengthen parent-infant relationships by applying UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative standards.
• Collaborate with other agencies to provide seamless support for children and families, under the direction of the Health Visitor.
  
  

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Catherine Moulds Job title: Talent Acquisition Partner Email address: [email protected]