Public Health Nurse: Community Impact & Flexible Hours

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Hull 0-19 specialist public health service as a public health nurse. The role involes supporting the health visitors and school nurses as well as our single point of contact team and immunisation programmes

The role involves providing face to face care in line with the healthy child programme for children, young people and their families

The role is based at Anlaby clinic but is city wide across the City of Hull

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the effective delivery of care packages to an identifiedcaseload of children and young people, their families and carers, asdelegated by the Integrated Specialist Public Health Nurse ( 5-19)There will be a requirement to provide a service between 8.00 am - 8.00 pm over a 5-day Monday - Friday period, to meet the needs of Children and Young People and service delivery.Maintain, as part of continual professional development, up to date clinical knowledge/skills in public health nursing, using information to effect change in practice and ensuring the effective dissemination of new knowledge.

Develop and implement personal knowledge to enable the effective delivery of quality care to children and young people, and their families/carersDemonstrate a range of clinical interventions, procedures and practices which are evidence based and relevant to the clinical area.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification Qualifications

• holds a degree or diploma in nursing
• A willingness to undertake mentorship
• A broad understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical service area
• An understanding of relevant clinical practice
• Be live on Mentor Register
• Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical area

Experience

• Willingness to undertake and complete preceptorship programme
• Appropriate knowledge and experience of working in the community
• An understanding of caseload management responsibilites
• Evidence of promoting /supporting children and young people

skills and competencies

• Able to demonstrate appropriate knowledge and experience of working in the community
• Evidence of good time management skills
• ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity
• Ability to commute between varies sites, schools and family homes
• Awareness of leadership/ management skills and qualities
• Have knowledge of the trust policies and procedures
• Ability to manage daily operations and maintain safe working environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Base will be Anlaby clinic but vacancy is across Hull

Base will be Anlaby clinic but vacancy is across Hull