Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our St Helens North 0-19 team as a Public Health Nurse, supporting the delivery of a public health offer to children and young people and delivering the Healthy Child Programme core offer. The role gives a great insight to our service and has supported employees to develop into other roles associated with public health and 0-19 services. We have great feedback from students and staff who enjoy working within a friendly and supportive team.
Main duties of the job
Supporting the 0-19 service to deliver the public health offer in St Helens.
Managing a safeguarding caseload, including completing health assessments, contributing to multiagency meetings and completing reports.
Delegation and work planning/organisation
Facilitating clinics across St Helens
About us
The St Helens 0-19 service is a friendly supportive team offering staff the opportunity to work flexibly if needed.
We work with the trust values of compassion openness and Trust ensuring that we demonstrate these values to children and families in St Helens and to each other.
We have daily safety huddles to support staff at the beginning of each day and monthly team meetings.
Supervision is available to all staff both planned and reactive.
We work closely with our specialist Safeguarding nurses to ensure staff feel supported and have access to appropriate training and induction
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as part of the 0-19 service. The post is a permanent contract delivering public health offer across St Helens.
The role also includes providing leadership to junior colleagues and new starters, organising/ work planning and delegation and chairing and attending meetings.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
- Evidence of recent professional development
Desirable
- Mentorship level 6
- Modules at level 6 - Public Health Related
- Solihull Approach trained
- Motivational Interviewing trained
- Immunisation training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Public Health Priorities
- Knowledge of child development
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues and working with vulnerable families.
- Understanding of role within the Public Health Team
Desirable
- Two years post registration with 12 months community experience
- Previous experience of working in a community environment
- Experience of data collection for reports
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Good verbal and non-verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Ability to use email, internet, and word processing software
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Effective interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
- Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Access to a car for work purpose
- Commitment
- Vision
- Confident and approachable
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Helens 0-19 Children's Services
Moss Bank Childrens Centre
St Helens
WA11 7PQ