Community health nurse

at  Medway Community Healthcare CIC

Are you a community health nurse with an interest in child public health service?
Are you looking for a new challenge?
If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you!
The role of the band 5 community health nurse is to assist in the provision of child public health services within Medway. The community health nurse will undertake and respond to duty calls for the service, advising families and liaising with other professionals whilst ensuring good documentation is in place.
To work as a member of the health visiting team assisting in the provision of a comprehensive health visiting service to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to an identified population, promoting and preserving the health of individuals, families and communities
To undertake and respond to duty calls for the service and ensure good documentation.
To lead on public health initiatives as directed by Public Health Commissioners
To attend safeguarding meetings when involved in client care
So what else?
This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
So what are you waiting for? We can’t wait to hear from you, and look forward to receiving your application.
The small print
We will always appoint the best person for the job, but applications are particularly welcome from candidates from BAME groups which are underrepresented in our service.
We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement
MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
Previous applicants need not apply
Communication and relationship skills

Demonstrate highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with clients, colleagues and teams

• Ensure effective communication with clients where there may be barriers to acceptance/ understanding e.g. child protection, domestic violence bereavement and where English is not the first language.
• Ensure effective communication with all members of multi-disciplinary team and multi agency partners, in particular children’s centres, early years’ providers, social services and GP practices.
• Ensure all information about patients is treated confidentially and comply with Trust policies on data protection, information sharing and governance
• Participate in team and other meetings as required.

Knowledge, training and experience

First level registered nurse – RN, RGN

• Post registration qualification in a relevant field, e.g. Health Promotion, Child Development.
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with clients, colleagues and teams.
• Ability to be flexible and develop within the changing needs of the service and clients.
• Possessing an up to date Personal Development Plan showing evidence of continuing professional development.
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake
• To ensure statutory and mandatory training is kept up to date.

Analytical and judgement skills

Assess, implement and plan services under the guidance of the health visitor

• Evaluate individual and community health care programmes in collaboration with the health visitor.

Planning and organisational skills

Plan and lead the delivery of designated public health and health promotion activities

• Plan individual and community health care programmes
• Responsible for planning own work
• To ensure statutory and mandatory training is up to date in line with organisational policy.

Physical skills

Keyboard skills

• Ability to travel to diverse sites in a timely manner.

Responsibility for client care

To work in collaboration with the Health Visitor in planning, implementing and evaluating individual and Community Health Care Programmes.

• To lead the delivery of designated public health and health promotion activities.
• To assess, implement and plan services with individual families under the guidance of the Health Visitor.
• To act as an infection control link/ resource to the team
• Safeguard the client group by adhering to child and adult protection guidelines and procedures.
• Ensure effective communication with clients and colleagues
• To ensure the provision of a high quality service that is led by client need and is evidence based.
• Access clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.

Responsibility for policy and service development implementation
To support the Health Visiting Team in service and practice development initiatives to improve standards and outcomes.
8. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources

Comply with the Trusts Standing Orders and Standing Financial instructions

• Responsible for the safe and careful use of equipment in clinics and during home visits (e.g. weighing scales).

Responsibilities for human resources (HR)

Line management of band 4 and below

• Participate in mentorship and education of qualified and unqualified staff gaining community experience
• To provide support and advice to other colleagues within the team.

Responsibilities for information resources

Responsibility for timely accurate record keeping and safeguarding client confidentiality by adhering to Caldicott Principles.

• Record and submit accurate and timely data as required to inform service planning, management and evaluation.

Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)
Completion of audits as required by the service.
Freedom to act

Qualified nurse who uses own professional judgement. Able to work alone and unsupervised under the management of a qualified health visitor

• Adheres to the NMC Code of Professional conduct.

Please refer the Job description for details