Community Staff Nurse- Health Visiting

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder of Community Staff Nurse in Health Visiting works as a member of the Health Visiting Service to deliver the Health Visitor Service Specification and Healthy Child Programme to resident of Harrow. Work is delegated to Community Staff Nurses by Health Visitors; the skills and
knowledge of Community Staff Nurses enhance and complement the team and help in the early intervention and prevention work of the service and the support of families. Community Staff Nurses are required to work in partnership the families, health care professionals and professionals from
other agencies.
The Community Staff Nurse will work closely with the people who use our services, their families, friends, and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services.
Nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Key Responsibilities
 To contribute to the delivery of the Health Visitor Service Specification, Healthy Child Programme,
 To support the Health Visiting Team and Service to provide a range of services across the borough, including public health, mental health and parenting initiatives.
 To undertake group working within the Trust and in partnership with other organisation
 To work in partnership with Health Visitors in the identification and safeguarding of vulnerable children by contributing to case conferences, core groups, team around family meetings, working to develop and deliver plan of care in accordance with local and national
guidelines.
 To work with partner agencies, liaising and delivering care as identified.
 To follow Trust policies and procedures with reference to issues such as confidentiality, record keeping and health and safety.
 To plan and manage workload as designated by a Health Visitor and report any untoward findings to a Health Visitor as soon as possible.
 To support the service to deliver a five day a week service to the families of Harrow.
 To participate in the induction and support of new staff members and students.
 To participate in clinical, safeguarding and management supervision, appraisal and personal development process.
 To develop and build skills of team leadership and management and caseload management
Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 5 nurses to act in a way which shows
you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their
friends, family and carers and also other staff members.
As a Community Staff Nurse we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind
environment and recognise that what you do and say can make the lives of others better
We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather
than ignore them or see them as problematic.
We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources, and
support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that
commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work
Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and
providing clients and families with a positive experience.
Patient Safety

Community Staff Nurse in Health Visiting contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:

• Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services

as safe as possible

• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk

from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns

when necessary

• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use

our services
Being open and transparent about their own practice

Supervising the work of others

• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality.

The NMC plays an important role in safeguarding the public by regulating the work of nurses and all
nurses, including Community Staff Nurses in Health Visiting are expected to register with the NMC
each year; to revalidate when due, and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
Clinical Outcomes

Community Staff Nurses contribute to the effectiveness of services by:

• Providing skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and

procedures

• Working with clients and families in all stages of the care planning process including

assessing risks and needs

• Acting as client advocates in the multi-disciplinary team and overseeing the work of others

to ensure that they are also responding to the needs of clients and providing clinically

effective care

• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to

clients but within their own limits of competency and confidence

• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:

 communicating well with all members of the team
 understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives
 reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on
their practices in handovers and team meetings
 identifying how care can be improved
Patient Experience
Community Staff Nurses contribute to those using our services ensuring they feel respected and

empowered to make decisions about their health and wellbeing by:

• Working in partnership with clients and their families and carers
• Gaining consent and, as far as possible, involving people in all decision making
• Signposting clients and carers to supportive services e.g. services provided by the local

authority or the voluntary sector

• Reassuring people by being professional, responsive, knowledgeable and confident
• Responding to complaints or concerns effectively and quickly in line with the Trust’s policy

Supporting yourself and others
Engaged staff are more productive and Community Staff Nurses play a role in engaging in other

STAFF MEMBERS IN THE TRUST AND THE WORK WE DO BY:

• Providing supervision and annual appraisals to other staff which helps those staff reflect on

their work, understand their objectives and monitors their progress towards achieving them

• Participating constructively in their own supervision and annual appraisal processes
• Using continuing professional development funds to consolidate or improve clinical skills

and to gain mentorship skills so they can support student nurses
Service Specific Responsibilities
Further responsibilities attached to this particular Community Staff Nurse post are explained in the
Service Specific Section attached to this Job Description and Person Specification

Please refer the Job description for details