Nursing Associate

at  Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As a qualified Nursing associate you will join a highly motivated , skill mixed 0-19 team , offering support to the communities of Luton and Bedfordshire
(Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert earlier than advertised).
To support the integrated 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) in providing an innovative and high quality service in an environment that enhances child centred client care and promotes child and family wellbeing.
To support the assessment and review of clinical needs.
To work without direct supervision to support clients as part of the universal and universal plus aspects of the service provision.
To liaise with colleagues within the clinical team to assist in the co-ordination and development of the service.
To develop specialist interest areas in order to enrich the knowledge and skills set within the Luton Children & Young Peoples Service.
There is also an expectation that you will rotate across 0-19 service, to ensure that all relevant clinical skills are kept up to date, and to maintain effective working relationships.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
To hold own caseload with support from Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) for those families with planned packages of care (Specialist and Targeted intervention).
Assist in the delivery and planning of programmes/activities either with individual parents/carers or groups of parents/carers which aim to improve outcomes for children and young people.
Assist in the planning and delivery of programmes and activities to meet the service specific targets identified, such as; breastfeeding promotion, smoking cessation, obesity/healthy eating, oral health, speech and language, family health promotion activities, school readiness, developmental assessments and health & wellbeing needs assessments for school aged children.
Work in partnership with parents/carers, families and multi-disciplinary colleagues to maximise service delivery and to maintain effective relationships and communication.
Support families in accessing advice and guidance regarding childcare and child-health related information.
To assist the clinical team in the administrative management of referrals, sharing information with and from health and social care staff.
Support to families with more complex needs – under the guidance and instruction of senior staff

Please refer the Job description for details