Transfer in Nurse

at  HCRG Care Group

Job Introduction
An exciting opportunity has become available for a band 5 staff nurse to work within the Health Visiting team. As a transfer in nurse, you will complete visits to children and families within the Preston area. You will assess health needs, give advice and support on local services and where appropriate complete some aspects of the Healthy Child Programme. As part of the role, you will also be expected to do one day of your working week completing duty for the health visitor service, processing health information and giving help and advice over the telephone, you will also be required to facilitate some Bump , Birth and Beyond classes which requires occasional evening work
Base
The area you will cover will predominately be the Preston area, but you may be required to work in other areas according to the needs of the service. For the duty aspect of the role, you may work from home or the nearest base.

Main Responsibilities

• Completing transfer in visits to new families who have moved into the local area, with the exception of families requiring a New Birth Visit or those with a targetted level of need and assessed as Universal Partnership Plus.
• Completing certain aspects of the Healthy Child Programme, including development checks
• Complete newborn screening blood spot checks for transfers in under the age of one as required
• To visit children and families who have moved into the area within a set timescale
• Ability to recognise health needs for individual clients and situations in relation to the health of children, young people, individuals and families, sometimes in complex situations, identifying situations where referral for support from SCPHN is necessary
• Support the SCPHN to identify, prioritise and implement programmes of support in response to the public health needs of a given population
• Offer advice and support to children, young people and families in accordance with evidence-based practice, including utilising the Solihull parenting approach

The Ideal Candidate

• Completing transfer in visits to new families who have moved into the local area, with the exception of families requiring a New Birth Visit or those with a targetted level of need and assessed as Universal Partnership Plus.
• Completing certain aspects of the Healthy Child Programme, including development checks
• Complete newborn screening blood spot checks for transfers in under the age of one as required
• To visit children and families who have moved into the area within a set timescale
• Ability to recognise health needs for individual clients and situations in relation to the health of children, young people, individuals and families, sometimes in complex situations, identifying situations where referral for support from SCPHN is necessary
• Support the SCPHN to identify, prioritise and implement programmes of support in response to the public health needs of a given population
• Offer advice and support to children, young people and families in accordance with evidence-based practice, including utilising the Solihull parenting approac