Benefits
- Band 5 Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, providing access to discounts on everyday purchases such as grocery shopping, as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and your loved ones
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face‑to‑face support for your mental and physical wellbeing – including healthy recipes, activity challenges, post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life‑management help, and career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture encouraging you to propose and implement ideas that help us deliver our purpose of changing lives through transforming health and care – backed by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards, with the majority of our rated services holding “Good” or “Outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Job Introduction
On behalf of the NHS, Essex County Council and Herts & Essex ICB, HCRG Care Group and Barnardo’s are commissioned to provide a range of children, young people and family services throughout Essex that are free at the point of delivery. Within West Essex we also deliver the Children’s Community Specialist Health Services, including Children’s Community Nursing, Children’s Therapies and Community Paediatrics. The Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service focuses on ensuring that everyone in Essex has the best possible start in life by meeting identified needs of children, young people and their families. Services are offered from the antenatal period up until a young person turns 19 or 25 for those with Special Educational Needs. We are located within the community, delivering outcome‑based support to families within their homes, schools or at one of our Family Hubs and Delivery Sites.
Responsibilities
- Deliver the Healthy Child Programme, including assessment of health needs, development, implementation and evaluation of packages of care for children and families.
- Provide leadership and act as a positive role model by supporting colleagues and demonstrating excellent standards of care.
- Mentor pre‑registration students on placement and provide preceptorship to new staff members with support from our Practice Education team.
- Receive safeguarding supervision and opportunities for continued professional development.
- Work within a multidisciplinary team of Health Visitors, School Nurses, Family Wellbeing Nurses and other professionals to provide family support.
Qualifications and Experience
- Registered Nursing or Midwifery qualification.
- Passion and drive to help ensure children have the best possible start in life.
- Confidence using IT systems and working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
- Valid UK driving licence and access to a car for work use.
- Applications from newly qualified Nurses or Midwives looking to start their career in a community setting will be considered.
EEO Statement
We’re a Disability Confident Committed company and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people. Because safeguarding and protecting children, young people and vulnerable adults is of utmost importance, all staff are subject to a safer recruitment process that includes a disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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