DBS0571 Public Health Staff Nurse
Location
North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear | United Kingdom
Job description
North Tyneside Council are recruiting staff nurses/staff midwives to work within the 0-19 Children’s Public Health Service.
There is also the opportunity for successful applicants to go on to apply for Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor/School Nurse training, to commence September 2024.
For applicants that wish to pursue this route, there would be an additional selection process in conjunction with Northumbria University.
Would you like to be part of an innovative skill mix team of health visitors, school nurses, public health staff nurses and child development practitioners?
This is your chance to work with an outstanding group of safeguarding and health professionals. The service has close working relationships with the early help service, multiagency safeguarding hub (MASH), education, housing, primary care, midwifery services and sport and leisure, which ensures good outcomes for families and provides positive working relationships for staff.
The Signs of Safety model is embedded throughout the service and robust safeguarding supervision is provided to colleagues by safeguarding nurse advisors.
North Tyneside Childrens Social Care has been graded Outstanding by Ofsted in 2020. Colleagues are provided with support and supervision from the nurse manager throughout their probationary period and beyond and have access to an identified preceptor.
Are you a qualified staff nurse/staff midwife with knowledge of current issues relating to public health priorities and an understanding of the national drivers with regards to providing evidence-based interventions within the 0-19 service?
A recent CQC inspection where the service was rated Good with Outstanding Leadership stated 'All those responsible for delivering care were committed to working collaboratively as a team to benefit children, young people and their families. They supported each other to provide good care and communicated effectively with other agencies’.
The service was reaccredited in March 2023 with the UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award and is supported by a specialist infant feeding team.
The post holder will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within the context of integrated prevention and early help locality teams. They will ensure that the universal offer is delivered to all children aged 0-19. Extra support and targeted interventions will be offered to those families where additional need is identified.
All 0-19 Staff use ChatHealth and ParentLine, a confidential texting service, as additional support for the families in North Tyneside.
The essential requirements of the post are: Registered Nurse / Adult / Child / Mental Health or Registered Midwife and the ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
The 0-19 service offers opportunity for career progression and provides an atmosphere of continuous professional development with supervision and assessment of pre and post registration students.
Benefits include:
- Access to NHS or Local Government Pension Schemes.
- A generous annual leave allowance, which increases with service, plus bank holidays.
- Your annual NMC fees are paid for by the service. Professional membership of iHV or SAPHNA.
- Agile working supported by smart phone/laptop and access to technology such as Microsoft Teams and SystmOne.
- Access to occupational health services including physiotherapy and counselling.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme which includes a telephone helpline and extensive online resources for support and advice.
- Discounted membership of fitness and wellbeing centres, including 5 gyms. The Benefits Plus Scheme enabling salary sacrifice for additional annual leave; childcare vouchers; car leasing; cycle to work scheme.
Form more imfomation about this role, please contact Sandra Kay on
[email protected] The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and an Enhanced DBS disclosure, including Barred List Check, will be required.
For information about North Tyneside Council, the benefits of working for us, and the many attractions of working and living in North Tyneside please see the council’s “About Us” pages on .
North Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and adults at risk of harm. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures and guidance. Within North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybody’s business.
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£32.08k - £35.75k per annum
