Community Nursery Nurse

Community Nursery Nurse

Job description

Job summary

Community Nursery Nurse

Permanent

Band 4-Car owner / driver essential

The post will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications

The Croydon Health Visiting Team are looking forCommunity Nursery Nurses with a NNEB or NVQ Level 3 in Child Care / CACHE or a Level 4 Certificate in Early Years Practice (OU) or a Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Early Years to join our Health Visiting team.

Experience should include working with children and families in a variety of settings and the candidate must have an excellent knowledge of child development and ideally have some experience of working with children who have additional needs.







The role will involve delivering key aspects of the Healthy Child Programme as part of a Health Visiting team. These aspects will include supporting families with infant feeding, child development and child health clinics, both in group settings and on an individual basis.

Computer skills are essential, as is a positive attitude to change.

You will have good communication skills, be a team player and be well organised in order to work effectively, in partnership with colleagues in Children's Centres in the area, the Early Years Childcare providers and key health professionals.

Successful applicants must be able to travel between clients' homes and Croydon Health Services sites and Best Start children's centres.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties are

- To assist the Health Visiting teams in providing a comprehensive Health Visiting service to Children, Young People and Families within a designated locality population in Croydon.
- To support the Health Visiting team in the delivery of a family centred Healthy Child Programme within a designated locality.






- To provide support and ongoing assessment to Children aged 0-5 years and their families as delegated by Health Visitor / Team Leader working in partnership with local agencies

Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role

Interview date - TBC

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust.

Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London.







We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes.

Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception.

But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve.

Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our you want the opportunity to have a real impact,





challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role .

For further information on the role , kindly contact :

Agnes Matturi : Phone : 07721010965

Phone : 07721010965

Email : Person Specification

Person Specification

Education

Essential

- NNEB, BTEC level 3 or CACHE
- Willingness to undertake further training

Desirable

- Experience in a relevant area
- Safeguarding training
- Awareness of community services
- Experience in multi-agency working

Knowledge and Understanding

Essential

- An awareness of current issues affecting community services for children
- An understanding of the Children Act (2004)





and safeguarding responsibilities
- An awareness of the Healthy Child Programme and Every Child Matters outcomes
- Knowledge of the nutritional needs of babies and young children
- Knowledge of Children's centre objectives
- An understanding of the issues affecting young children and families in areas of disadvantage
- Knowledge of information sharing and confidentiality requirements

Experience

Essential

- Experience of working with children in the community
- Safeguarding experience and attending case conferences

Skills / Abilities

Essential

- Ability to prioritise work
- Demonstrate awareness and understanding of normal child development and behaviour
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Basic IT skills including Word






- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated - ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to travel / car
- Ability to work flexible hours if necessary
- Enthusiastic, well presented and committed to team working
- Group working skills Organisational
- To be able to adapt to new service needs

▶️ Community Nursery Nurse
🖊️ Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
📍 Croydon