21 Oct
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford
Job description
Job overview
To be the Public Health Nursing Childrens Service’s first point of contact for professionals and service users, providing advice, support, appropriate information and signposting.
Contribute to the leadership of the PHNCS Duty Service, an innovative, forward thinking and fast responding service to flexibly meet the needs of our Bradford population.
Manage the PHNCS Duty Service capacity to meet demand, effectively acting as a role model to others within a skill mixed team, offering advice, support and guidance
Provide support advice and guidance to wider members of the PHNCS as the main point of contact for the agile workforce.
To contribute to the development of the Public Health Nursing Childrens Service, which ensures the delivery of effective public healthcare to a culturally diverse population in Bradford and Airedale.
Lead junior colleagues, supporting and challenging practice, nurturing the development of others to ensure that the service delivered is to a safe and high quality.
Closing- 24th June 2024
Shortlisting- 25th June 2024
Interview- 10th July 2024
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the safe and effective delivery of the Public Health Nursing Children’s Service (PHNCS) Duty Service across the Bradford District.
Respond to all telephone enquiries, SystmOne tasks, service user and professional call backs, emails, Chat Health texts and referrals into the Public Health Nursing Children’s Service Duty Team.
Lead and contribute to the embedding of the integrated duty team model ensuring standardisation of practice and high-quality delivery.
Contribute to the development, monitoring and evaluation process for the PHNCS Duty Service
Support the Service Manager and Team Leaders with further re-design, innovation and development within the PHNCS Duty Service to develop the service offer.
Disseminate information, share and develop good practice within teams.
Contribute to the collection & analysis of data and service user feedback in relation to the service and contribute to regular audits to support quality assurance.
Work always to maintain the safety and wellbeing of infants, children and young people.
Where necessary be confident to make a quality Child Protection referral.
Where necessary be prepared and have confidence to raise a professional challenge to support the safety and wellbeing of children.
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values : -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for >
3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and the person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust,
you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa.
The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it is essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).
Any change in your right-to-work status, including; but not limited to, visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal,
may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust.
It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately, and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes.
Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment.
We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse 1st level. School Nurse / Health Visiting qualification - Certificate / Diploma / Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner (School Nursing / Health Visiting) Degree (or working towards)
- Current NMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessing in clinical practice qualification
- qualification. Counselling skills qualification. Family planning.
- Child and adolescent mental health qualification
- Registered Nurse (Child Branch) or RSCN
Training
Essential criteria
- Contributing to the training and education of others
- Evidence on ongoing clinical & professional updating relevant to the role of School Nursing or Health Visiting
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status,
including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally.
As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and / or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations.
Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and / or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff.
Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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