- NNEB/CACHE Diploma (level 3) in child care/BTEC Diploma in child care /GNVQ (level 3) in child care
- 2 years experience in a healthcare environment
- Experience of working with children who have complex needs
- Basic understanding of Safeguarding Children
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Understand importance of record keeping
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a Team
- Ability to work alone and use initiative
- To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
Community Nursery Nurse - Upminster, United Kingdom - NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
A vacancy for Community Nursery Nurse has arisen in Havering.
Do you want to develop in a progressive, innovative environment, and enhance your career? If so we want you to joinHavering Integrated Universal and Early Intervention 0-19 team and find out all about the possibilities that can be opened up for you.
We are very progressive inHavering developingpartnership working across the Childrens services to ensure we deliver the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme and quality healthcare services to improve the health and well-being within our diverse community.
Our vision for delivering the Healthy Child Programme, in partnership with key stakeholders is to ensure that every child inHaveringhas the very best start in life and grows up to be happy, safe, healthy, confident and resilient.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Worker who has the following characteristics:
o BTECH/NVQ Level 3 in Child Care or above
o Evidence of working with children and young people
o Willing to undertake further training as required
o Excellent communication skills
In return for your commitment, we can offer you strong professional leadership and support. We offer a robust continuous professional development plan opening a gateway for further career progression.
If you are interested in working for us, and can demonstrate you a forward thinking individual, working in a solution focused way with the ability to work within a team and on your own initiative we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Main responsibilities of the post:
o To support the delivery of 0-19 Universal Services as well as the Healthy Child Programme
o To support and assistPrimary Care Worker as required
o To participate in the development of skill mix within the 0-19 Universal Services Team
o To participate in Health Education programmes and health promotion activities on a multi-disciplinary basis as agreed by the 0-19 Universal Services
About us
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,108 to a maximum of £5,177).
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
The Nursery Nurse will work co-operatively as a member of the Health Visiting Team, under the supervision and instruction of the Health Visitor, to assist with clinical and clerical support to the Team in promoting the health and wellbeing of families and children under the age of 5 post-holder will assist the Team to provide support and advice to children, carers and parents to improve health and inclusion, and to tackle inequality of health care taking into consideration levels of deprivation and ethnic diversity within the caseload post holder will assist the Health Visitor in the delivery of clinical activity in Clinics, Childrens Centres, homes, nurseries and other identified venues. The post holder will support the provision of basic screening, immunisation, Health Promotion and parenting programmes.
Person SpecificationQualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
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Knowledge
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Skills
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Other
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