Community Staff Nurse - Stafford, United Kingdom - Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Stafford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The post holder will be part of the 0-19 Children's Health and Wellbeing Service providing public health advice, information, guidance, and referral and providing early intervention.

In doing so, they will contribute to the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of health, ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and
knowledge.

They will work to professional codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge.

This is a dynamic post that requires the Staff Nurse to work closely with uni/multi -disciplinary

teams in addressing a range of care and support issues across a spectrum of needs and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.

The nature of the service
will be determined by local service specifications.

Training will be provided to achieve the necessary competencies

Assessment of child growth

- weigh and measure babies and young people

Competent in infant feeding and nutrition and starting solid foods
Competent in assessment of child development
Competent in public health advice, delivery home safety, vaccinations, dental care, safe sleep, behaviour
Assessment of maternal mental health and referral onwards
Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection
Enuresis and child continence/ constipation

The post holder will be part of the 0-19 Children's Health and Wellbeing Service providing public health advice, information, guidance, and referral and providing early intervention.

In doing so, they will contribute to the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of health, ensuring that they practice within their sphere of competence and
knowledge.

They will work to professional codes, standards and guidance at all times ensuring that their practice is grounded in evidence based theoretical and practical knowledge.

The post holder will promote the health of children aged 0-19 within the Staffordshire area through the public health agenda, thus enabling each child to reach his/her development, and educational potential.

This is a dynamic post that requires the Staff Nurse to work closely with uni/multi -disciplinary

teams in addressing a range of care and support issues across a spectrum of needs and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions.

They will contribute to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (0-19); ensuring key objectives and outcomes are achieved and to the
improvement of the health and wellbeing of the population served. The nature of the service will be determined by local service specifications.- T

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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees.

We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

We pride ourselves on the services provided to support with the well-being of all of our employees both physically and mentally and offer counselling support and lifestyle information.

Opportunities for flexible working are also available depending on the role.

We encourage career development provided by in house training programs and coaching support.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

other relevant guidance from the, Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Trust.
To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work.

To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Partnership Trust
and with external organisations in order to meet service requirements and support and
demonstrate the Trust's equality values.

To assess children, young people, families and carers, care and /support needs.
Formulates, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care and support. The

care and support plans may include the following:

Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety
Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health
Interventions in disease/condition management
Prevention and reducing of health inequalities
Admission avoidance
Case management/ treatment/ care plans
To weigh and measure children, young people and infants and record accurately
To support the public health practitioners with the completion of caseload profiles

identifying health needs

Health promotion, advice and guidance
Signposting to other services
Contribute to the health profiling information and local data in line with key performance indicators

To use professional knowledge and judgement to take into account the range of
care/support packages and treatment options available. To consider the personal
circumstances and preferences of children, young people and families in order to
implement and adjust programmes of care