Job Description

Cheshire East Family Nurse Partnership is looking to recruit two band 7 Family Nurses.



This is an exciting opportunity for a registered Nurse, Midwife or Health Visitor who is interested in making a difference to children and their families across Cheshire East. The Family Nurse Partnership covers the whole of the Cheshire East footprint; this role is primarily to cover the south locality (Crewe and Nantwich). This is a demanding yet rewarding role working at band 7 with vulnerable young clients and their children , delivering the Family Nurse Partnership programme.



Family Nurse



The Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) is a national evidence-based, intensive home visiting programme delivered by Family Nurse case-holders who are trained to use a trauma informed approach to develop therapeutic relationships with young clients and their children. The Family Nurse recruits young parents , and works with them up until their first child is 2 years old. This is to improve their antenatal health, their child's health and development through sensitive and responsive parenting, and their own (and their partner's) economic self-sufficiency.



Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?



Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and soon to be Knowsley.



We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.



We currently deliver outstanding 0-19 and 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley, supporting over 250,000 children and young people. Our dedicated, innovative and forward-thinking children and young people's services have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of families in our communities.



Please see job description and person specification for specific roles and responsibilities for the post