Job Description

We are recruiting experience nursery nurses who have post qualification experience of working in community health settings or similar.



The successful candidate will work as part of skilled mixed health visiting service undertaking developmental assessment and contributing to assessment of the needs of the child and family under the delegation of a health visitor or nurse. You will deliver health promotion sessions to individuals or groups of parents/carers.



You will be part of the wider 0-19 service delivering the Healthy Child Programme 0-19.



PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.



Carry out roles delegated by a health visitor or nurse



Carry put developmental assessments



Contribute to assessments of family needs e.g. as part of Early Help process



deliver health promotion and education to individual or groups of parents/carers



Work as part of multi agency and disciplinary teams to keep children safe and support those in need



Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The 170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.



Work within scope of competence and practice, carry out aspects of care, support and advice/information giving, reporting any concerns - physical, developmental, social or emotional and manage own day to day workload.



Assist in the planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of care which aim to improve physical and emotional health and wellbeing such as obesity/healthy eating, parenting programmes, children's & parental emotional health, health education & promotion activities. These programmes might be delivered to individuals or in groups.



Support qualified nursing staff delegated duties to assess the needs of children and families through individual developmental assessment, health reviews, supporting assessment of emotional health needs, monitoring of growth and obtaining the voice of the child



Provide care and support to identified families in a range of settings such as children's centre, schools, clinics, their homes or community locations.



Work in partnership with parents/carers, families and multi-disciplinary colleagues to improve the health and wellbeing of children and families



Promote multi-agency working and support this by attendance at meetings and information sharing as required for e.g. Child Protection processes, Early Help support, adhering to the Local Safeguarding Children's Board and Trust Policies and Procedures.



Safely maintain confidential, professional records which are accurate, relevant, up to date and legible. E.g. Child Protection/Early Help Assessment.



Create, maintain and enhance effective working relationships within the team, with other staff, and other agencies.



Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with information governance policy



The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as required



Participate in safeguarding supervision as per supervision framework.



Support the team providing learning opportunities for students.