Community Staff Nurse - Thriving in life (11-19)

The post holder will be working in an integrated skill mix team that includes Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, Community nurses and youth workers.

Our service users are at the heart of our service delivery and we listen to the child's voice at all times. We involve children and families in decision making and aspire to deliver a truly co-produced 11-19 service.

The post holder is expected to support a range of service delivery under direct and indirect supervision of a SCPHN School Nurse. You must be able to prioritise needs to ensure efficient service delivery.

This is achieved by working within local cluster areas that enable practitioners to have an enhanced knowledge of their local community and its public health needs.

Community Staff Nurses are expected to participate in leading a full range of interventions across the 11-19 age ranges which includes but is not limited to: in-depth health assessments, health education, sexual health advice and assessment, leading group psycho-education including wellbeing workshops, parent and child interventions, continence clinics, well-being interventions and drop-in services.

You will be supported in practice by an administration hub that provides a single point of contact for the 11-19 service.

The Thriving in Life service values staff development and you will be supported with training and development to help you to achieve your potential.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Qualifications & Education

Essential: - Registed Nurse; - Evidence of CPD

Desirable: - Evidence of teaching & mentoring; - Experience of working with children and young people; - Awareness of Healthy Child Programme

Knowledge & experience

Desirable: - Previous experience of community working; - Awareness of child developement; - Awareness of health inequalities; - Experience of teaching/facilitating groups

Personal attributes

Essential: - Flexibilty to meet the needs of the service; - Car driver with ability to travel county wide