Public Health Staff Nurse 0-19

As a Public Health Staff Nurse 0-19, working to the Healthy Child Programme you will work in partnership with children, young people and families, the Local Authority, Early Intervention Services, Children's Services, family Hubs, Schools and other Health Care providers, providing services in response to identified needs, including supporting the delivery of ParentLine.

You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and packages of care to peopleon an allocated caseload; promoting independence and autonomy; working within amulti-disciplinary team.

You will have advanced clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence through educational programmes.

You will evaluate care, taking appropriate action leading to improvement in quality standards through clinical audit, and contributing to root cause analysis and dealing withcomplaints.

You will provide supervision, mentorship, and clinical support to students and junior staff in the team.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of.

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Knowledge, skills and training

Desirable: - Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training

Job specific experience

Desirable: - Recent previous experience within a comparable role

Managerial and supervisory experience

Essential: - Experience of contributing to the management of change; - Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff

IT and resources

Essential: - Able to evaluate data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word; - Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems

Desirable: - Able to effectively manage available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment

Business Travel

Essential: - Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business level1/2