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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Abilities
Excellent communication skills: IT, written and oral
- Skills and Abilities
High levels of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to apply research to practice.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to set personal objectives, and manage time, priorities and stressful situations
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to delegate work appropriately and safely.
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to work as part of a team.
- Knowledge and Experience
Knowledge of current legislation and national guidance
- Knowledge and Experience
Understanding of the safeguarding process and child protection procedures, clinical governance arrangements and the ability to make decisions in these areas
- Knowledge and Experience
Willingness to support management of change.
- Knowledge and Experience
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Knowledge and Experience
Commitment to the development of excellent services, which focus on improved outcomes for children
- Knowledge and Experience
Awareness of Equal Opportunities and Valuing Diversity
- Education and Qualification
The post holder is a qualified registered nurse ideally with experience in working in paediatrics in an acute/community setting
- Education and Qualification
Experience working in the community and/or with children and families
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Barnet Community Staff Nurse (Pathway to SCPHN HV)
Are you interested in public health nursing ?
Would you like to improve the health outcomes of children and young people in Barnet?
Are you looking for a real development opportunity ?
Then you are what Barnet needs.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation and an expanding team. Come and join us on our journey as we develop our staff and enhance our offer to families.
Barnet is a large, richly diverse and dynamic borough and as a member of the 0-19 Service, you will be part of a team that is integrated, friendly and supportive. We deliver a local needs-led service ensuring that children and their families are at the heart of what we do. There are opportunities to work differently with many partners on different sites. We have some great networks supporting inclusivity and well-being, all in a great borough which is easy to navigate, central and reached via lots of different routes.
We will provide a robust and innovative training package, looking to develop and expand on your skillset. Our learning and development department offers stimulating opportunities for continued professional development. We offer flexible working opportunities and technological support. Staff wellbeing is a high priority for Whittington Health and as part of the organisation you can access a range of support and resources.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
Main duties of the job
Job Overview
We are looking for staff nurses who want an exciting challenge and are seeking to develop new skills. This is a development role fixed over 1 year with the possibility to expand, with CPD module linked to the University of Hertfordshire that offers progression to the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse training (Health Visiting). We want you to be passionate about Public Health, early intervention and prevention and to want to be part of an integrated service which strives for excellence, loves creativity and supports working together.
We will offer a comprehensive and robust induction programme, with a six-month probation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties of the job
- To support health visitors in delivering the Healthy Child Programme and Whittington Health Trust (Barnet) Health Visiting service specification.
- To work across the 0-19 service, based within the Health Visiting teams, to improve health and life outcomes for children and families within a defined community through delivering packages of care/support following assessment by the Health Visitor/Team Leader.
- To participate in the development of intervention pathways, services and health improvement activities.
- To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers, including Children Centres and Early Years to identify and address health needs
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Barnet Community Staff Nurse (Pathway to SCPHN HV) with Whittington Health NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £36,943 - £44,900 Per Annum (Per Rata) Including HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Sept 26 - Aug 27). The application deadline is 29 Sep 2026.
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