Community Nursery Nurse

Job overview

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the health and wellbeing of children and families? Join us as a Community Nursery Nurse in one of London’s most vibrant and diverse communities—City and Hackney. We currently have exciting opportunities available for part-time Community Nursery Nurse position to be part of our Health Visiting Team based at Hackney Down Neighbourhood x1 (0.6WTE) based at Fountayne Road Health Centre

At Homerton Healthcare, our Health Visiting service is experiencing a dynamic period of growth. You’ll be joining a collaborative team that includes Health Visitors, Public Health Staff Nurses, and Community Nursery Nurses, all dedicated to improving the health outcomes of our youngest residents.

Aligned with one of our local Neighbourhoods, you’ll work closely with the City of London and Hackney Children and Family Hubs, allowing families to access a comprehensive range of services all in one place. This integrated approach empowers you to provide truly holistic care, supporting children’s development and promoting family health in partnership with multidisciplinary teams.

Have a look at the following films to see how we work with our local children and families:

iHV Film - Health visiting in your community on Vimeo

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Main duties of the job

Are you passionate about giving children the best start in life? We’re looking for an enthusiastic, caring practitioner to join our Enhanced Health Visiting Service, working with children under 5 and their families to improve health and wellbeing outcomes.

Working under the delegation and supervision of Health Visitors, you’ll help deliver the Healthy Child Programme. You’ll carry out universal developmental reviews, including 27-month and integrated reviews, using tools such as ASQ and ELIM. You’ll also provide targeted support to families on areas such as sleep, behaviour and boundaries, introducing solids, toilet training, play and stimulation, and accident prevention. As a named link professional for early years settings, you’ll work closely with GPs, Family Hubs, nurseries and voluntary partners. You’ll be confident spotting deviations from normal development and acting promptly, whether that’s escalating concerns or making referrals to services such as speech and language therapy, physiotherapy or audiology. You’ll always seek out the voice of the child and respect the privacy, dignity and beliefs of every family you support

We’re looking for

• Experience worket with young children and families
• Communicates warmly and clearly with parents, children and professionals
• Can plan and manage their own delegated workload
• Works well in a multidisciplinary team
• Is committed to safeguarding and delivering high-quality, inclusive care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed

Applicant requirements

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.