Job requirements
Essential
32 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills & Abilities
Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations
- Skills & Abilities
Able to develop supportive, trusting and respectful relationships.
- Skills & Abilities
Able to work effectively in a team, supporting others and challenging colleague's views and attitudes when necessary.
- Skills & Abilities
Able to sensitively provide anticipatory guidance to parents.
- Skills & Abilities
Able to manage exposure to distressing life events and stressful complex partnerships.
- Skills & Abilities
Highly reflective and able to learn from experiences.
- Skills & Abilities
Willingness to prepare for and engage in clinical and managerial supervision.
- Skills & Abilities
Motivational interviewing.
- Skills & Abilities
Able to assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively.
- Skills & Abilities
Able to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing.
- Skills & Abilities
Exceptional communication, facilitative and motivating skills
- Skills & Abilities
Able to work effectively with diverse groups
- Skills & Abilities
Basic computer skills to create reports, use email, read excel spreadsheets etc
- Skills & Abilities
Able to analyse numerical data
- Knowledge & Experience
Understand the difference between advice giving and motivational approaches.
- Knowledge & Experience
Has some knowledge of the research base of FNP.
- Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge and understanding of parent/infant mental health and its impact on parenting and child development.
- Knowledge & Experience
Willingness to undertake personal study to develop understanding of a range of clinical areas
- Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge and understanding of national and local safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Knowledge & Experience
Significant experience of working with families in communities experiencing social and economic disadvantage
- Knowledge & Experience
Significant experience of midwifery, child health, public health, home visiting or a related clinical setting and clinical supervision
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of working therapeutically with children, young people and families to promote positive health and developmental outcomes
- Education & Qualifications
Nursing or midwifery qualifications and registered with the NMC
- Education & Qualifications
Degree level or equivalent professional qualification
- Education & Qualifications
Willingness to undertake specialist post graduate training and be assessed on competence in clinical field following training.
- Values / Behaviours / Attitudes
Committed to principles of FNP and a strong desire to see it succeed
- Values / Behaviours / Attitudes
Resilient, Tenacious and persistent. Empathic and non-judgmental
- Values / Behaviours / Attitudes
Warmth and flexibility
- Values / Behaviours / Attitudes
Self-awareness
- Values / Behaviours / Attitudes
Pursues own personal growth
- Values / Behaviours / Attitudes
Has a learning style which readily accommodates skills practice and role play
- Values / Behaviours / Attitudes
Able to travel independently
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills & Abilities
Counselling
- Knowledge & Experience
Knowledge and understanding of attachment theory, self-efficacy theory, human ecology theory and behavioural change theory
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of working with young people
- Knowledge & Experience
Experience of working as a Family Nurse within the Family Nurse Partnership programme
- Education & Qualifications
Masters level education
Job overview
Family Nurse: Fixed term - 12 months (37.5 hours)
Would you like to be part of a team that makes a lasting difference to the lives of young parents, babies and families? An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Stockport Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) for a 12 month period to cover maternity leave.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Family Nurse who is passionate about building strong therapeutic relationships and supporting young families to achieve positive, lasting change. The post is funded until December 2027, with full-time or part-time working options considered.
Main duties of the job
As a Family Nurse, you will deliver the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme to eligible pregnant young women and their families, providing intensive, structured and therapeutic support in the home and community. You will build trusting, respectful relationships with families, working alongside them to develop their confidence, skills and aspirations and to achieve positive outcomes for themselves and their children.
Using evidence-based FNP approaches, you will support families throughout pregnancy and the early years to promote positive pregnancy, parenting, child health and development, and longer-term life-course outcomes. You will work collaboratively with families and partner agencies, coordinating support where needed and helping families to access the right universal and specialist services.
You will be supported through reflective supervision, ongoing professional development and a strong focus on FNP programme fidelity, enabling you to develop your clinical and therapeutic skills while making a meaningful difference to families. You will play a key role in supporting families to progress towards their goals and successfully graduate from the programme when their child reaches two years of age.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed
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 Family Nurse with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Leave Cover). The application deadline is 20 Oct 2026.
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