Job overview
Permanent Post based in Doncaster
The Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) will work as part of an integrated team contributing to family health needs assessment. The post holder will lead the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme and work in partnership with the family, education and other agencies to develop implement and evaluate packages of care.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Nursing Practice
Deliver the commissioned service
Utilise specialist skills and knowledge to assess the health and health related needs of children and their families. Identify, develop, deliver and review packages of care that ensure effective treatment and referral to maximise potential health outcomes.
Work as an autonomous practitioner, assessing and delivering care in a range of settings, assuming professional and legal accountability for all aspects of own work in line with the Trusts objectives and national and local guidance.
Ensure adherence to nurse prescribing policy when utilising specialist nurse prescriber knowledge to diagnose, prescribe and treat a range of clinical conditions and ensure adherence to nurse prescribing policy.
Undertake child health promotion, utilising therapeutic relationships with individuals, families and communities
Identify and minimise risk to ensure children are protected and remain safe, working in partnership with families and other agencies.
To complete accurate, contemporaneous records on electronic record systems in a timely manner in line with NMC and Trust guidelines and policies.
To provide up to date evidenced based care, advice and support to children and their families.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.
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.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Flexible approach to work in line with the needs of the service
- Well-developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.
- Self-motivated Confident – able to deal with individuals at all levels and in challenging situations.
- Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promote organisational values
- Ability to handle difficult situations with tact and sensitivity
- Flexible and proactive approach to work
- Discretion and confidentiality
- Strong commitment to team and partnership working.
- Able to cope with conflicting demand
Knowledge
Essential
- Critically examine and explain the role in relation to multi-disciplinary practice
- Employ the principles explicit in the children, young people and families’ agenda
- Identification and evaluation of the best evidence based practice in order to deliver effective health care intervention.
- A clear understanding of government and local health policy
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of practice
- Knowledge of ethical and legal principles of Specialist Community Public Health practice
- Critically evaluate and analyse information, concepts and process, to make clinical judgements and decisions in highly complex situations.
- Analyse the needs of clients drawing on appropriate theory and legislation
- Teambuilding skills and skills to undertake work independently.
- Critical reflection on own experience and professional practice
- Health needs assessment, principles of health promotion and education.
- High levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical practice
- Willingness to undertake relevant training required and appropriate for the post
- Computer literate
- Ability to formulate and present resources for training
- Ability to motivate, inspire and innovate
- Skills and strategies for effective teaching, assessment and evaluation.
- Critical reflection on their experience of teaching and assessment
- Knowledge and apply the skills to appraise the effectiveness of different models of reflection
- Understand the ethical and legal considerations for reflections in practice
- Knowledge of the relationship between theory and practice
Experience
Essential
- • Evidence of continued personal/professional development and a willingness to undertake training.
Qualifications
Essential
- A Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) with an active registration
- RGN, RN or RM
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