Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Public Health Staff Nurse in the 5-19 service in North Herts and Stevenage. We are looking for a motivated band 5 to join our workforce to deliver high quality care to our service users in an integrated model with Family Support Services.As well as working with individual children and young people, our focus is on developing local public health plans with schools and the wider community.
Please see Job Description and Job Specification for full details, must be a car owner have access to a car and be willing to travel across Hertfordshire.
Main duties of the job
You will:
HCT Public Health Nursing Team 5-19 is an innovative service that is using electronic health assessments at key stages to help identify individuals requiring early intervention pathways as well as determining public health needs of local communities. HCT also uses Chat health text messaging service and has implemented two health websites for use by children, young people, families & professionals.
The service is committed to mobile working and experience of electronic record keeping would be an advantage although full training will be given.
About us
Date posted
18 November 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
812-22-SM-RSNH-B5-01-A
Job locations
Bedford Road Health Centre
Bedford Road
Hitchin
SG5 1HF
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a qualified nurse you will support the Public Health Nurses to implement and deliver the Healthy Child 5-19 programme within the agreed specification from commissioners.
You will deliver care, support & advice to children & their families that attend mainstream schools in the Royston, Baldock, Letchworth, Hitchin, Knebworth and Stevenage area of Hertfordshire. This includes working in schools to deliver the online health questionnaires to Y6 children and liaising with parents following their completion of the online health questionnaire for reception children .
You will be involved in carrying out brief interventions, after triage and allocation by a Public Health Nurse, following agreed care pathways in response to referrals and health needs assessment alerts.
You may also be involved in supporting schools with writing education and health care plans for children with complex health needs, coordinating support in partnership with other specialist health professionals.
You will be required to proactively manage a caseload, prioritising cases according to risk and level of need, with regular supervision from a Public Health Nurse.This role will be based across North Hertfordshire and Stevenage. The core service is provided between 9am and 5pm (working hours can be flexible within these times).
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defense against COVID-19.
In return, we can offer you:
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is voted as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work (HSJ/ Nursing Times) and is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. Our CQC rating is Good.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a qualified nurse you will support the Public Health Nurses to implement and deliver the Healthy Child 5-19 programme within the agreed specification from commissioners.
You will deliver care, support & advice to children & their families that attend mainstream schools in the Royston, Baldock, Letchworth, Hitchin, Knebworth and Stevenage area of Hertfordshire. This includes working in schools to deliver the online health questionnaires to Y6 children and liaising with parents following their completion of the online health questionnaire for reception children .
You will be involved in carrying out brief interventions, after triage and allocation by a Public Health Nurse, following agreed care pathways in response to referrals and health needs assessment alerts.
You may also be involved in supporting schools with writing education and health care plans for children with complex health needs, coordinating support in partnership with other specialist health professionals.
You will be required to proactively manage a caseload, prioritising cases according to risk and level of need, with regular supervision from a Public Health Nurse.This role will be based across North Hertfordshire and Stevenage. The core service is provided between 9am and 5pm (working hours can be flexible within these times).
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defense against COVID-19.
In return, we can offer you:
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is voted as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work (HSJ/ Nursing Times) and is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. Our CQC rating is Good.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
Skills and Personal qualities
Essential
Other requirements
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
Skills and Personal qualities
Essential
Other requirements
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).