Health Visiting Community Staff Nurse

• Are you passionate about public health, early intervention and offering families the right help at the right time?
• Are you looking for new and exciting challenge to develop your skills and take your career to the next level? 
• Do you want to be part of a team that strives for excellence and offers true support to all its members?

If the answer is YES, then we want to hear from you.

Your next role

Community Staff Nurses are a valued part of our skill mix team, who work with the Named Health Visitor and Early Years Family Practitioners to empower Children, Young People and Families to make healthy lifestyle choices. They are able to offer Healthy Child Programme contacts, identifying when extra help may be required and offer the appropriate support or signposting as needed under the direction of named Health Visitor.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to build effective working relationships with a wide range of people. They will have exceptional time management and organisational skills and demonstrate a resilient, brave and connected mind set. The ability to travel throughout the Borough is essential and therefore a car driver would be preferable. This is an excellent career development opportunity for anyone considering SCPHN training in the future.

About you:

• You’ll bring excellent communication skills and be able to build effective working relationships with a wide range of people in addition to your exceptional organisational skills and a resilient, brave and connected mind set to successfully contribute to delivering the Health Visiting service offer.
• You will need to be pro-active and creative in engaging with children, young people and families.
• You will need to be a qualified nurse, hold a current NMC registration with up to date revalidation.
• You will be expected to evidence continuous professional development and have a desire to progress and learn.
• You will understand the need for change and be able to flexibly accommodate it positively.
• You will be offered a tailored induction programme and full training with support through our well designed preceptorship programme.
• You must be able to travel throughout Swindon. Having access to a car would be preferable as you will work in a variety of settings to include the family home.
• You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

You will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps

The role profile for this position.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role, please contact Clare Harrington-Pye, Professional Lead for Health Visiting, email: CHarrington-Pye@Swindon.gov.uk

All applications for this position are being handled through NHS Jobs. Please visit the NHS Jobs website for application details. NHS Ref No: F0065-24-RNR001746