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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

28d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Junior, Mid & Senior Level
  • Healthcare
  • Nottingham, +4
    Remote

AI generated summary

  • You must be a qualified nurse with experience in the 0-19 age group, knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme, and skills in community settings, supervision, and health inequality initiatives.
  • You will deliver the Universal Healthy Child Programme, manage a defined workload, support team members, and promote health in community settings while addressing health inequalities.

Requirements

  • - Qualified registered nurse
  • - Experience working with the 0-19 age group
  • - Knowledge of the Universal Healthy Child Programme
  • - Ability to deliver targeted health services to the 5-19 age population
  • - Experience in community settings, Health Centres, Schools, and Family Hubs
  • - Evidence of working to public health guidelines and priorities
  • - Skills in clinical supervision and team management
  • - Commitment to tackling health inequalities
  • - Flexibility and adaptability in working practices

Responsibilities

  • You will work in community settings, Health Centres, Schools, Family Hubs, and client's homes to deliver the Universal Healthy Child Programme to the local 0-19 ages populations and Tier 1 (emotional health support ) targeted health services to the local 5-19 ages population.
  • The post holder will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day management of a defined workload, working within a skill mix team.
  • As part of the Healthy Families Team, you will be responsible for the delivery of public health, universal and targeted interventions including safeguarding across the 0-19 years age range in line with The Healthy Child Programme.
  • You will be responsible for supporting and clinically supervising the Assistant Public Health Practitioners, Healthy Child Assistants and Screening Assistants allocated to a defined geographical population to deliver and maintain high quality professional standards of practice.
  • The team work proactively using a partnership approach to promote health and contribute to tackling health inequalities within the level of competencies required for the post.

FAQs

What qualifications are required for the Public Health Practitioner position?

The position requires an enthusiastic qualified registered nurse with competencies related to the role.

What age groups will I be working with as a Public Health Practitioner?

You will be working with the local population aged 0-19 years and providing targeted health services to the 5-19 year age group.

What kind of settings will I be working in?

You will work in community settings, health centres, schools, family hubs, and clients' homes.

What responsibilities do Public Health Practitioners have in this role?

You will support the delivery of public health interventions, universal and targeted health services, safeguarding, and supervise the Assistant Public Health Practitioners, Healthy Child Assistants, and Screening Assistants.

Is there an opportunity for further education in this role?

Yes, the successful applicant will have the opportunity to apply for the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse degree in the future.

What type of team structure will I be part of?

You will be part of a team that includes Specialist Public Health Practitioners, Public Health Practitioners, Assistant Public Health Practitioners, Healthy Child Assistants, and Screening Assistants.

How does the team approach health promotion?

The team works proactively using a partnership approach to promote health and tackle health inequalities.

Does the organization offer any support for health and wellbeing?

Yes, the organization invests significantly in health and wellbeing through an in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service, and Health and Wellbeing Team.

What are the core values of the organization?

The core values include Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, and Teamwork.

Who can I contact for more information about the role?

For further details or informal visits, you can contact Sue Wetton, the Professional Service Lead, at susan.wetton@nottshc.nhs.uk or call 07814907650.

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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Mission & Purpose

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Services are delivered from over 257 locations within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons. As one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire, we provide care to more than two million people a year. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health. Our annual budget is £628m.