Job Introduction
Are you a Registered Nurse or Midwife looking to build a rewarding career in public health and community services? Do you want to support children, young people and families to achieve the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity to join our Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service.
At HCRG Care Group, in partnership with the NHS, Essex County Council and Barnardo's, we deliver the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service, providing preventative and supportive healthcare for children, young people and their families from pregnancy through to adulthood. As a Family Wellbeing Nurse, you will work as part of a Healthy Family Team alongside Health Visitors, School Nurses and Family Support Practitioners, helping families access the right support at the right time.
This is a varied and fulfilling community-based role where no two days are the same. Working across homes, Family Hubs and community venues, you will have the opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of children and families while developing your own skills within a supportive, multidisciplinary team.
We have 4 vacancies for this position available at these locations:
- Brentwood - Larchwood Family Hub - 22.5 Hours
- Billericay - Sunnyside Delivery Site - 22.5 Hours
- Basildon - Northlands Park Family Hub - 30 Hours
- Thundersley - Little Handprints Family Hub - 30 Hours
Package Description
As a Band 5 Family Wellbeing Nurse, you will be part of our valued team in Essex and receive access to a wide range of rewards and benefits designed to support your wellbeing, career development and financial security.
- Band 5 Agenda for Change salary and terms and conditions, including an NHS pension
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases, cashback and voucher offers
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help manage unexpected expenses
- Online and face-to-face wellbeing support, including counselling, career coaching, legal advice and lifestyle support
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and continuing professional development through our Outstanding Learning and Development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open and supportive culture where colleagues are encouraged to share ideas and drive innovation, backed by annual ringfenced innovation funding
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to high clinical and quality standards, with the majority of services rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC
Main Responsibilities
Delivering the Healthy Child Programme
You will work under the supervision of a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) to deliver the Healthy Child Programme across a range of community settings. This includes assessing health and wellbeing needs, undertaking child health reviews at key stages of development, updating Family Health Needs Assessments and implementing appropriate interventions for children, young people and families.
Supporting Children and Families
Working in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals, you will identify health needs and ensure families receive the right support from the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service or other relevant agencies. You will provide advice, guidance and targeted interventions that promote positive health outcomes and help families thrive.
Safeguarding and Early Help
Safeguarding is a key aspect of this role. You will support children and families requiring early help, contribute to Child in Need and child protection processes, and work alongside safeguarding colleagues where concerns are identified. You will also support Looked After Children health assessments and contribute to care planning where appropriate.
Community Engagement and Health Promotion
You will facilitate parent groups, deliver training sessions on topics such as common childhood illnesses and chronic conditions, and support community health drop-in sessions. Through education and health promotion activities, you will empower families to make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing.
Collaborative Working
As part of a multidisciplinary Healthy Family Team, you will work closely with Health Visitors, School Nurses, Family Support Practitioners and partner agencies. You will contribute to service development, share knowledge with colleagues and help ensure high-quality care is delivered across the community.
Person Specification
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife
- Experience of working with children and families
- Knowledge of national and local policy relating to Children's Services and Public Health
- Understanding of child and adolescent development
- Demonstrable commitment to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex information in a clear and accessible way
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Willingness to work across South Essex to meet service needs
- Competent in the use of IT systems and Microsoft Office applications
- Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for work purposes
Desirable
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary environment
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of behaviour change theory and methods
- Mentorship qualification
- Interest in undertaking the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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