Job Description
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust are delighted to be offering the position of a Community Nurse Nurse to join us within our Torbay 0 - 19 team. This is a full-time Band 4 position. Candidates must have a NVQ level 3 in Early Years or Childcare or equivalent (BTEC, NNEB, CACHE Diploma).
This is an exciting opportunity to join us and be part of the new 0 - 19 Partnership, who's aim is to support the health, development and wellbeing of children, young people and families in Torbay.
- The Community Nursery nurse works as an integrated member of the team to provide upto date, high quality services, support and interventions to families and carers with children aged 0 - 19 years.
- The post holder will collaborate with the wider team in offering public health services and family support in the community. This will include undertaking developmental assessments and providing support within health clinics, children's centres and homes.
- To be able to develop working relationships with service users and their families; carers; health professionals; voluntary sector organisations, in individual and group settings.
- To be able to communicate effectively with people who may themselves have communication difficulties, including willingness to seek out and use resources to help those whose first language is not English or those with sensory or learning difficulties.
- To be able to answer telephone calls, taking comprehensive messages and notifying colleagues, dealing with post, e-mails, answering queries, etc. Undertaking all communication in a way that is appropriate to the communication needs of the user
- On occasions, be prepared to accompany members of the Torbay 0 to 19 team on home visits, where lone-working is not appropriate.
- Regularly update the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) team and Torbay 0 to 19 colleagues of any changes to a families’ requirements or needs.
Torbay 0 to 19 services are commissioned by Torbay Council we work in partnership with Action for Children and The Children's Society Checkpoint services.
Why work with us- Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.
If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to our Torbay and South Devon Team.#CareToJoinUsTSD
Full vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.