Job Description
Job overview
Family Hub Practitioner (Universal Offer – Nursery Nurses x5)
This is an exciting opportunity to join at the start of the new Family Hub Programme, we expect this role to develop over the life of the programme. We welcome your existing knowledge, skills and experience of working as a nursery nurse in shaping the universal offer and integration of services to ensure all children get the best start in life!
Main duties of the job
You will join one of five Dudley Family Hub Centres/Health Visiting Teams that will offer an open universal front door to families providing a welcoming experience and support that identifies family strengths and community to help families meet their potential. You will offer support across all services within the Family Hub/Health Visiting teams you will be expected to embrace the 3 principles of Family Hubs – Access, Connection and Relationships when working with colleagues and with families. You will facilitate groups including evidence-based programmes such as Triple P and Henry, well baby clinic, development clinics as well as open access stay and play sessions and other peer to peer sessions. You will provide outreach to help overcome any barriers for families in accessing and engaging with the Family Hubs. You will get to know the community assets within your area so you can help families to navigate themselves to the support that they want including virtual/digital offers. You will develop extensive knowledge of the integrated offer and signpost to services appropriate to the needs of the families across the age range. You will engage in an ongoing “continuous conversation” with families in order to listen and understand how to provide them with the “right approach at the right time in the right place”. Training will be offered to ensure we all embed restorative approaches in our practice and support positive change through a Make Every Contact Count approach.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To be responsible for your own work ensuring liaison and regular updates with the Health Visitor Team Leader or Family Hub Manager who delegated the piece of work
- To maintain effective communication networks with and other professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies
- To provide services to parents/carers and children within a home setting sometimes this will incorporate children with special needs and developmental delay
- To attend Nursery Nurse Forums and other relevant Forums pertinent to the role
- To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and issues
- To adhere to Trust Policies and Guidelines at all times e.g. Incident reporting
- To deliver services effectively within the resources available
- To be responsible at all times for accurate and contemporaneous record keeping in line with local and national guidelines and policies
- To support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme for children 0-5 and their families as delegated by and under the supervision of the Health Visitor Team Leader or Family Hub Manager
- To safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and to adhere to the BCHFT Safeguarding Children Policy, Local Authority policies and procedures and Local Safeguarding Children Board policies and procedures
- To plan and implement Health Promotion activity both for individuals and groups within the local and national Public Health agenda and according to identified need as delegated by and under the supervision of the Health Visitor Team Leader or Family Hub Manager
- To participate in child health clinics in conjunction with the Health Visitor
- To promote breastfeeding as per the BCHFT Breast feeding Policy
Essential criteria
- Qualification
- NNEB Diploma or Diploma in Childcare and Education (CACHE) or NVQ/SNVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Education, BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Early Years or any other recognised qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development and knowledge of public health issues
- Demonstrable post qualification experience in a comparable role Experience of working with families Experience of working as part of a Team
Desirable criteria
- Experience facilitating groups
- Knowledge of the High Impact Areas
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 20 months
Salary: £25,147.00-£27,596.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Childcare
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Transport links
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Dudley, West Midlands: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- working with families: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- (CACHE) or NVQ/SNVQ Level 3 in Early Years and Education (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Shift availability:
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 285-6349-CYPF