Community Public Health Nurse

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Community Public Health Nurse to join our health visiting team in Tunbridge Wells District, working with children & families in Paddock Wood & Cranbrook. Our health visiting service provides support to families (adults) with children aged zero to five. Supporting a health visitor caseload and you'll need to be confident and flexible to provide the best support for new and growing families. You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by using your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning and make sure that children and families (adults) who use our services have a good experience. Working as part of the Health Visiting Service you will support the delivery of the Health Child Programme in accordance with national and local strategy / guidance, a key part of your role will be to undertake universal and targeted assessments, mandated well-being reviews and packages of care in line with evidence- based practice, recognising when to escalate concerns to the appropriate qualified Health Visitor or District Manager. This role requires you to undertake regulated activities to both Children and Adults. Main duties of the job

• Contributing to antenatal and postnatal care programmes
• Completing HCP mandated reviews, packages of care and safeguarding.
• Undertaking a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions to support the outcomes for families.
• Team working environment.
We have part time opportunity a minimum of hours per week between 9am to 5pm. This role is a community-based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and community settings or client homes., Rated outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments.


• Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body NMC. Higher education modules in :
• Level 6 Early Intervention in Public Health, Level 6 Child Development and Assessment
2 experience Essential criteria experience of recent community / acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment Ability to demonstrate clinically effective practice with children and families Knowledge Essential criteria awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS Knowledge of up to date clinical practice Skills and ability, Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) Ability to self- manage within a team environment Ability to use own initiative, ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice. Ability to work under pressure Flexible and adaptable ability to manage Essential criteria able to support the implementation of local and national agenda's for health under the guidance of the team lead / ward manager. Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.