Community Nursery Nurse

The Community Nursery Nurse works as an integrated member of the team to provide up to date, high quality services, support and interventions to families and carers with children aged 0 - 19 years.

You will empower families enabling them to make decisions that affect their family's future health and wellbeing within Torbay.

The Community Nursery Nurse will be responsible to carry out duties delegated by the SCPHN Health Visitors (HV) and School Nurses (SN).

This post is for 30 hours per week, The Community Nursery Nurse will be responsible to carry out duties delegated by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN). The post requires an experienced NNEB or equivalent qualification and experience of working in a community environment.

• The CNN will organise and support planned interventions in health and community settings e.g. child health clinics, open access/drop in sessions: health demonstrations and presentations, parenting groups and other support groups e.g. Breast feeding support groups, NCMP in schools, parents-to-be groups.
  
  The CNN must have the ability to plan and organise their own diary with regards to their wider team duties


• Excellent record keeping skills, with legible hand writing, word processing and typing skills are essential


• The CNN must be able to recognise situations where service users require advice and help from the SCPHN


• Must have knowledge of infant feeding and nutrition and the ability to provide guidance and support on weaning and a healthy family diet


• Undertake and assist in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, under the direction of the SCPHN Health Visitor.


• Able to recognise when situations need to be referred to the SCPHN e.g. developmental delay, child protection.


• Support families through episodes of care where there are children with special needs or life limiting illnesses, or child protection, Early Help Framework or Child in Need circumstances under the supervision of a SCPHN.
  
  Why Work With Us


The post holder will have the opportunity as part of a team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme making a difference to children and young people's health outcomes in Torbay.

You will have the opportunity to work with children, young people and their families, to allow them to feel empowered in making healthier lifestyle choices.