Community Staff Nurse FHWS Service 0-19 Cannock & Rugeley

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Families' Health and Wellbeing (FHWS) 0-19 Service delivering public health services to children and families across Staffordshire. We have a 30 hours a week permanent vacancy for a Band 5 Community Staff Nurse based in the Cannock & Rugeley team. This is a development post whereby there may be an opportunity for future development/secondment to complete the SCPHN HV/SN course., The Families' Health and Wellbeing Service (0-19) in Staffordshire offers an integrated, flexible and family focused service providing high quality, compassionate, personalised support and care to Children and Young People. As a registered nurse, you will be part of a team delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme for a varied, unique and diverse population, in a supportive skill mix team, working closely with our partner agencies across health, social care and the local authority. The successful applicant will need to work to the service specification and demonstrate the trust values at all times. You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all aspects of child development, safeguarding and will carryout some aspects of the mandated contacts of the service model.

• Competent in infant feeding & nutrition and starting solid food.
• Competent in assessment of child development.
• Competent in public health advice delivery - home safety, vaccinations, dental care, safe sleep, behaviour.
• Assessment of maternal mental health and referral onwards.
• Knowledge and competence in safeguarding and child protection.
• Knowledge of enuresis and child continence/constipation.
We are committed to supporting professional and personal development of our staff and have excellent training opportunities.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex. Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria. At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you many services to support this, including
• Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
• Counselling support
• Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
• Career development opportunities
• And many more