Health Visitor Community Staff Nurse

Community Staff Nurses are a valued part of our skill mix team, who work with the Named Health Visitor and Early Years Family Practitioners to empower Children, Young People and Families to make healthy lifestyle choices. Theyare able tooffer Healthy Child Programme contacts,identifyingwhen extra help may berequiredand offer theappropriate supportor signposting as needed under the direction of named Health Visitor.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills andbeable to build effective working relationships with a wide range of people. They will have exceptional time management and organisational skills anddemonstratea resilient,braveand connected mind set. The ability to travel throughout the Borough is essential and therefore a car driver would be preferable. This is an excellent career development opportunity for anyone considering SCPHN training in the future.,

• Youllbring excellent communication skills and be able to build effective working relationships with a wide range of people in addition to your exceptional organisational skills and a resilient,braveand connected mind set to successfully contribute to delivering the Health Visiting service offer.
• You will need to be pro-active and creative in engaging with children, youngpeopleand families.
• You will need to be a qualified nurse, hold a current NMC registration withup to daterevalidation.
• You will be expected toevidencecontinuous professional development and have a desire to progress and learn.
• You will understand the need for change and be able to flexibly accommodate it positively.
• You will be offered a tailored induction programme and full training with support through ourwell designedpreceptorship programme.
• You must be able to travel throughout Swindon. Having access to a car would be preferable as you will work in a variety of settings to include the family home., You must be fluent in the English language, as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act for the effective performance of a customer-facing role.
The ability to travel throughout the Borough will be required and access to a car. We are not considering applications where there is a requirement to sponsor a work visa for successful applicants. You will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

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