Specialist Public Health Practitioner Vulnerable Families

To lead on the delivery of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme and Public Health Nursing Programme in line with local and national public health priorities to children, young people and families who may be new to the country, young people at risk of sexual exploitation, parents with mental ill health, drug, alcohol and/or domestic violence that are often living in temporary accommodation/refuge and find it difficult or reluctant to access existing services.

The post holder will have the knowledge and skills to identify risk factors and hold a caseload of families that are complex in nature. They will work in partnership with families who may be new to the country, young people at risk of sexual exploitation, parents with mental ill health, drug, alcohol and/or domestic violence that are often living in temporary accommodation/refuge and find it difficult or reluctant to access existing services.

The post holder will have responsibility for identifying transient families, completing health needs assessments, co-ordinating health plans and additional targeted support with the Healthy Families Teams to improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable young people and families in the local population.

Main duties of the job

Ashfield and Mansfield Healthy Families Team, provide a quality service to the local population, we are an integrated service, working in partnership with local Children's Centres, working with children, young people aged 0 - 19 and their families.

This is a specialist post within the Healthy Family Team. The post holder will have responsibility for identifying transient families, completing health needs assessments, co-ordinating health plans and additional targeted support with the Healthy Families Teams to improve outcomes for some of the most vulnerable children, young people and families in the local population.

A key aspect of the role will be developing links and building supportive relationships within primary care, relevant statutory and voluntary agencies. The post holder will be a source of expert knowledge and support for health colleagues and work collaboratively with partner agencies.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!