Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Community Nursery Nurse / Early Years Practitioner working within the Health Visiting Team across HMR.
The role is to promote the health and wellbeing of individual children, young people, families and communities using an early help and partnership approach at every opportunity.
The post holder is required to:
- Contribute to the delivery of the Healthy Child programme for children 0 to 5 years and their families / carers as delegated by the Health Visitor / Health visiting team lead.
- Work under the supervision and direction of the Health Visitor/Health visiting team lead.
- Work with targeted families providing advice and support in response to identified health, social or special needs within the home and other venues.
- Undertake and assist with the planning of developmental assessments.
- Be responsible for their own work ensuring effective liaison and regular updates to the Health Visitor / Health visiting team lead.
- Work innovatively, embracing new developments including the use of technology
- Plan and implement health promotion activity both for individuals and groups within the local and national Public Health agenda and according to identified need
- Contribute to locality teams’ performance and data capture
Main duties of the job
The Community Nursery Nurse/ Early Years Practitioner works within the Health Visiting Team and supports the team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme for children 0 to 5 years and their families. As member of Rochdale Care Organisation and Rochdale Borough’s Integrated Children’s Services they will contribute to the expectations of the Boroughs Children and Young Peoples Partnership Strategy and the Early Help Strategy.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.