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Public Health Nurse 5-19 Band 6 East Hertfordshire permanent full time role.

Are you a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN), School Nursing, looking for a new challenge that will allow you to develop your leadership skills? This role will enable you to fulfill your Public Health role delivering the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) as well as working with SCPHNs, Team Leaders and Clinical Leads across Hertfordshire to continually improve the quality of service offered to children and young people. Hertfordshire Community Trust (HCT) are committed to developing the skills of all nurses and offer a range of leadership courses as well as restorative and safeguarding supervision.

This post is also suitable for newly qualified SCPHN School Nurse students as we are able to offer a comprehensive preceptorship programme. We would also consider nurses who have completed an alternative Public Health Nursing qualification who have an interest in promoting the health and well-being of children and young people.

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To lead and supervise members of the Public Health Nursing 5-19 team to deliver universal targeted and specialist care to children and young people, following the Healthy Child and Young People Public Health Nursing Programme.

The post holder will work with children, young people and families within the school and community setting or within the home environment, as deemed necessary, to provide and promote the healthcare needs of children and young people in Hertfordshire to achieve to their full potential and thrive into adulthood.

 The post holder will have an integral part in Safeguarding children and young people, providing health assessments for Children Looked After, and Safeguarded children, following appropriate safeguarding processes.  The post holder will also cover duty, assess, triage, plan, and implementing healthcare as appropriate in accordance with Trust Guidelines and the Healthy Child Programme.

Demonstrate an evidence-based approach to practice to continue the delivery and development of a high standard of service, whilst supporting the Team Lead and Clinical Quality Lead.  Responsibilities will also include but not limited to, attending local liaison meetings, undertaking health promotion/education activities, completing appraisals and one to one’s. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and Carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities  
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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