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Family Nurse Partnership
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
245-NAM7FNP-09-25
Employer
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ashton Primary Care Centre
Town
Ashton under Lyne
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 pro-rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/09/2025 23:59

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Family Nurse

Band 7

Job overview

Family Nurse

Band 7 

1 x 30 hour permanent post

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to be a Family Nurse in Tameside. You will deliver the Family Nurse Partnership programme, which has evidence based outcomes, to a caseload of young vulnerable parents and their babies.

We are seeking a flexible, warm and innovative Family Nurse for our established Family Nurse team. You will need to be available to  complete the FNP Family Nurse training programme if not already completed and be highly motivated with a good understanding of infant psychology, building therapeutic and empowering relationships, safeguarding children, child development, and you will enjoy working with this age group of parent.

Family Nurse Partnership is well embedded within the local early help offer and is in its 10th year of delivering the programme to the young parents in the borough. Our multi-agency approach to parent-infant mental health and our early attachment service are already highly regarded, and as a Family Nurse you will work closely with these and other services.

Please note for this role you will be asked to undertake home visits and a car user is essential.

Main duties of the job

The Family Nurse role is responsible for delivering the FNP intensive and preventive home visiting service to vulnerable and hard to reach young woman who are expecting their first baby. The post holder will be required to develop high level generalist and specialist skills to work within the clinical methods of the service delivery. Family Nurses will be expected to develop therapeutic relationships with clients and work intensively within complex family situations to achieve the expected outcomes. This is a specialist role

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. 

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. 

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Nursing or midwifery qualifications and registered with the NMC
  • Degree level or equivalent professional qualification
Desirable criteria
  • Masters level education
  • Completion of the FNP Family Nurse National Clinical learning programme

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of working with families in deprived communities
  • Significant experience of midwifery, child health, public health , home visiting and clinical supervision
  • Working with children & families
Desirable criteria
  • Working with young people
  • Working as a Family Nurse

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understand the difference between advice giving and motivational approaches.
  • Has some knowledge of the research base of NFP. Parent/infant mental health
  • Willingness to undertake personal study to develop understanding of a range of clinical areas National and local safeguarding policies
Desirable criteria
  • Attachment theory, Self efficacy theory, Human ecology theory and Behavioural change theory

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Able to develop supportive, trusting and respectful relationships.
  • Able to work effectively in a team, supporting others and challenging colleagues views and attitudes when necessary.
  • Able to sensitively provide anticipatory guidance to parents.
  • Able to manage exposure to distressing life events and stressful complex partnerships.
  • Highly reflective and able to learn from experiences.
  • Willingness to prepare for and engage in clinical and managerial supervision.
  • Able to assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively.
  • Able to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing.
  • Exceptional communication, facilitative and motivating skills.
  • Able to work effectively with diverse groups
  • Basic computer skills to create reports, use email, read excel spreadsheets etc
  • Able to analyse numerical data
Desirable criteria
  • Motivational interviewing.
  • Counselling

Work Related Circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Committed to principles of FNP and a strong desire to see it succeed
  • Resilient, Tenacious and persistent
  • Empathic and non-judgemental
  • Warmth and flexibility
  • Self awareness
  • Pursues own personal growth
  • Has a learning style which readily accommodates skills practice and role play
  • Able to travel independently

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerFoster FriendlyStep into healthNorth West BAMEArmed Forces CovenantAccredited Menopause Friendly EmployerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Pastoral Care Quality AwardSafe Learning Environment Charter

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alison Goodall
Job title
Family Nurse Supervisor
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07810853769