The Staff Nurse is a registered nurse working as part of the Health Visiting Team providing preventative and supportive health care to children and families in Surrey.
This includes the identification, monitoring and provision of targeted support to vulnerable children and those whose welfare and safety may be at risk.
Our Staff Nurses work as a member of the Health Visiting Team maintaining a public health focus under the supervision of a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) to deliver the Healthy Programme in a variety of settings including the home and community venues as delegated by the Health Visitor. All allocated work is completed within the designated competency framework.
Base
Our Healthy Family Teams support our Surrey-wide service, and you will be based at one of our Office Hubs across Surrey with the opportunity for hybrid working.
HCRG Care Group is a flexible-first employer, whilst you will have an office base, our teams are agile and work in flexible/hybrid arrangements.
Package DescriptionAs a Staff Nurse within our Health Visiting Team we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:
Competitive Pay & Pension: Enjoy a Band 5 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with NHS professionals nationwide to share insights and develop leading care practices.
Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and premium offers at national supermarkets, well-known retailers, and indulgent treats like Virgin Experience Days through our Reward Gateway.
Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, offering access to counselors, career coaching, legal advice, and more.
Flexible Pay Options: Use Wagestream to track your earnings and access your wages as you need them, without worrying about high-interest loans or overdrafts.
Learning & Development: Advance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, who collaborate with universities and Health Education England. Access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities to help you grow.
Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas to improve services, and stay informed through regular updates from our leadership team.
Main ResponsibilitiesAs a Staff Nurse you will play a vital role in improving health and wellbeing outcomes for children, young people, and their families. Working within a Healthy Family Team, you’ll provide compassionate, outcome-based support in homes, schools, and family hubs across Surrey.
Your Responsibilities Will Include:
Work within the boundaries of the Staff Nurse Competency framework
Work with the Health Visiting Team to achieve Key Performance Indicators
Work in partnership with children and families to identify any health needs at the earliest opportunity and to provide appropriate support to achieve positive outcomes.
To work in partnership with Early Years Services in the community such as Children’s Centres and Early Years settings.
To support Infant feeding and parent infant relationships by adhering to the Baby Friendly Initiative Standards
To complete the Family Health Needs assessment for allocated mandated reviews and update the SCPHN (Health Visitor) with any areas of concern.
To provide support to families using the Solihull Foundation Approach model and Five to Thrive trauma-informed practice in behavioural management, parenting skills and in the delivery of programmes of care to vulnerable families as identified by the SCPHN Health Visitor.
To provide ongoing support and intervention to allocated families and updating the SCPHN health visitor when significant changes occur.
Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities
The Ideal CandidateWe’d love to hear from you if:
NMC registration in a field of nursing
Experience in working with children and families
Holds a full driving license, and car owner.
Knowledge of national and local policy in Children’s Service and Public Health.
Understanding of child development.
Able to demonstrate a commitment and ability to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and families with the skills to build sustainable professional boundaries.
Desirable
Registered Children’s Nurse
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment.
Knowledge of behaviour change theory.
Practice supervisor/practice assessor qualification
Interest in undertaking the SCPHN qualification
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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