Community Staff Nurse; Health Visiting

this post is fixed term/secondment for 12 months due to secondment cover. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

we are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated community staff nurse to work within our generic multi-disciplinary teams in the st. Asaph and rhyl. The post holder will support the health visiting team to provide a service based on the healthy child wales programme as indicated by welsh government. They will support the health visitors by carrying out delegated work and providing parenting support to families, whilst contributing to the delivery and organisation of the public health programme.

please note for welsh students, you must apply via streamlining where all available jobs can be located.

based within the community setting the community staff nurse will be responsible for assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of care offered to families under the supervision of the delegated health visitor. They will be responsible for co-ordinating and managing their own work load and delivering evidenced based practice to families, delivering the healthy child wales contacts.

we offer an induction and preceptorship programme and the post holder will receive regular managerial supervision, and safeguarding supervision from our clinical nurse specialist safeguarding.

this post may be seen as a developmental post, with the applicant possibly applying for the scphn training in the future.

the ability to speak welsh is desirable for this post; english and/or welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

if you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then betsi cadwaladr university health board (bcuhb) north wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across north wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our organisational values and ‘proud to lead’ competence framework.

enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “disability confident employer” scheme.

successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

applications may be submitted in welsh. Applications submitted in welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in english.

• rgn /rn with children’s nursing experience

• rscn or child branch
• previous community experience
• previous experience working within a skill mix team

• able to carry out assessments through appropriate questioning, observations and accurate recording
• able to collate and interpret information to devise intervention based on formulation
• able to deliver effective clinical intervention with children, and their families

• able to use formal assessment tools / clinical interviews
• able to implement specific evidence based approaches

• demonstrate a keen interest in public health and working in the community.
• previous experience of working with children and families
• experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team

• able to use formal assessment tools / clinical interviews
• able to implement specific evidence based approaches
• experience of working with policies related to safeguarding children.

• good knowledge of family dynamics and the issues of working with families
• has a range of skills and expertise relevant to the care of children
• able to work autonomously, planning and prioritising own workload

• understanding of service structures and inter-agency working
• knowledge of evidence based practice

• good organisational skills
• effective time management
• good communication
• flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances
• able to relate to children, young people and adults effectively

• able to travel to other sites

• welsh speaker