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Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
Public Health Nursing Practitioner
Accepting applications until: 12-Jul-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 12-Jul-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Oakley Resource Centre
- Cyfeiriad
- Clyde Crescent
- Tref
- Cheltenham
- Cod post
- GL52 5QH
- Major / Minor Region
- Gloucestershire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term/ Secondment)
- Oriau
- Part time - 30 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £32,073 - £39,043 per annum (pro rata)
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Health Visiting
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Trosolwg o'r swydd
This is a fixed term contract for up to 12 months. The hours are part time, 30 hours a week.
Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment.
The Health Visiting Service is part of the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service, provides health information, advice, support and interventions based on identified needs of a child, their family and their communities. This is often done in partnership with other professionals and agencies who work with or interact with children to ensure the best outcomes are achieved for the child.
The specific job purpose is to support the Public Health Nursing Team within the 0-5 Health Visiting Service with a particular focus on supporting families with children with additional needs.
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The Public Health Nurse is a Practitioner working with children and families within the community, working in an effective, safe and inter-professional manner with all agencies.
The role includes supporting families and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and supporting their progression on the Gloucestershire Health and Care
NHS Foundation Trust (GHC) policies such as the SEND Graduated Pathway for Gloucestershire, SCAAS pathway, Safeguarding, promotion of health, prevention of ill health & protection of children are key priorities. This is undertaken in partnership with other
agencies.
The Public Health Nurse works under the instruction and supervision of a SCPHN – Health Visitor in accordance with GHC protocols and competencies.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Clinical:
Responsible and accountable for assessing and implementing programmes of care from the Healthy Child Programme, in collaboration with the Specialist Community.
Public Health Nurse. This may also involve other evidenced based programmes of care in partnership with clients or other agencies to identify and address health needs.
Progress the level of intervention as may be required according to identified risk factors which potentially could impact on a child’s health outcomes.
Provide leadership and act as a role model by representing the values and beliefs of the nursing profession in addition to aligning to the GHC Values Framework.
Assess global health needs of communities, and children to reduce disadvantages through ill health, developmental delay or social circumstances.
Promote and monitor the health of all children, identifying physical, emotional/mental health needs, disability and problems with development or behaviour.
We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).
Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.
The Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Essential
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Registered Nurse / Midwife
- Uk Driving Licence
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Essential
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Educated to degree or diploma level
- Sound understanding of Public Health Nursing, The Healthy Child Programme, NHS Plan & other National Policies and the impact on local services.
- Knowledge of health visiting role / that underpin evidence based practice.
- Accurate clinical record keeping following national and local guidelines .
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, & English Fluency for the role.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Ability to form good working relationships with colleagues, clients & other stakeholders .
- Good listening, communication presentation and networking skills.
- Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training .
- Experience of working with children who may have additional needs .
- Ability to cope with a frequently changing professional climate .
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience in identifying and assessing health needs including community health needs.
- Understanding and experience of the application of research in practice.
- Experience of working across agencies.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Natasha James
- Teitl y swydd
- Team Lead for Cheltenham Health Visiting Team
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07779 879633
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