Job summary
- Main area
- Nursery Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-7482843-I
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Child Development Centre
- Town
- Stowmarket
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 Pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Nursery Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Specialist Child Development Nursing Team at the Child Development Centre in Stowmarket, to become part of the multi-disciplinary team supporting children under 5years and their families, who have additional needs.
The role will involve observation and assessment of children in a variety of settings including Early Years, clinic and home, feeding back to the multidisciplinary team with verbal and written reports to support the diagnostic process. You will also work closely with families in their own home offering advice and strategies and participate in workshops and parenting programmes with other members of the team.
Experience of working with children who have additional needs would be beneficial.
Please see the Job description for further details.
You will be required to travel throughout the East of the county and will need to have your own transport.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be part of the Specialist Health Visiting Team and work as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) which includes Community Paediatricians, Therapy and Psychology colleagues.
You will need to be confident in feeding back verbally to the MDT and be able to contribute to written reports.
A large proportion of the role is working directly with families, supporting with behaviour, offering advice and support with strategies. This includes face to face sessions in the home and group workshops either in person or virtually.
Experience of working with children who have additional needs and safeguarding knowledge will be beneficial.
The candidate will be supported in their role by a Specialist Health Visitor.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description for further information
STAFF CAR PARKING
Staff Car Parking on the West Suffolk Hospital Site is eligible for individuals working outside of the core hours, 07:00 – 18:30.
For individuals working within the core hours, the Trust offers parking off site at the Bury St Edmunds Rugby Club, which is serviced by a regular shuttle bus to and from the Hospital. Details of the bus timetable can be found in the on-line starter pack on the West Suffolk Hospital website.
This parking restriction does not apply if an individual is required to work on a weekend or if they are required to complete “on call” duties within their role.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE- Maths and English as minimum.
- Education (formerly NNEB/Cache Diploma in Nursery Nursing) Or BSc Degree in Early Childhood studies Or Equivalent Qualification
- • Knowledge of Normal child development and developmental milestones as assessed at reviews
- • Ability to advise parents on effective child behaviour management approaches and programmes of intervention
- • Knowledge of equal opportunities, ethnic and cultural diversity
- • Infant growth and nutrition
Desirable criteria
- • Care Certificate
- • Current or recent studying
- • Evidence of other post qualification education, training and experience eg: play specialist, behaviour modification therapy, group facilitation
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Experience working with children and families
- • Awareness of Community Services
- • Group working
- • Individual 1:1 programmes
- • Ability to set objectives and achieve goals
- • Able to evaluate intervention strategies
- • Good communication skills at all levels
- • Able to use own initiative
- • Ability to facilitate groups
- • Relevant IT skills
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working with children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
- • Awareness Raising and Introduction to Safeguarding Children and Young People. Suffolk Safeguarding Board (or equivalent)
- • Experience of working with pre-school children
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working with pre-school children and their parents/carers
- • Safeguarding Policies and Procedures
- • Understanding of the main determinants of health
- • Knowledge of effective evidenced based parenting interventions
- • Empathy with children and their parents
- • Ability to work in a multi professional context and maintain professional boundaries
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- • Able to positively contribute to team discussions
- • Team player
- • Motivated and innovated
- • To participate in team development, case supervision and the trust’s appraisal system
- • Recognise the need to access other professional skills and utilise appropriately
- • To practice in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct (Voluntary Code of Conduct)
- • Ability to independently travel across the county
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Clare Devlin
- Job title
- Specialist Child Development Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Elizabeth Whitney
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