Community Nursery Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to provide targeted interventions to individual families, as directed and supervised by Health Visitors, through a referral system in line with agreed evidence-based pathways.

Undertake one to one or group sessions e.g., introduction to solids, accident prevention and support health promotion activities as delegated within team.

To support the delivery of a programme of group sessions within the family hubs and provides equity across each area.

Carrying our universal health reviews

To support and work along with health visitor in child health clinics.

Main duties of the job

o To make an active contribution to the Enhanced Health Visiting Service (EHVS)o To plan own delegated workload from the Health Visitor, who will oversee work.o To contribute to the health assessment of children (aged under 5) and their families where the work is predictable.o Developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes including healthpromotion of care.o To work with the EHVS and all other partner organisations, with responsibility for proving quality services which promote the health and wellbeing of a designated population.o To undertake planned and unplanned work streams to support parents with a child’s behaviour and boundaries setting, introduction to solids, sleep, play and toileting etc.o To act as a named link professional for early years settings with thesupport/overseeing of a senior health visitoro To facilitate and carry out universal health reviews for example 27 monthsreviewso Supporting targeted families with specific areas under the support and delegation of health visitor for example toilet training, promote accident prevention, play and stimulation, introduction to solids etc.

Person Specification

Essential & Desirable

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent e.g. NNEB
  • BTEC in Early Years
  • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Community experience working (this could include period working on student placement in the community).
  • Knowledge / understanding of confidentiality issues
  • Working knowledge of safeguarding children.
  • Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Ability to manage workload and prioritise appropriately

Desirable

  • Experience of working with children and families.
  • Insight into Enhanced health visiting service.
  • Understanding of partnership work with GP’s Family hub and Early Years Settings.
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and risk

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 4 November 2026

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