Associate Public Health Practitioner (Community Nursery Nurse)

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Associate Public Health Practitioner, (Community Nursery Nurse) in the Hertfordshire Family Centre Service based in the Welwyn & Hatfield area.

Candidates MUST have a NVQ level 3 in Early years or Childcare or equivalent (BTEC, NNEB, CACHE Diploma)

This is an exciting time to be joining our team as we move forward with our integrated approach to delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to all our families.

This post attracts a 5% fringe Higher Cost of Living Supplement

The successful candiate will:

• Will be part of a skill mixed team and as a Community Nursery Nurse you will work to deliver the universal and targeted Healthy Child and Public Health Nursing Programme as part of the Hertfordshire Family Centre Service. Working across the 0-5 age, age 6 Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) age range under the direction of the Public Health Nurse (PHN) to improve the Health and wellbeing of the local population.
• Have a full valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, you’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.