Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 practitioners to join the Isle of Wight 0-19 Service as Public Health Nursing Assistants (PHNAs)

PHNAs are key members of the School Nursing Team. They deliver the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), complete hearing and vision screening and identify health needs in new school entrants. PHNAs also deliver health promotion sessions.

Working under the guidance of Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (School Nurses), they collaborate closely with schools, children, families, carers, and other professionals to improve health outcomes. The role focuses on supporting the health and wellbeing of school-age population while contributing positively to the experience of children and families using the service.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has an NVQ3 in healthcare or nursery nursing or equivalent
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enjoys working with children, young people and families.
• Is organised, reliable and able to work as part of a team.
• Has good computer skills and experience of Excel
• Values equality, inclusion and culturally sensitive practice.
• Has a passion for improving public health and wellbeing.
• A full driving licence and use of a car

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the lives and children and their families on the Isle of Wight

Main duties of the job

To undertake the screening of children in Reception year and in Year 6 in line with the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) and The Healthy Child Programme (5-19)

Deliver a universal hearing screening check in line with the UK National Screening Committee recommendations "hearing child"

Deliver a universal vision screening check in line with the UK National Screening Committee recommendations "vision defects and the national service specification for child vision screening"

To work with schools to ensure that data collection via the NCMP includes the contact details of parents/carers to enable the weight management service to contact and follow up with parents of children above or below a healthy weight.

To send individual NCMP letters to support children and families in achieving a healthy weight.

To manage and take responsibility for delegated work using own initiative and prioritise and organise workload to meet requirements.

To have a good awareness of safeguarding children and adhere to Hampshire and IOW Health Care NHS Foundation Trust (HIOWH) Policy and Procedure.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Job summary

The post holder will be a registered Nursing Associate and will practise in accordance with the NMC Code, Nursing Associate Standards of Proficiency, Trust policies and professional accountability requirements. They will recognise and work within the limits of their competence to provide high-quality, efficient and effective care to patients, supporting the Trust's commitment to improving the lives of people on the Isle of Wight and delivering care closer to patients' homes.

Working as part of Mental Health Services' frontline response, the post holder will support people referred for assessment, support and/or treatment. They will undertake risk assessments, complete appropriate referrals and inter-referrals, and plan and deliver intensive in-reach support where required, working collaboratively with patients, carers, colleagues and partner agencies to ensure safe and effective care.

The Isle of Wight is a fantastic place to live and work, offering stunning coastal scenery, beautiful countryside, a welcoming community and an excellent work-life balance. With a unique combination of professional opportunities and an outstanding quality of life, it provides an ideal environment for healthcare professionals looking to develop their careers while making a meaningful difference to local communities.

At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application

Main duties of the job

To ensure and take responsibility for the provision of comprehensive assessments of needs and risks of people referred to the service.

To take responsibility for planning and the delivery of care to people requiring an acute and intensive response from this service.

To plan and take responsibility in collaborating with service users and their carers together with other services/agencies on how people's needs are going to be met in short-term and long-term situations.

To be active in the development of the service and continued development of professional practice and role.

To ensure that relationships and own behaviour are managed in line with the Trust's Equalities Framework competencies.

To ensure all communications are undertaken in a sensitive, confidential and professional manner.

Interdisciplinary working and liaison with internal and external agencies to promote holistic and person-centred care and inclusion.

To gather and process complex information from a variety of disciplines and agencies regarding initial referrals to the secondary mental health and social care services efficiently.

To ensure that rights, consent issues and capacity issues are clearly defined and shared.

To ensure that all legal frameworks pertaining to decisions made on behalf of another is carried out in a legally robust manner.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence