Community Nursery Nurse

• The post holder will collaborate with the wider team in offering public health services and family support in the community. This will include undertaking developmental assessments and providing support within health clinics, children's centres and homes. • To be able to develop working relationships with service users and their families; carers; health professionals; voluntary sector organisations, in individual and group settings. • To be able to communicate effectively with people who may themselves have communication difficulties, including willingness to seek out and use resources to help those whose first language is not English or those with sensory or learning difficulties. • To be able to answer telephone calls, taking comprehensive messages and notifying colleagues, dealing with post, e-mails, answering queries, etc. Undertaking all communication in a way that is appropriate to the communication needs of the user • On occasions, be prepared to accompany members of the Torbay 0 to 19 team on home visits, where lone-working is not appropriate. • Regularly update the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) team and Torbay 0 to 19 colleagues of any changes to a families requirements or needs. Job description Job responsibilities • The post holder will collaborate with the wider team in offering public health services and family support in the community. This will include undertaking developmental assessments and providing support within health clinics, children's centres and homes. • To be able to develop working relationships with service users and their families; carers; health professionals; voluntary sector organisations, in individual and group settings. • To be able to communicate effectively with people who may themselves have communication difficulties, including willingness to seek out and use resources to help those whose first language is not English or those with sensory or learning difficulties. • To be able to answer telephone calls, taking comprehensive messages and notifying colleagues, dealing with post, e-mails, answering queries, etc. Undertaking all communication in a way that is appropriate to the communication needs of the user • On occasions, be prepared to accompany members of the Torbay 0 to 19 team on home visits, where lone-working is not appropriate. • Regularly update the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) team and Torbay 0 to 19 colleagues of any changes to a families requirements or needs.