Band 6 Senior Health Inclusion NurseNHS

Job summary

You will feel valued as a Senior Health Inclusion Nurse (SCPHN) within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including: Band 6 salary in line with Agenda for Change NHS Pension with full Agenda for Change terms and conditions Flexible and hybrid working arrangements Plentiful local parking at base locations Membership of My Reward Hub discounts, cashback, and voucher offers Access to wages as you earn them to support financial wellbeing Comprehensive wellbeing support (mental, physical, financial and legal) Access to eLearning, career pathways and CPD through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise A supportive, open and innovative culture with opportunities to influence service development. Are you passionate about reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families? We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Health Inclusion Nurse to play a pivotal role within Warwickshire's innovative Families First Pathfinder Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to provide specialist health inclusion expertise within multi-disciplinary Family Help Teams, supporting children and families with complex health, safeguarding and vulnerability needs. Working at the heart of integrated service delivery, you will strengthen multi-agency collaboration, act as a key link between health and Family Help services, and ensure families can access the right support at the right time.

Main duties of the job

As a Senior Health Inclusion Nurse, you will play a critical role in the Families First Pathfinder Programme in Warwickshire. Your responsibilities will include providing specialist health inclusion expertise within multi-disciplinary Family Help Teams to support children and families with complex health, safeguarding, and vulnerability needs. You will work to strengthen multi-agency collaboration and act as a key link between health and Family Help services. You will manage a complex caseload of individuals experiencing health inequalities, undertake specialist assessments, and develop health-focused interventions. Also, you will lead clinical leadership efforts for Health Inclusion Nursing services and collaborate on the development of integrated family support plans.

Job description

Package Description: You will feel valued as a Senior Health Inclusion Nurse (SCPHN) within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 6 salary in line with Agenda for Change
• NHS Pension with full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Plentiful local parking at base locations
• Membership of My Reward Hub discounts, cashback, and voucher offers
• Access to wages as you earn them to support financial wellbeing
• Comprehensive wellbeing support (mental, physical, financial and legal)
• Access to eLearning, career pathways and CPD through our Outstanding Learning Enterprise
• A supportive, open and innovative culture with opportunities to influence service development

Are you passionate about reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families?

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Health Inclusion Nurse to play a pivotal role within Warwickshire's innovative Families First Pathfinder Programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide specialist health inclusion expertise within multi-disciplinary Family Help Teams, supporting children and families with complex health, safeguarding and vulnerability needs. Working at the heart of integrated service delivery, you will strengthen multi-agency collaboration, act as a key link between health and Family Help services, and ensure families can access the right support at the right time.

As the Senior Health Inclusion Nurse, you will provide clinical leadership for Health Inclusion Nursing services within the Families First model, leading on complex cases, coordinating multidisciplinary interventions, and contributing to the development of integrated family support plans. Acting as a Health Navigator across partner agencies, you will help ensure children and families receive timely, coordinated access to healthcare and wider support services.

This role forms part of a fixed-term test and learn programme, requiring a flexible and collaborative approach - This role will fixed term for 2 years.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload of children, young people and families experiencing health inequalities, vulnerability and barriers to accessing healthcare.
• Undertake specialist assessments, develop health-focused interventions and lead on health elements of Family Help Plans.
• Provide clinical leadership and expert advice on health inclusion, safeguarding, vulnerability and complex case management.
• Coordinate multi-agency support, acting as Lead Professional or Family Help Lead Practitioner where appropriate.
• Support, supervise and mentor Health Inclusion Nurses and wider practitioners, promoting reflective practice and evidence-based care.
• Act as a key link between Family Help services and health partners, strengthening pathways across primary care, community, acute, mental health and voluntary sector services.
• Advocate for children and families with complex needs, improving access to healthcare and reducing health inequalities.
• Deliver training, coaching and consultation to build workforce capability in health inclusion, safeguarding, health promotion and the Healthy Child Programme.
• Contribute to the Families First Pathfinder "test and learn" programme, supporting service development, quality improvement, audit, evaluation and integrated working.
• Analyse emerging themes, identify gaps in provision and recommend improvements to services, pathways and outcomes for children and families.

The Ideal CandidateEssential

• Registered Nurse (Adult, Child, Learning Disability or Mental Health) with current NMC registration.
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience working within community nursing, health visiting, school nursing or related community services.
• Significant experience of safeguarding, complex case management and multidisciplinary working.
• Advanced assessment, clinical decision-making and risk management skills.
• Experience of clinical leadership, supervision, service improvement and service development.
• Knowledge of audit, quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrates professional curiosity and commitment to ongoing professional development.

Desirable

• Leadership, management, coaching or training qualification.
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) qualification.
• Practice Assessor/Supervisor qualification.
• Knowledge of health inequalities, family-centred practice and Family Help processes.
• Experience working within the Families First model or integrated family support services.
• Safeguarding qualification and understanding of clinical governance.

Additional Requirements

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for business use

Please note that this role will require travel and the ability to work across a range of local authority locality bases and health team locations throughout Warwickshire.

About the CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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About us

HCRG Care Group, established in 2006, is one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. It focuses on transforming services with a commitment to experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. HCRG offers a wide range of services including adult and children community health, primary care, urgent care, sexual health, and more. The organisation is guided by core values: we care, we think, we do. HCRG Care Group is committed to equal opportunities and is recognized as a Disability Confident Committed company, providing an inclusive environment and welcoming applications from diverse backgrounds.