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SalaryA rare opportunity has become available to join Swindon Borough Council’s Family Nurse Partnership team. The Family Nurse Partnership is an international licenced, evidence- based parenting programme that sits within Swindon’s Public Health Nursing team. The Family Nurse Partnership team are highly skilled, innovative and supportive who derive from a range of registered health backgrounds. Collectively they are responsible for delivering the FNP preventative home visiting programme to young women in Swindon.
Your role
This is a demanding, specialist role that requires a high level of professional skill and clinical practice to work with young women who are expecting their first baby. No two days are the same in this challenging but rewarding role. The successful candidate must be approachable, energetic and resilient and have a proven history of engaging young people.
A strong knowledge and active working experience within the safeguarding arena is essential for this role. The successful candidate must be adaptable and creative in their work, happy to use role play on a daily basis and create a safe space for clients to develop self-efficacy and skills for parenthood. Ideally, they will have experience working within the Healthy Child Programme however, a thorough knowledge of the impact areas within the HCP will be accepted.
Training and support will be provided to ensure competencies are achieved for the role. This training and support includes residential placements throughout the first year, supervision, e learning, and learning whilst delivering the programme and through team learning.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon by 2030 together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button.
For further information about the role please contact Ewa Cordier, FNP Team Manager, email ecordier@swindon.gov.uk or phone 07970 623838.
All applications for this position are being handled through NHS Jobs. Please visit the NHS Jobs website for application details. NHS Ref No: F0065-RNR002131
