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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us click here.
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Developmental Staff Nurse
The Developmental Staff Nurse role supports our Health Visiting team on a fixed-term basis (up to 9 months), acting as a pathway for nurses aspiring to become qualified Health Visitors. The post-holder will gain essential frontline experience ahead of being given the opportunity to progress onto the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN - Health Visitor) course starting in September 2027.
The Health Visiting Service is responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme to families in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and forms part of the Early Help Offer for the 0 to 19 age group. This service is provided by Achieving for Children, which is a social enterprise company also responsible for the provision of early help and social care services across RBWM. The Health Visiting team work out of the family hubs and have positive working relationships with our colleagues in the family hub and social care.
We offer corporate membership as a benefit with the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) to all our Health Visitors for professional support and evidence-based publications. Achieving for Children as an organisation has a strong ethos for staff training and development and staff wellbeing is a high priority. Options of flexible working within the needs of the service are available.
About the role
The successful candidate will undertake duties in order to deliver specific aspects of the Healthy Child Programme 0 - 5 years, for example:
- Planning, assisting and organising well baby clinics
- Following up on Emergency Department attendances, and low level maternal mental health concerns
- Offering appropriate advice and support to families and delivering targeted health support to families in their homes
The role involves working in partnership with babies, infants, children and their families, as well as wider multi-agency teams and contributing to the Early Help Team around the Family meetings. This includes working and supporting families with children who have been identified as having additional needs.
Promotion of key public health messaging will also be required, i.e breastfeeding, immunisations, school readiness and dental health.
If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Tonya Curtis at tonya.curtis@achievingforchildren.org.uk
About you
The successful post holder will be:
- Registered nurse (either adult, children, mental health or learning disability) or a registered midwife.
- Active Nursing and Midwifery Council registration and PIN.
- Able to demonstrate relevant experience and possess a strong understanding of the health visiting service.
- An excellent communicator, demonstrating strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to demonstrate the ability to work independently with minimal oversight and to work in a flexible manner.
- Experience of addressing equality or diversity issues within your practice.
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
- 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
- A range of staff benefits and discounts
- An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children click here. For our social work offer click here. For our Recruitment Journey, click here.
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
