Universal Services Function Lead

**INTERNAL MPFT APPLICANTS ONLY**

We have a wonderful opportunity to join our Children's and Families Care Group, working in the Universal Services function as a Public Health Practitioner - Health Visitor/School Nurse - Community Development Practitioner.

The primary aim of the 0-19 Integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing Service is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children, young people and families across Staffordshire.

We are looking for someone to join this dynamic post that requires you to work closely with uni/multi-disciplinary teams/agencies in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served.

• Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the job description.
• Work within their scope of practice.
• Demonstrate at all times the Values of Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust.
• Be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner and have detailed professional and clinical expertise.
• Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.
• Be skilled in the assessment of children and young people's care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
• Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to complex problems.
• Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
• To deliver commissioned aspects of the Healthy Child Programme.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be contributing to the delivery of high-quality healthcare services to our communities.

• We offer a range of benefits to support your career development and wellbeing.
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme.
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Options for flexible working.
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources.
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate.
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates.
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k.
• Free car parking at all trust sites.
• Free flu vaccinations every year.
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met).

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.