Family Nurse (Waltham Forest FNP)

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group · London · £55524.00 to £62652.00 We have an exciting opportunity within our Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme for a part-time Family Nurse. The FNP is a national evidence-based, licensed programme that forms the specialist level of the healthy child programme for young parents and their babies. The aim of the programme is to improve antenatal health, child health, and development and parental economic self-sufficiency in disadvantaged young families. FNP is voluntary for eligible clients and offered in a strengths-based, trauma-informed way to support engagement. The programme is offered to first-time parents, and while the mother is the primary client, fathers and partners are actively encouraged to participate. Part-time hours - 30 hours per week. Main duties of the job: Deliver all aspects of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP), focusing on fostering clients' self-efficacy, personal growth, and capacity for sensitive, responsive parenting. Provide an intensive, preventive home visiting programme to young parents who are most at risk of poor outcomes. Undertake specialist training in all elements of the FNP programme. Deliver the HCP and support clients to access and engage with local services and agencies. Develop and apply high-level specialist skills to work within the clinical methods of the structured programme. Establish therapeutic relationships with clients and work intensively with families experiencing complex situations. Use high-level interpersonal and communication skills to provide and receive complex and often highly sensitive information. Job responsibilities: Proactively identify, recruit, and engage eligible pregnant young women and partners. Independently manage a complex and diverse caseload. Deliver the FNP programme with fidelity, using specialist knowledge and programme materials. Apply a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach, working therapeutically with all family members. Undertake comprehensive specialist assessments, identifying risk, safeguarding concerns, and complex family dynamics. Act as lead professional when appropriate, coordinating multi-agency planning and integrated support for families with complex needs. Use specialist knowledge to strengthen partnership working, improve pathways, and reduce barriers to service access. Promote the service locally, facilitating client voice and lived experience to inform quality improvement and service development. Professional responsibilities: Conduct home visits using highly developed specialist clinical skills. Use high-level interpersonal and communication skills to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information. Apply strengths-based, solution-focused, and motivational interviewing approaches to facilitate behaviour change. Maintain accurate, timely records and input programme data. Work effectively in distressing or emotionally charged situations, maintaining professional boundaries and resilience. Develop and sustain therapeutic relationships requiring consistent concentration, reflection, and emotionally complex situations. Leadership: Demonstrate clinical leadership by modelling best practice and promoting the FNP programme. Provide leadership support during allocated periods. Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and service improvements. Deliver specialist training and workforce development sessions to multi-disciplinary colleagues. Personal professional development: Maintain and develop specialist knowledge and highly developed specialist skills. Engage in regular reflective and analytical supervision. Undertake accompanied home visits as part of quality assurance. Remain updated on emerging evidence, national policy developments, and best practice. Actively participate in appraisal and personal development planning. Person Specification: Registered Nurse or Midwife (NMC registered) with a current, valid professional registration. Experience in child