Parish Nurse, St Peter de Beauvoir Town


Diocese of London
Location 

London

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£7,250 per annum

Job Highlights
  • St Peter de Beauvoir Town is looking to employ a NMC Registered Nurse/Midwife in a paid position to lead their new Parish Nursing (Public Health) project.
  • This innovative service is provided in partnership with Parish Nursing Ministries UK and aims to improve and maintain the holistic health and wellbeing of local people.
  • Where appropriate, to develop screening opportunities in the church which can also be accessed by the local community.
Job Requirements/Description

Closing Date: 25/10/2024

Hours: 8

Salary: £7,250

About The Role

St Peter de Beauvoir Town is looking to employ a NMC Registered Nurse/Midwife in a paid position to lead their new Parish Nursing (Public Health) project. This innovative service is provided in partnership with Parish Nursing Ministries UK and aims to improve and maintain the holistic health and wellbeing of local people.

The parish nurse role includes:

  • General health education
  • Personal health screening, health support and referral
  • Advocating for individuals and health more widely
  • Acting as health navigator and resource
  • Providing spiritual care
  • Liaising with other local services
  • Supporting the wider health, safety and risk management of the church/organisation and congregation
  • Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is essential and support for revalidation is provided
  • Parish Nurse Project Outcomes
  • To enable awareness and conversations around public, preventative, and good health and well-being
  • To become a recognised community and congregational presence and support at times of particular or acute need in navigating healthcare system and needs
  • To increase access and awareness of appropriate healthcare intervention and support of other charity and community partners

Proposed Project Delivery

  • Monthly community drop-in East Room of St Peter’s Crypt [4 hours]
  • Monthly local health ‘roadshow’, including e.g. screening/diet/preventative interventions [4 hours]
  • Twice monthly ‘appointment’ consultations [8 hours]
  • Local networking, line management, staff meetings, planning, attendance at St Peter’s once a month [8 hours]

follow-up with individuals, collecting ‘data’ on use of service [8 hours]

Total = four 8 hour days over month e.g. up to one working day per week

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Support Holistic Health

  • To support individuals in dealing with health issues and concerns, through planned care provision in collaboration with local health partners and the wider St Peter’s team, promoting individuals’ independence and support with accessing further care where required.
  • To deliver, or facilitate the delivery of, planned health support in the church and/or community locations.
  • To monitor and review the effectiveness of the care provision, adjusting the care plans as required in collaboratively with the individual and wider team.
  • To integrate faith and health through providing a holistic assessment of needs.
  • Where appropriate, to carry out comprehensive and person centred risk assessments to ensure that health needs are being met.
  • Where appropriate, to develop screening opportunities in the church which can also be accessed by the local community.
  • Where appropriate to attend local health and social care professional meetings to ensure continuity of care of individuals.
  • To ensure clinical / nursing activities and advice are in concordance with up to date and relevant NICE guidance, and that these are evidence based and supported by current and reliable research.

Health Education

  • To monitor the health education priorities through awareness of health needs of the local community via population health data and in collaboration with local health partners.
  • To provide health education to individuals and groups through various means of delivery, aiming to increase understanding of health concerns and to empower people to make changes to minimise the impact of their health concern.
  • To develop and provide a variety of educational activities for all ages that explore the relationship between values, attitudes, lifestyle, faith and health.
Diocese of London
Location 

London

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£7,250 per annum

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