Job Description

The FNP Supervisor will:

1. Undertake home visits in accordance with FNP model. 2. Use high level interpersonal and communication skills to provide and receive complex and often highly sensitive information.



Use strengths based, solution focused strategies and motivational interviewing skills to enable families to develop behaviour change strategies. 3. Utilise specialist knowledge acquired through the FNP learning programme, events and other study, together with reflections on experience, to deliver the FNP programme effectively. 4.



Work effectively in potentially highly distressing or highly emotional circumstances, e.g. safeguarding children or family breakdown. Develop therapeutic relationships, requiring in-depth mental attention and concentration for extended periods, and promote adaptive behaviour change in the family home and other environments. 6.



Use the six FNP domains as a framework for programme delivery. 7. Use professional and clinical judgement to undertake detailed assessments of clients and their families and analyse complex family situations in order to develop appropriate clinical interventions. 8.



Actively engage and work with fathers and other members of the extended family to achieve positive outcomes for children. 9. Apply knowledge and skills to a range of clinical and family situations. 10.



Work within the FNP model to initiate, plan and co-ordinate clients care in consultation and collaboration with other professionals and agencies involved in providing services to women and their families. This includes initiating CAF and taking lead professional role where required. 11. At all times keep the safety of the baby and the young person in mind, and work within local safeguarding policies as appropriate.



12. Act on own interpretation of assessed clinical situation within the home setting. Able to refer client onto other specialist services as required on own authority. 13.



Contribute to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP), including professional assessments of childrens growth, development and language skills. 14. Positively and effectively represent the vision and principles of the FNP programme in actions and communications to internal and external clients, stakeholders and services. Team Leadership and Supervision 1.



Develop a culture of trust, support and growth reflecting FNP principles and ethos. 2. Receive information on eligible prospective clients, assign client caseload and monitor the family nurses workload. 3.



Promote the integration of theories, principles and methods integral to the programme into family nurses practice and support them to analyse complex problems and case situations, agreeing plans as required. 4. Manage organisational structures and processes so that family nurses are able to stay focused on clients, infants and families. 5.



Provide weekly, individual clinical and safeguarding supervision for family nurses. 6. Give in depth attention to family nurses in supervision where they may be emotionally challenged and distressed by their work with families. 7.



Facilitate two weekly case review meetings; ensure good use of the psychological consultancy to the team and inviting local experts to contribute when necessary. 8. Monitor the delivery of individualised client care across the six domains of the programme through joint visits with family nurses. 9.



Prioritise work and manage time effectively utilising skills, knowledge and competencies. 10.Provide guidance on the interpretation of principles and polices to family nurses and Quality Support Officer