Leila Louise Parry

Working as a Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor). Commissioned service by Local Authority this being the 0-19 Starting Well Service.
Working with families and young people to improve health and social outcomes.
Working as part of the 0-19 service model delivering the Healthy Child Programme.
Autonomous working and managing large caseloads/diary.
Delivering on key public health agendas.
Community working, delivering information to groups, home visits, running clinics and managing emergencies through the duty advice line, triaging referrals.
Safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.
Perinatal mental health assessments.
Listening visits to support low level depression and anxiety.
Nurse prescribing.
Supporting bonding and attachment to promote parent/infant attachment.
Conducting child development assessments and observations to identify strengths and areas where further support maybe required.
Utilising screenings tools.
Working within the MDT (speech and language, Early Years, Mental Health, CAMHS, Community Paediatrics, Schools, GP, social care, police, midwifery).
Making every contact count to deliver consistent healthy lifestyle advice.
Working with parents and children to promote physical, emotional and social development.
Early help and prevention through providing a team around the family approach to support and prevent crisis.
Addressing sensitive issues with families in a clear and supportive way.
Acting as a named link to GP surgeries.
Leadership within a wider skill mix team.
Allocating work equally throughout the skill mix within the team.
Link Health Visitor for children who have emerging developmental needs or/and complex care needs.
Sign off mentor and preceptor.
Preventing health inequalities.
Supporting and managing projects and spin groups.

School Nurse link for Archers Brook - Specialist school for young people with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Managing the Community Paediatrician clinic, supporting families in completing screening tools such as the Connors Questionnaires for ADHD assessments, providing medication advice, sleep hygiene advice, blood pressures, pulse, height and weight monitoring, medication response forms. Sexual health advice, STI testing, working to PGD 's for emergency contraception. High school drop in clinics - offering low level support for mental health such as self harm, anxiety, depression. Harm reduction support and risk assessments for drug and alcohol misuse. Managing a caseload of children in care and completing review health assessments. Safeguarding children - attending child protection meetings, strategy meetings, children in need meetings and team around the family. Running Vaccination clinics. School Nurse duty advice line. Delivering on health promotion projects and initiatives. Trauma informed practice.

Staff Nurse on Childrens Ward Post held and brief description of key responsibilities: Registered Nurse within a busy Paediatric department. Family centred nursing care for children aged 0- 16 years and their families requiring medical, surgical or mental health care. Link nurse for children with complex care needs. Mentor and preceptor. Team leader in the absence for ward sister/ charge nurse. High dependency nurse trained caring for children with life threatening illnesses and trauma. Working with CAMHS to support the young people admitted to the ward due to mental health difficulties such as overdose and self harm. Delivering all patient care in a caring and compassionate manner. Paediatric palliative care. Safeguarding vulnerable children and adults.