Introduction
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust holds a special place in the heart of our community; we take our role as a major local employer for our community incredibly seriously. We have ambitious plans to continue our journey to transform our care and services for people in our borough and support our staff in the roles they fulfil. We are a forerunner for how the NHS is changing. Our One Croydon Alliance is a trailblazer in integration so that our services work together across health, care and the voluntary sector allowing us to provide the best possible, holistic care to one of London’s largest boroughs. Together we are working to help people in our many communities live and stay well, as well as providing the right care in the right place, by the right people at times of illness and need. We are proud of the way we work with our colleagues in public health nursing and equally proud of the important work they do with children and families in all our communities. Our shared ambition is to improve health for all by focusing on the stark health inequalities in our community. Addressing this goes far beyond the walls of one public service, which is why we are working as ‘one’ organisation to providing the health and care services that our community deserves.
It is in this context of increasing collaboration across systems that we are working to tackle the shortage of nurses in our hospitals and that of nurses working out in our communities. We have a fantastic team of health visitors and school nurses, demand is growing and we need to really expand our team, as there are just not enough of us. We are ready to welcome new people, bringing with them, great ideas and great energy, to a group of specialist community public health nurses who love what they do, have real job satisfaction and make a big difference to the children and families of Croydon.
Juliette Penney Head of Public Health Nursing at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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