Job Introduction
We are seeking a highly motivated Band 6 SCPHN Health Visitor to join our team and make a difference in the lives of families in our community.
As a Health Visitor with HCRG Care Group, you will have the opportunity to work with families with young children and provide them with essential health and developmental support. Your role will involve conducting assessments, delivering public health programmes, and working closely with other health and social care professionals to ensure positive outcomes for families.
The aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children, and improve outcomes.
This is a part-time role working 22.5 hours per week. A full UK driving licence is required as you will be based at one of three localities in Wiltshire.
Main Responsibilities
* Public health lead for the health visiting skill mixed team within the defined population/locality area.
* Deliver the universal reach of the Healthy Child Programme, assess health needs, and identify and implement appropriate interventions for a personalised or targeted response utilizing the skills of and delegating to the skill mix team in an outcome-focused context.
* Take responsibility for the outcomes of the children within the defined population and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs.
* Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with families and other key partners.
* Provide families and children 0-5 with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing. This includes partnership working with other agencies.
* Promote health and wellbeing through the universal reach of the healthy child programme and signposting.
* Refer or introduce to partner agencies as required.
* Contribute to multi-agency early support assessment of children and families and take on the lead professional role where appropriate.
Essential Qualifications
* Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification.
* Current NMC registration on the third part of the register.
* Experience in leading and working in health visiting teams.
* Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families.
* Qualification in practice supervising/assessing for nurse learners.
* Working knowledge of the tools and programmes used in health visiting to improve outcomes for children.
* Full UK driving licence and access to a car.
* Ability to work with electronic health records and with IT systems.
Desirable Qualifications
* Qualification in leadership and innovative practice.
* Experience in line management and developing teams.
* Experience of presenting policy and outcomes to commissioners and partners.
* Experience of goal setting and managing interventions to meet outcomes.
* Experience in leading complex health needs requiring safeguarding and multi-agency processes.
Package Description
* Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases such as grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you.
* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates.
* Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post-trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling.
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise.
* An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year.
* The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission.
Equal Opportunities
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
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