NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.
The main role for the Health Visitor (HV) is to be the designated named HV for all Children within their caseload from antenatal to school entry age, excluding the unborn child. This requires the HV to commence the child’s planning process. To discharge these responsibilities the postholder will have a responsibility to monitor the child’s wellbeing and assess if a need is identified. They will work in partnership with the child’s family and all involved agencies to produce a child’s plan which will require to be monitored. In discharging these responsibilities the postholder is responsible and accountable for maintaining clinical, staff and information governance.
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
* An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Visitor to join the Children and Families Health Visiting service in East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, Southbank House
* The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Thursday 08:30 to 16:30 and Friday 08:30 to 16:00
* Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours
Key responsibilities:
* The HV will provide key input in relation to Child Protection and other vulnerable children. The HV will play a key interagency role in family assessment, planning and delivery of Child Protection services. The HV will participate in regular supervision of child protection cases and work within the child protection policies and guidelines
* The HV will be responsible for making professional judgments and decisions about the sharing of information about each child and family. This will require a complex analysis of the level of risk to a child; the reason information needs shared, the conditions for processing under Data Protection law, GDPR and the conditions for sharing in relation to confidentiality law, and the conditions for sharing in relation to human rights (family privacy) law. The HV will follow law and guidance, but will use conservable professional judgment to reach decisions to share or not share information
* The HV will deliver the universal pathway to all children on the caseload, to ensure that their health and wellbeing needs are assessed. This will include being responsible for delivery of a suite of developmental and wellbeing assessments, and being highly skilled in the use of validated tools, using a strengths based and empowering approach to the therapeutic relationship working in partnership with families. The HV requires to be an expert in the assessment and analysis of these tool results to ensure that referral to other services is made in a timely fashion to ensure that each child’s needs are met
* Support and contribute to continuous quality improvement of families’ care through the use of audit and monitoring compliance to service and professional standards, for example Clinical Quality Indicators (CQI), working in conjunction with the Team Manager to implement corrective action plans. Ensure appropriate audits are undertaken
* More responsibilities can be found in the attached job description
Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:
* Registered nurse or midwife at degree level or equivalent
* Post-registration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing and be registered on Part 3 of the NMC register
* Educated to Masters level in a relevant nursing area, or
* Can demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through, for example, completion of NES modules on Assessment, Leadership, and Critical Thinking
* Can provide advice using significant understanding and application of legislation relating to information sharing, data storage and public protection
* Knowledge of health and social care pathways related to safeguarding, early intervention and protection
* Experience of caseload management and planning to meet deadlines
* Experience of using a strength based approach working in partnership with families
* Able to use a number of assessment tools used to decide referral pathways
* Management of risks and concerns using critical thinking to enable effective decision making
* Ability to provide professional advice within a multi-agency setting that puts children’s interests and safety first
* Can lead discussions and make decisions based on an assessment of a range of factors in complex situations
* Ability to develop and implement policies, procedures, service standards and improvements
* An ongoing commitment to continuing professional development
What we offer:
We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.
As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
* Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
* Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
* Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
* Enhanced pay for working public holidays
* NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
* Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Team Leader, Yvonne Black & Alison Harkins, yvonne.black@nhs.scot & Alison.harkins@nhs.scot, 07976327508 & 07773759155
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates
This post may close early due to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible. Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback.
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