Job Introduction
Health Visitor role offers variety, support from a team, a clear development path including the opportunity to become dual qualified SCPHN Nurse and lead to strategic Band 7 and 8 roles. Working within Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services provides a unique environment with visibility of senior management, including our Managing Director, and a platform for your voice and ideas.
On behalf of the NHS, Essex County Council, WECCG, HCRG Care Group and Barnardo’s, we are commissioned to provide a range of children, young people and family services throughout Essex that are free at the point of delivery.
We are striving to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families in the community.
Package Description
* Band 6 Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
* Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases such as grocery shopping, plus cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and your special ones
* 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 encouraging ideas to help 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; most of our services hold “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Main Responsibilities
* The delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, including assessment of health needs, development, implementation and evaluation of care packages
* Using the Family Health Needs Assessment tool to plan and evidence care
* Devise and implement individualized care plans for each child based on a needs assessment within the Health Visiting Strategy, actively involving the child/parent/carer/family in planning and implementation
* Identify and assess health, growth and development in the 0‑5 age range (0‑19 Pathway)
* Use the Early Help Assessment Tool when an unmet need is identified
* Participate in effective partnership working with other agencies and take a lead professional role where appropriate
* Use evidence‑based practice to develop and maintain a high‑quality, cost‑effective standard for Specialist Public Health Nurse/Health Visiting practice
You will also develop your leadership skills by undertaking mentorship responsibilities with pre‑registration and SCPHN students during placement and providing preceptorship to support new staff members. Support will be provided by our Practice Education team, with regular safeguarding supervision.
Ideal Candidate
* Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification (SCPHN)
* Current NMC registration
* Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families
* Passion to drive positive change to families and to suggest innovative improvements through the HCRG Care Group platform when you see fit
* Valid UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes
About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
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.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we may need to close it earlier than advertised. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you—please apply as soon as you can.
Safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance. We have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices, and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to inform you that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited, and by applying for this job we’ll process and hold information about you. If you’d like to know more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
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