Health Visitor
Salary: £45,750- £49,056 per annum inclusive of the high cost area supplement - LBN P03.
Job Summary: The role will provide a health visiting service to all children and their families based on the national refreshed health visiting model and evidenced by the Healthy Child Programme 0‑5 years (HCP). The Children’s Health 0‑19 service had its CQC inspection in 2021 and was rated Good in all areas.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide a health visiting service to all children and their families based on the national 4, 5, 6 health Visiting model and evidenced by the Healthy Child Programme 0‑5 years (HCP 2023).
* Responsible for developing health promotion and public health programmes in accordance with identified needs, organisation and National directives.
* Facilitate and co‑coordinate health promotion programmes in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies within established groups.
* Identify and assess deviations from normal health, growth or development in children and refer promptly to, or mobilise appropriate services and resources.
* Work within the London borough of Newham 0‑19 Children Health service safeguarding policies; participate in, and develop, early intervention initiatives designed to detect and prevent child maltreatment and neglect, attending relevant meetings and case conferences as required.
* Maintain professional accountability for children in need, in accordance with the NMC Professional Code, current legislation and the London safeguarding Children procedures and the London Borough of Newham 0‑19 Children Health service safeguarding Policies and Procedures.
* Prepare reports for and participate in child protection conferences, Team around the family, court attendances and multi‑agency planning meetings as required.
* Develop, implement and evaluate health plans in response to the identified needs of the individual, family and community in partnership with clients. This includes planning with families who have complex health and social needs in partnership with parents/ carers.
* Participate in the identification of local health needs and the development of strategies to meet them.
* Participate in immunisation programmes in accordance with Patient Group Directives.
* Actively participate in clinical supervision and child protection supervision.
* Prescribe medication according to nursing formulary and London Borough of Newham Children Health policy and attend regular updates.
* Promote and support breastfeeding, identify and support those at risk of postnatal depression, encourage smoking cessation and support families in their parenting, implementing parenting programmes using advanced communication and counselling skills.
* Support clients with mental health issues and take part in psychological assessment reviews, using counselling skills, parent advisor and assessment tools including Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Anxiety Disorder (GAD2).
Management and Leadership
* Assist in the monitoring, development and review of quality measures and performance indicators.
* Support team members, and participate in staff appraisal and performance review ensuring that training needs are identified and met and that all team members attend clinical and child protection supervision.
* Participate in the recruitment and selection of high‑calibre staff into the service.
* Lead and support community staff nurses (band 5), community nursery nurses, clinical support workers and other support staff, and conduct appraisal, professional development and supervision.
* Participate in performance management with support from the Clinical Team Leader as required.
* Responsible for the management, safekeeping and retrieval of records.
* Address and minimise clinical and non‑clinical risks within the work environment and undertake risk assessments as required in accordance with the Risk management Policy.
* Collect accurate data and submit reports and statistical information as determined by the London Borough of Newham 0‑19 Children Health service.
* Ensure effective and efficient use of resources.
Effective Communications and Working Relationships
* Maintain accurate, legible and contemporaneous client records, and ensure the confidentiality and security of all written, verbal and electronic information.
* Maintain effective communications with families, children, young people, colleagues and other professionals e.g. midwifery, GPs, practice nurses, Children’s Centre, family hubs, early years and Early Help staff.
* Participate in the joint planning, implementation and evaluation of a coordinated service for the benefit of the client and community.
* Make referrals when appropriate in response to identified needs.
* Demonstrate commitment to the team approach by attending team forums and other meetings as required.
* Communicate with individuals and client groups where English is not their first language in liaison with Language line.
* Chair and take minutes at professional meetings on rotational basis.
* Work across localities to maintain equity of service in the absence of colleagues in negotiation with management.
Education, Training, Mentorship
* Participate in, and plan, induction programmes for new staff, and provide planned learning programmes, mentorship, teaching and assessment for students on placement.
* Attend professional/clinical supervision and facilitate clinical supervision groups for nurses.
* Successfully complete mentorship training and keep updated as required.
* Act as a mentor and/or preceptor for community staff nurses, community nursery nurses, newly qualified health visitors and any other new staff members.
Data & Records Management
* Work with the record keeping and safe data management guidance to maintain data management and quality assurance systems and processes in relation to London borough of Newham’s Children and young peoples service.
* Responsible for the efficient processing and secure storage of all electronic/paper records and electronic information in relation to clients. Maintain clear desk policy.
* Maintain everyday oversight of the services data, working with the clinical team leader and the wider team to collect, collate, input and quality check data, ensuring it is entered into the Central Information System in a timely manner and regularly reviewed for completeness.
* Develop a good understanding of the specific clinical and performance review requirements of the service to demonstrate productivity and quality.
Infection Control
Staff are responsible for protecting themselves and others against infection risks. All staff, whether clinical or not, are expected to comply with current infection control policies and procedures and to report any problems with regard to this to their managers. All staff undertaking client care activities must attend infection control training and updates as required by the London borough of Newham 0‑19 Children Health service.
Professional
* Adhere to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code, Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (2015) and maintain own level of professional/clinical/teaching competence as required by the NMC.
* Maintain registration of the required qualification for the post in accordance with the NMC Code (2015).
* The above mentioned duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and can be amended from time to time after consultation with the post holder.
* The post holder may be called upon to carry out such other appropriate duties as maybe required by the Line Manager / Head of Service within the grading level of the post and the competence of the post holder.
Person Specification
Essential Experience
* In depth knowledge of the NMC Code (2015).
* A comprehensive knowledge of child development.
* Knowledge and understanding of relevant current health care legislations/policies at local and national level.
* Understanding of Equal Opportunity and diversity.
* Understanding Risk Management, clinical governance, audit and outcomes.
* Awareness of data, use and requirement within the council and NHS. Working with child protection issues.
* Experience of direct supervision of skill mix staff and participation in their development.
* Experience of working as part of a team and interagency working.
* IT literate e.g. RIO, word processing, email and internet use.
* Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and to make clinical judgements and decisions.
* Accurate keyboard skills and pays attention to detail.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, fluency, clarity and effectiveness working with senior and frontline staff, service users and their families.
* Time management skills and able to prioritise effectively to meet timescales.
* Demonstrate the ability to be responsible and accountable for choices. Ability to maintain factual, consistent, accurate and contemporaneous records.
* Ability to demonstrate leadership skills and organise and delegate work within a team.
* Excellent team working skills.
* Ability to manage conflicts in difficult situations and appropriately challenge and support other assertively.
* Ability to deal with highly confidential client/staff information.
* Ability to work flexibly and respond to changing demand in workload.
* Ability to design, record, implement and monitor specific action plans in partnership with child, family/client, demonstrating sound decision making skills.
Essential Qualifications
* Registered General Nurse RGN/ RSCN/ RM.
* RHV/Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner Qualification in Health Visiting.
* Education to first degree level or equivalent.
* Registered Nurse Prescriber Qualification in teaching assessing and mentorship in clinical practice.
* Evidence of Continuing Personal and Professional Developments.
Desirable
* Mentorship qualification.
* Valid UK driving licence.
Other Requirements
* Non‑judgmental.
* Ability to demonstrate well developed and excellent interpersonal skills.
* Excellent organisational skills.
* Ability to produce good quality reports.
* Approachable, motivated and enthusiastic about working with children and young people. Good presentation skills.
* Smart professional appearance.
* Positive view of young parents.
* Willingness and ability to work occasional evenings and weekends to maintain service delivery, as well as travel across the borough of Newham.
* This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Disclosures and Checks
Disclosure and Barring Service Check – This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration – Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Personal Data – The post holder must ensure personal information for clients, members of staff and all other individuals is accurate, up‑to‑date, kept secure and confidential at all times in compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK‑GDPR) and the UK law duty of confidentiality. The post holder must follow the record keeping guidelines established by the Trust to ensure compliance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2005.
Expected working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working. Contract: Permanent. Reference number: F0060‑26‑0011. Job location: Building 1000, Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU, United Kingdom.
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