Job overview
How would you like to work as part of a high performing Health Visiting Service in the beautiful county of Buckinghamshire?
There is currently an exciting opportunity to join the Health Visiting team based in Aylesbury.
We can offer you a supportive, stimulating and friendly environment that encourages learning and development. We support Champions in areas such as – Breastfeeding, Solihull Approach, Domestic Abuse, Perinatal Mental Health and CONI. The Health Visiting service has successfully achieved BFI stage 3 accreditation and we are proud to offer a high standard of breastfeeding support to our families.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to join us and share your valuable skills, knowledge and leadership qualities.
We welcome all applicants, experienced or newly qualified.
Main duties of the job
You will be leading the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme as part of a team that includes Community Staff Nurses and Community Nursery Nurses with support from experienced Locality Leads.
1. We are committed to providing the best care for our clients and their families
2. We listen to you, value you and embrace new ideas-we want all colleagues to contribute to the direction of the service
3. We value our colleagues and are committed to your development – we want you and your career to flourish.
4. We offer a preceptorship package to our newly qualified Health Visitors and regular restorative clinical and safeguarding supervision.
5. We offer excellent training and support further education
You must be a registered SCPHN (Health Visiting) with current NMC registration.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
6. Regisered nurse or midwife
7. Specialist Community Public Health Nurse-Health Visiting
8. Leadership training
9. Nurse Prescribing Qualification
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
10. Ability to travel to various community sites on a daily basis.
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
11. Ability to write detailed reports on Client care to ensure interpretation by other members of the team for complete and safe care of the client.
12. Development /leadership of skill mix team
13. Works to evidence-based practice
14. Participates in interagency collaboration
Experience
Essential criteria
15. Evidence of ongoing professional development
16. Evidence of facilitation and presentation skills
17. Knowledge of current issues and how they impact on professional practice
18. Experience of Child Protection Policies and Procedures
Desirable criteria
19. Experience of staff management within a skill mix team and delegation of tasks
20. Staff Appraisal training
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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