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Job Overview
We are seeking to employ an enthusiastic Health Visitor to join our team at White Rose Medical Centre in New Tredegar. You will be working within a team of Health Visitors and skill mix staff delivering an Early Years Health vising programme to families living within the North Caerphilly area.
The successful candidate will have the relevant qualification, professionalism and clinical skills necessary to work on their own initiative as well as working effectively in partnership with parents/carers and other services such as Early Years Services,, Primary Care, Children Services and School Nursing.
Applications from student due to qualify are also welcomed.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The Health Visitor contributes to the development of new projects and policies within the health visiting service and is involved in the research, implementation and evaluation of evidence based practice. The post holder will be responsible for providing universal, enhanced, and intensive Health Visiting services to children and families from all cultural diversities on their case load. Health Visitors work as a team across locally defined areas and support the service across Gwent, to provide a safe service for all preschool children and their families.
We would like you to view our Health Visiting Recruitment Video at the ABUHB Health Visiting web page.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Other
Essential criteria
Flexible approach to unpredictable workload demands/patterns
Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Confident and have the ability to motivate others
Team player and change agent
Ability to travel between sites and visits in a timely manner
Desirable criteria
Ability to speak Welsh
Skills
Essential criteria
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work autonomously
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Leadership skills
Competent in IT skills, completing data and writing emails
Proven skills in motivating and influencing other
Desirable criteria
Change management skills
MECC
Experience
Essential criteria
Delivery of HCWP
Working with mutli disciplinary team
Experience of working with Safeguarding and Vulnerable families
Desirable criteria
Understanding of HCWP
Qualifications
Essential criteria
SCPHN Qualification
Desirable criteria
Working towards SCPHN Qualification