You will be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor (HV) within the integrated 0 to 19 Torbay Partnership and provide the expertise, knowledge and resources to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to families living within Torbay.
Working with the 0 to 19 Torbay workforce to ensure pathways are followed in supporting children, young people, families and carers. The SCPHN-HV works autonomously and collaboratively to deliver a family centred public health service, taking responsibility for a defined population in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary and inter-agency teams.
Please note post is a part time post working predominantly with families who require statutory intervention.
* Be flexible when providing care to meet the needs of clients
* Promote and lead on providing a strength asset-based approach to services delivered
* To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all when working with children, young people and their families and carers
* Develop effective client centred decision-making processes
* Diversity aware where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties of comprehension, and use adjustments and adaptations to communicate
* Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to making referrals
* Follow trust policies and pathways and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
* The post holder will work closely with the 0 to 19 Torbay teams in providing joined up care to clients
* The post holder will signpost staff to wellbeing at work services including counselling/coaching.
* The post holder will remain professional when dealing with highly emotional situations
* Attend in-house training as required to develop current role
* Participate in internal audits and support quality improvements to inform practice and improve service delivery
0 to 19 Torbay is a partnership between TSDFT and The Children’s Society and Action for Children.
These services have come together to provide a preventative model to children, young people and their families in Torbay in order to improve outcomes for children and young people across Torbay.
* Working together with statutory and community services.
* Through supporting the whole family and building on strengths.
* By giving children the best start in life, to stay well and thrive.
* Being baby, young person and family friendly.
* Broadening the skills of the workforce.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Aldridge Job title: Interim Professional Lead for PHN Email address: natalie.aldridge@nhs.net Telephone number: 07789 618860 #J-18808-Ljbffr