We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated SCPHN Health Visitors with initiative and drive who are passionate about providing excellent service and support to children and their families living in Southend.
Applications will be welcomed from experienced health visitors, newly qualified health visitors, and SCPHN nearing qualification.
In Southend, our health visiting and school nursing teams operate within an integrated 0-19 Children's Public Health service model and incorporate a skill mix team approach to support aspects of service delivery.
*Interviews will be held on 16th May 2025*
Main duties of the job
Our Health Visitors lead the Healthy Child Programme 0-5 and are valued leaders for the children's Public Health agenda. We work in close collaboration with family centres, Early Years Providers, Education, and alongside other partner agencies to improve population outcomes and reduce health inequalities for children, young people, and families in our city.
About us
We offer:
* A robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified SCPHNs and those returning to practice.
* Staff support via management, safeguarding, and restorative supervision.
* A flexible working pattern.
* Continuation of NHS pensions, and reimbursement of NMC fees.
* All SCPHN posts recruited to are currently eligible for a recruitment and retention bonus of £3000 pro rata.
* A Local Authority pay award each year.
Job responsibilities
As a Level 8 (AfC Band 6 equivalent) Health Visitor, you'll be part of our valued team at Southend City Council.
You will lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring services are provided within the tiered model approach: Building Community Capacity, Universal, Targeted, and Specialist.
To promote the health of all children and young people, especially those from disadvantaged groups, to ensure they are offered the opportunity to achieve optimum development.
To identify, prioritise, develop, and implement programmes of care to meet individual and local needs. This will be achieved through evidence-based assessments, effective care planning, and implementation of a range of support packages for individual families, targeting the most vulnerable families and groups utilising the best available evidence.
Work in accordance with the commissioned service specification, to ensure the 5 mandated reviews, plus an additional 3-5 month contact, are completed within required timescales, and services provided are evidence-based.
To clinically interpret information, analyse, and identify appropriate individual plans of care in line with Universal, Targeted, and Specialist cases within the Health Visiting caseload.
To appropriately delegate and supervise workload within the skill mix team in line with service operating procedures and competency frameworks.
To provide expert advice, support, and interventions to all families with children in the first years of life.
To identify the needs of individual children, parents, and families (including safeguarding needs) and refer or direct them to existing local services, thereby promoting early intervention.
To operate within Children, Young People, and Families Public Health Services Child Safeguarding Policies, Standards, and Procedures, recognising and taking appropriate action in relation to children where there is suspicion of abuse.
To participate in strategy meetings, case conferences, providing reports as required, and to have clinical and safeguarding supervision as per policy for Safeguarding children.
Liaise and maintain good working relationships with statutory and voluntary agencies whilst making referrals and consulting as necessary.
Please see attached job description for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First Level Nurse or midwife Registration with NMC
* Specialist Community Practitioner qualification in Health Visiting
* Effective oral / written communication and interpersonal skills
* Experience of profiling localities and need
* Experience of Safeguarding
* Experience of working with people within clinic/home and community settings
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Skills in managing own workload through effective use of prioritisation
* Skills in using child and family-focused approaches to care, utilising enabling and facilitation skills to maximise parental/carer involvement
* Ability to use evidence-based, clinically effective interventions in holistic family-centred care planning and implementation
* Evidence of commitment to lifelong learning and professional development
* Computer literacy, knowledge of SystmOne or similar clinical system
* An understanding of the strategic direction of children's services
* Experience as a Registered Health Visitor
* Experience leading a team
* Planning schemes of work
Additional Criteria
* Current Full UK Driving Licence and car
* A committed, enthusiastic person demonstrating good team working and autonomy
* Skilled in managing and prioritising own caseload and workload
* Flexibility in working hours and environment
* Ability to travel extensively within acceptable time scales
Experience
* An understanding of current political and local drivers
* Empathetic and non-judgmental
* Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues, and undertake courageous conversations
* Confident and resilient
* Ability to inspire and motivate others
* Quick and decisive decision-making
* Prioritising workload and sensitive cases
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, a submission for Disclosure will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£37,938 to £43,693 a year plus a £3000 Recruitment and Retention Bonus pro rata.
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