Job summary
Health Visitor vacancy in Bromley Borough - Band 6
£42,939 - £50,697 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata (salary is based on experience)
Full time and Part time hours will be considered
Bromley Healthcare are seeking Health Visitors who are keen to develop their leadership skills and sphere of influence and are keen to shape the future of Public Health Nursing in Bromley.
We are invested in the development of Health Visiting and School Nursing and this is underpinned by our Public Health Nursing strategy and training programme for all roles within the PHN teams.
All Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses have corporate membership with the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) which offers a wealth of professional training programmes and resources to support excellent practice.
Current vacancies are within the Central Bromley team, and the Orpington team.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of an integrated team and lead on the delivery of the healthy child programme
Identify health needs through an ecological assessment and in partnership with families, agree personalised plans to address the needs.
Delegate aspects of care to the Community Nursery Nurses and Staff Nurses within the skill mix team.
Engage and participate in service improvement.
Continuously learn to develop your own skills and those of others.
Work in partnership with clients and other partners, assess healthcare needs to develop and evaluate programmes to address the health needs of the population
Work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities
About us
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support collecting data to inform the performance management framework for the service ensuring team members are completing timely and accurate data collection via EMIS.
- To liaise with the School Health Service, with particular reference to vulnerable children, their families and children with special needs.
- To participate in regular clinical supervision.
- To plan and record individual programmes of care for children and families.
- To assist in the identification of local health needs and ensure the optimum use of resources.
- Delegate work to Community Nursery Nurses that is within the sphere of competence of the skill mix and assist in training.
- The post holder must carry out their responsibilities with due regard to Bromley Healthcares Equality and Diversity policy. They must ensure that equality is promoted at all times ensuring that all patients, clients and colleagues are treated in an equitable manner, respecting and demonstrating an understanding of diversity within the workplace.
- To participate in an annual appraisal of their work where objectives will be set. The post holder will be expected to undertake any training or development as identified at appraisal.
- To undertake such training as may be required to meet the needs of the service both mandatory and service-specific.
- To assume responsibility for maintaining own level of professional development and clinical competence. Clinical Governance
- All staff are responsible for identifying areas within their service which do not meet Clinical Governance quality standards.
- All staff are expected to participate in Clinical Governance actions to achieve Clinical Governance within their service.
- All clinicians are expected to participate in quality improvement activities including clinical audit programmes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Support collecting data to inform the performance management framework for the service ensuring team members are completing timely and accurate data collection via EMIS.
- To liaise with the School Health Service, with particular reference to vulnerable children, their families and children with special needs.
- To participate in regular clinical supervision.
- To plan and record individual programmes of care for children and families.
- To assist in the identification of local health needs and ensure the optimum use of resources.
- Delegate work to Community Nursery Nurses that is within the sphere of competence of the skill mix and assist in training.
- The post holder must carry out their responsibilities with due regard to Bromley Healthcares Equality and Diversity policy. They must ensure that equality is promoted at all times ensuring that all patients, clients and colleagues are treated in an equitable manner, respecting and demonstrating an understanding of diversity within the workplace.
- To participate in an annual appraisal of their work where objectives will be set. The post holder will be expected to undertake any training or development as identified at appraisal.
- To undertake such training as may be required to meet the needs of the service both mandatory and service-specific.
- To assume responsibility for maintaining own level of professional development and clinical competence. Clinical Governance
- All staff are responsible for identifying areas within their service which do not meet Clinical Governance quality standards.
- All staff are expected to participate in Clinical Governance actions to achieve Clinical Governance within their service.
- All clinicians are expected to participate in quality improvement activities including clinical audit programmes.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN, RM, RSCN RHV Certificate/Diploma/Degree or equivalent or undertaking at time of interview (if offered a job it would be dependent on successfully completing course).
Desirable
- Qualified Nurse Prescriber
Professional Registration
Essential
- NMC registration as Nurse or midwife and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
Desirable
- Experience in supervising / assessing students / holds a mentorship qualification
Training
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / Professional updating of skills
Desirable
- Evidence of further professional learning.
- Knowledge of current research pertaining to Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
Skills
Essential
- Current knowledge and understanding of reports/legislation affecting community nursing including current PHE directives.
- Teaching experience
- Leadership qualities
- Management skills
- Knowledge of the public health role of contemporary health visiting
- Experience of Safeguarding issues
- Evidence based practice
- Computer literate
- UK Driving Licence and with use of car for work
Desirable
- Experience in data analysis / assessing service performance in relation to KPIs
- Experience in completing audits
Experience
Essential
- Current community experience
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health/ social care.
- Team working / autonomous working
- Experience of working in multi- disciplinary teams.
- Robust working knowledge of Healthy Child Programme.
Desirable
- Clinical supervisor experience
- Appraiser experience
- Management / leadership experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN, RM, RSCN RHV Certificate/Diploma/Degree or equivalent or undertaking at time of interview (if offered a job it would be dependent on successfully completing course).
Desirable
- Qualified Nurse Prescriber
Professional Registration
Essential
- NMC registration as Nurse or midwife and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
Desirable
- Experience in supervising / assessing students / holds a mentorship qualification
Training
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / Professional updating of skills
Desirable
- Evidence of further professional learning.
- Knowledge of current research pertaining to Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
Skills
Essential
- Current knowledge and understanding of reports/legislation affecting community nursing including current PHE directives.
- Teaching experience
- Leadership qualities
- Management skills
- Knowledge of the public health role of contemporary health visiting
- Experience of Safeguarding issues
- Evidence based practice
- Computer literate
- UK Driving Licence and with use of car for work
Desirable
- Experience in data analysis / assessing service performance in relation to KPIs
- Experience in completing audits
Experience
Essential
- Current community experience
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health/ social care.
- Team working / autonomous working
- Experience of working in multi- disciplinary teams.
- Robust working knowledge of Healthy Child Programme.
Desirable
- Clinical supervisor experience
- Appraiser experience
- Management / leadership experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
