Start for Life - Band 4 Health Visitor Assistant Practitioner
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Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work in the newly created Start for Life Team. In conjunction with the team the HVAP will contribute to the assessment of health needs and delivery of appropriate interventions to meet needs of families and C&YP as per the defined clinical pathways of the Start for Life Programme.
They will undertake duties as delegated by the Programme Lead and or Specialist Health Visitor, which includes child health promotion and surveillance, predictive guidance support and advice to families with children under 5 years of age. They works as part of the multi-disciplinary health care team, liaising and working with statutory and voluntary agencies to promote the health and wellbeing of the local population as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
- To work closely with the Start for Life Team in the planning and delivery of health promotion activities and public health initiatives. The Community HVAP will take on responsibilities in areas relevant to their competence and skills.
- Work in conjunction with the team to formulate care plans for a programme of intervention to be carried out either at home or clinic settings.
- To work within the team to meet the specific health needs of individual children and families. This may involve home visiting.
- To observe and report any changes and concerns to the Health as identified during their contacts with families.
- To carry out child health promotion programme in the clinic, at home or pre-school/Early Years settings
- To provide health promotion/ education in a range of settings including groups and 1:1 situations, using a range of media to get (evidence-based) health messages to the population, with support from the Health First. To develop appropriate teaching material/resources for parents.
About us
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a community focused provider of local and acute care, providing high quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley. With a turnover of around £700 million, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham and a range of community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Details
Date posted
17 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
2 years
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
197-RF4126
Job locations
Bellingham Family Hub
Randlesdown Road
Lewisham
SE6 3HB
Employer details
Employer name
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address
Bellingham Family Hub
Randlesdown Road
Lewisham
SE6 3HB
Employer's website
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