Band 6 Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor)

Job summary

Job Overview

Come and join Leicestershire Partnership Trust, where we offer a variety of challenging and rewarding roles in a supportive, innovative, and dynamic environment! We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) to join our Healthy Together Helpline team. Youll support the delivery of our single point of access service for 019 (Leicester City) and 011 (Leicestershire & Rutland).

This is a clinical, office-based role delivering aspects of the Healthy Child Programme via telephone, text, and digital services. While we support agile working, you must work at least 50% of contracted hours from the office to ensure safe service delivery.

What youll do:

• Improve access and identify health needs.

• Reduce health inequalities by providing a comprehensive service for local children and families.

• Use a whole-family approach to prevent ill health, promote wellbeing, and work collaboratively with the community to make a real difference.

What were looking for:

• A hardworking, empathetic team player committed to outstanding patient care.

• Must hold a Specialist Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) qualification.

Contact: Morwenna Talbot morwenna.talbot@nhs.net | 07919 154235

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the Job: As a Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor), you will be making a real difference to people's lives in the Community: -Answering telephone calls from parents, young people and professionals into the Helpline, using ignite telephone system. Offering support for queries such as minor illnesses, infant feeding, emotional wellbeing, behaviour etc. Completing agency checks and participating in virtual safeguarding meetings. -Contribute to the assessment of antenatal contacts, including completing antenatal contacts by telephone. -Contribute to the triage of A&E attendances and hospital discharges within agreed Trust guidelines, following up priority and potentially vulnerable children, young people and families. -Responding to parents and young people who are contacting Healthy Together via the ChatHealth text messaging system. -Maintain accurate electronic patient records. -Participate in supervision and maintain professional accountability. -Liaison with other members of 0-19/0-11 public health teams to handover or co-ordinate care of children or young people.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall, Pen Lloyd Building

Leicester

Leicester

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

County Hall, Pen Lloyd Building

Leicester

Leicester

LE3 8TB

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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