Our Health Visiting Service is recruiting!

Job summary

Join a supportive & vibrant Health Visiting Service in an Outstanding Trust!

We have opportunities for:

• Qualified Health Visitors
• Qualified Community Staff Nurses
• Experienced Health Visitors who want to move into a leadership position orto progress into champion & specialist roles
• Development Staff Nurses who we support to completeSCPHN training &become a Health Visitor

Our dedicated teams are made up of Health Visitors, Staff Nurses, and Nursery Nurses inbases across Reading, West Berks, Bracknell & Wokingham.

Working with children aged 0-5 & their families in diverse communities across Berkshire, you'll help to ensure a healthy start for every child. You'll be part of a supportive team,committed to making a real difference in the community. We work closely with our School Nursing colleagues as part of a cohesive and integrated 0-19 service.

Why Join Us?

• Rated Outstanding by the CQC, our Trust have created a positive culture - staff feel valued & proud to work here.

• Opportunities for career progression & ongoing professional development

• Bepart of a forward-thinking team that values your contribution

• Full & part time roles available within our 9-5, Monday to Friday service

Whether you're a qualified Health Visitor looking for progress your career in a supportive & friendly team or a Qualified Nurse/Midwife wanting to take the next step in your career into Health Visiting - we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Health Visiting is a universal service available to support all families from the antenatal period up until school entry. Our service aligns to the Healthy Child Programme which ensures every child has the best start in life. Health Visiting duties include:

• Working collaboratively with other health care professionals and agencies ensuring a seamless delivery of service for children and families within the community.

• Assessing child and family needs, using the appropriate assessment and risk tools. Ensuring that at each contact with a child an assessment of their health and development need is conducted.

• To support breastfeeding and parent infant relationships applying the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards.
• Ensure that the advice, support and services provided take account of client or family's race, culture, religion and language.
• Full knowledge and understanding of the Local Safeguarding Board Procedures together with Trust guidelines. Exercises vigilance regarding vulnerable families and to respond as necessary.
• Working closely with local authority colleagues.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority

• Committed to providing good quality, safe services

• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.

• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell

• Generous NHS pension scheme

• Excellent learning and career development opportunities

• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles

• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services

• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants

• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality

• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.

• Free parking across Trust sites