Health Visitor

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Health Visitors role is to prevent ill health and promote positive holistic health care for an identified population and community and to take responsibility for ensuring the physical and mental health needs of families, acting as an advocate for the client and community.

Health Visitors plan, organise and deliver programmes of care in conjunction with the family and the multi-disciplinary team and undertake continuous on-going assessment of children, young people and families. They provide an evidenced based service to children, people, families and communities in accordance with National and Local Policy initiatives.

You will need excellent communication skills and a passion for public health, alongside good organizational skills, flexibility to meet the needs of the service, and ability to travel independently to meet service delivery as required.

There is a robust package of clinical and safeguarding supervision provided to all staff.

For further information on this position please see the Job Description and Personal Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level registered nurse/midwife
• Specialist practitioner.(Hons, B. Sc. Hons, Health Visiting/ Public Health Nursing or equivalent)
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Highly developed specialist knowledge relevant to working with children and families underpinned by theory.

Desirable

• Nurse prescriber.
• Recognised teaching qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of partnership working.
• Sound knowledge and experience of promoting the safeguarding and wellbeing of children
• Evidence of leadership
• Experience of staff management

Desirable

• Experience in leading teams in the provision of health services to children, young people and families.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wakefield

Tuscany Way, Normanton, Wakefield

Wakefield

WF6 2UA

Employer's website

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