Job summary
The Health Inclusion Team provides a nursing and health visiting service to a transient population of people who may be living in homeless accommodation, women's refuges or may be Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Gypsies or Travellers.
As a health visitor you will be expected to undertake family health assessments and child health surveillance in accordance with the Healthy Child Programme for adults and children, 0 to 18 years.
You will work in partnership with children, families and individuals to provide high quality effective healthcare, to prevent ill health, promote positive health and reduce health inequalities. You will contribute to the development of the service for Homeless people, Gypsies and Travellers and Asylum Seekers and Refugees.
The team works closely with a range of agencies to ensure a strong and coordinated service working within the NMC Code of Professional Standards and Clinical Governance Frameworks.
Main duties of the job
To identify, prioritise, develop and implement programmes of care to meet individual and local needs, taking into account cultural diversity and ensuring prioritisation of work load as necessary
To work with families in a variety of settings including home visits and clinic, providing evidence based advice and support.
To undertake family health assessments and child health surveillance in accordance with the Healthy Child Programme to include adults and children and young people, 0 to 18 years.
To provide relevant information to families, to assist informed choices about their own and their family's health.
To operate within Sheffield Safeguarding Children Board and SHSCFT Child Protection and Safeguarding Procedures. To maintain and update knowledge around safeguarding children and young people and ensure that practice complies with local and national policies and legislation. To work closely with the Sheffield Safeguarding Advisory Service and other key agencies to ensure the highest level of protection for children at risk. To attend safeguarding or child in need meetings and provide reports as necessary.
About us
The service aims to carry out assessments of health and social needs to identify any gaps; referring to other agencies as necessary. The team offers the Healthy Child Programme for children and pregnant women; health assessments for young people and adults as well as support in accessing mainstream Primary Care and other key services.
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and well-being is taken care of.
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership
To participate in clinical supervision. To participate with the manager in personal
appraisal to identify professional and personal development. To participate in relevant training and take personal responsibility to keep professionally up to date with practice.
To appropriately delegate care to members of the multi skilled team ensuring oversight of care delivered and supervision.
To take on the role of clinical supervisor, coach and mentor for peers, colleagues, students and other staff as appropriate.
Clinical
To encourage appropriate access to Primary Care Services for homeless, traveller and asylum households
To maintain clinical competency and a portfolio of evidence of continuing professional development. To comply with NMC guidelines and relevant legislation to ensure that clinical practice is of the highest standard.
To prescribe medicines as appropriate in accordance with the NMC prescribing standards within the Nurse Prescribing Formulary.
To manage time effectively, prioritise own workload and supervise the practice of other team members (including bank and agency staff), both directly and indirectly as appropriate.
Communications
To maintain accurate, legible and contemporaneous electronic records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines and policies.
To liaise effectively with other members of the team and other relevant agencies.
To make ongoing referrals for support as necessary working with other care providers.
To maintain effective working relationships with social care, safeguarding services and childrens centers.
To maintain effective communications systems with Health Visiting and School Nursing teams and Primary and Secondary Care teams in order to facilitate continuity of care for individual patients.
To participate in team meetings and performance reviews in order to contribute to the teams objectives for service, staff and personal development.
To feedback relevant issues regarding resourcing, workload and training to team meetings.
Safeguarding
To maintain and update knowledge around safeguarding children and young people. To ensure that practice complies with local and national policies and legislation.
To act as the Lead Professional for vulnerable children when necessary.
To attend and to be an active participant in Child in Need meetings, Case Conferences and Core Groups.
To produce reports and convene Core Groups and Child in Need meetings as appropriate.
To attend regular safeguarding supervision and to maintain close working relationships with the Safeguarding Advisory Service.
Education and Training
To assist in the preparation and delivery of teaching programmes and presentations for students, staff and others as the need arises.
Clinical Governance and Development
To carry out risk assessments, ensure a safe working environment and provide team members and partnership organisations with information relevant to their safety.
To report adverse incidents within the service and support staff in completing incident reports and developing action plans as appropriate.
To contribute to the development of the Clinical Governance plan for the service and translate actions into practice ensuring safe practice
To participate in clinical audit, screening programmes and research as necessary.
To draw on evidence based practice as a source for giving and developing care and extending the homeless/traveller/asylum care specialist knowledge base.
To monitor and evaluate the performance and the standard of service delivery.
Service development
You will contribute to the development of the service for Homeless people, Gypsies and Travellers and Asylum Seekers and Refugees.
To contribute to the development of policy taking a lead in agreed specific areas on behalf of colleagues and the organisation as appropriate
To encourage research and evidence based practice within the team.
To actively participate in and facilitate health promotion programmes.
To participate in clinical audit, screening programmes and research as necessary.
To draw on evidence based practice as a source for giving and developing care and extending the homeless/traveller/asylum care specialist knowledge base.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Leadership
To participate in clinical supervision. To participate with the manager in personal
appraisal to identify professional and personal development. To participate in relevant training and take personal responsibility to keep professionally up to date with practice.
To appropriately delegate care to members of the multi skilled team ensuring oversight of care delivered and supervision.
To take on the role of clinical supervisor, coach and mentor for peers, colleagues, students and other staff as appropriate.
Clinical
To encourage appropriate access to Primary Care Services for homeless, traveller and asylum households
To maintain clinical competency and a portfolio of evidence of continuing professional development. To comply with NMC guidelines and relevant legislation to ensure that clinical practice is of the highest standard.
To prescribe medicines as appropriate in accordance with the NMC prescribing standards within the Nurse Prescribing Formulary.
To manage time effectively, prioritise own workload and supervise the practice of other team members (including bank and agency staff), both directly and indirectly as appropriate.
Communications
To maintain accurate, legible and contemporaneous electronic records in accordance with Trust and NMC guidelines and policies.
To liaise effectively with other members of the team and other relevant agencies.
To make ongoing referrals for support as necessary working with other care providers.
To maintain effective working relationships with social care, safeguarding services and childrens centers.
To maintain effective communications systems with Health Visiting and School Nursing teams and Primary and Secondary Care teams in order to facilitate continuity of care for individual patients.
To participate in team meetings and performance reviews in order to contribute to the teams objectives for service, staff and personal development.
To feedback relevant issues regarding resourcing, workload and training to team meetings.
Safeguarding
To maintain and update knowledge around safeguarding children and young people. To ensure that practice complies with local and national policies and legislation.
To act as the Lead Professional for vulnerable children when necessary.
To attend and to be an active participant in Child in Need meetings, Case Conferences and Core Groups.
To produce reports and convene Core Groups and Child in Need meetings as appropriate.
To attend regular safeguarding supervision and to maintain close working relationships with the Safeguarding Advisory Service.
Education and Training
To assist in the preparation and delivery of teaching programmes and presentations for students, staff and others as the need arises.
Clinical Governance and Development
To carry out risk assessments, ensure a safe working environment and provide team members and partnership organisations with information relevant to their safety.
To report adverse incidents within the service and support staff in completing incident reports and developing action plans as appropriate.
To contribute to the development of the Clinical Governance plan for the service and translate actions into practice ensuring safe practice
To participate in clinical audit, screening programmes and research as necessary.
To draw on evidence based practice as a source for giving and developing care and extending the homeless/traveller/asylum care specialist knowledge base.
To monitor and evaluate the performance and the standard of service delivery.
Service development
You will contribute to the development of the service for Homeless people, Gypsies and Travellers and Asylum Seekers and Refugees.
To contribute to the development of policy taking a lead in agreed specific areas on behalf of colleagues and the organisation as appropriate
To encourage research and evidence based practice within the team.
To actively participate in and facilitate health promotion programmes.
To participate in clinical audit, screening programmes and research as necessary.
To draw on evidence based practice as a source for giving and developing care and extending the homeless/traveller/asylum care specialist knowledge base.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visiting
- Current NMC registration
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Understanding and skills in carrying out health needs assessment for adults, children and young people 0-19 years of age.
- Awareness of national and local policies around the Healthy Child Programme and the Public Health agenda
- A sound knowledge of local and national adult and child protection and safeguarding guidelines and policies.
- A sound knowledge of local and national guidelines and policies around domestic abuse.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a health visitor with families with complex needs.
- Experience of multi-agency and partnership working.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visiting
- Current NMC registration
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Understanding and skills in carrying out health needs assessment for adults, children and young people 0-19 years of age.
- Awareness of national and local policies around the Healthy Child Programme and the Public Health agenda
- A sound knowledge of local and national adult and child protection and safeguarding guidelines and policies.
- A sound knowledge of local and national guidelines and policies around domestic abuse.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a health visitor with families with complex needs.
- Experience of multi-agency and partnership working.
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).
