Job summary
Bank Health Visitor band 6 Westminster
We are looking for a Health Visitor to join our team of bank workers to work in the Westminster area.
Are you keen to use your clinical skills in a rewarding community-based role but unable to commit to a permanent position right now?
This is an exciting time to join our bank, with a new friendly and supportive team. We can offer you regular yet flexible working patterns, that allow you to make a real difference to services and patients and become an integral part of a cohesive team.
Why join?
- Earn more per hour - bank rates are higher than agency and include holiday pay. We also cover your expenses and provide free uniforms
- See the best shifts first - bank staff get priority over all agency workers
- Book the shifts you want on your phone - build your own rota on our bank booking system
- Get 24x7 support from our friendly Staff Bank team - a local team dedicated to helping you
Main duties of the job
JOB PURPOSE:To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative health visiting service, and where appropriate, delegate to other members of the health visiting team to ensure delivery of a high quality serviceTo provide a skilled, effective and evidence based health visiting service to clients in a variety of community settings.To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communitiesTo collaborate with team colleagues in order to deliver the Quality Strategy objectives.
About us
We providecommunity health services to more than two million people across eleven London boroughs and Hertfordshire.
Every day, our professionals provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes and local clinics, helping them to:
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stay well
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manage their own health with the right support
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avoid unnecessary trips to, or long stays in, hospital.
We support our patients at every stage of their lives, providing health visiting for new-born babies through to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation and palliative care for people towards the end of their lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Clinical1. Deliver the healthy child programme and work in partnership with families to develop and agree tailored health plans as required2. Utilising specialist skills and knowledge, advise and support individuals and families on evidence based health care practices.3. Understand the caseload profile including the health needs of the defined population and local communities, targeting outreach services to meet their needs.4. Initiate referrals to multi-disciplinary/agency colleagues as required to ensure adequate care and support for families and children5. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/group programmes of care that meet the public health needs of the populationTo develop and delegate appropriately the implementation of regular health promotion initiatives on specific health issues and to specific groups and individuals.7. To facilitate the promotion of the national immunisation programme to ensure maximum possible protection against disease.8. To provide care and attention to the needs of children identified as at risk and / or with complex needs, taking appropriate action when required.9. To regularly review families causing concern within the guidelines of safeguarding policy and supervision. To record agreed action, prepare and present reports as required.10. To prepare for, attend and participate in all relevant case conferences and interagency meetings relating to children at risk and / or in need.11. To take the lead and provide professional expertise to other professionals and agencies in relation to child health matters12. To develop champion roles in areas of specialist interest.13. To identify and record any problems or concerns and report back to the Team Lead as appropriate.14. Be prepared to undertake nurse prescribing in response to assessed need, in accordance with Trust policy and in line with NMC code for non-medical prescribers.15. To have knowledge of and be able to effectively use local services and resources to promote client care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Clinical1. Deliver the healthy child programme and work in partnership with families to develop and agree tailored health plans as required2. Utilising specialist skills and knowledge, advise and support individuals and families on evidence based health care practices.3. Understand the caseload profile including the health needs of the defined population and local communities, targeting outreach services to meet their needs.4. Initiate referrals to multi-disciplinary/agency colleagues as required to ensure adequate care and support for families and children5. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/group programmes of care that meet the public health needs of the populationTo develop and delegate appropriately the implementation of regular health promotion initiatives on specific health issues and to specific groups and individuals.7. To facilitate the promotion of the national immunisation programme to ensure maximum possible protection against disease.8. To provide care and attention to the needs of children identified as at risk and / or with complex needs, taking appropriate action when required.9. To regularly review families causing concern within the guidelines of safeguarding policy and supervision. To record agreed action, prepare and present reports as required.10. To prepare for, attend and participate in all relevant case conferences and interagency meetings relating to children at risk and / or in need.11. To take the lead and provide professional expertise to other professionals and agencies in relation to child health matters12. To develop champion roles in areas of specialist interest.13. To identify and record any problems or concerns and report back to the Team Lead as appropriate.14. Be prepared to undertake nurse prescribing in response to assessed need, in accordance with Trust policy and in line with NMC code for non-medical prescribers.15. To have knowledge of and be able to effectively use local services and resources to promote client care.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registered Nurse ? Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN) ? Current NMC registration ? Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
Essentila and desirable
Essential
- Registered Nurse ? Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
- Recent health visiting experience
- Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets
- Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
- Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others
- Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans
- Experience in providing practice based learning support to others
- Knowledge of recent developments in primary care
- Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice
- Knowledge of current health legislation [including Change for Children agenda, Children's Plan etc]
- Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
- Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice
Desirable
- Ability to work without direct supervision and plan, organise, review and prioritise own workload and others
- Able to delegate work effectively and safely ? Ability to be flexible and responsive to client and organisational needs
- Be able to use information technology effectively ? Be able to identify and access sources of information to inform practice
- Mentor training - or prepared to work towards
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Registered Nurse ? Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN) ? Current NMC registration ? Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
Essentila and desirable
Essential
- Registered Nurse ? Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
- Recent health visiting experience
- Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets
- Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
- Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others
- Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans
- Experience in providing practice based learning support to others
- Knowledge of recent developments in primary care
- Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice
- Knowledge of current health legislation [including Change for Children agenda, Children's Plan etc]
- Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
- Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice
Desirable
- Ability to work without direct supervision and plan, organise, review and prioritise own workload and others
- Able to delegate work effectively and safely ? Ability to be flexible and responsive to client and organisational needs
- Be able to use information technology effectively ? Be able to identify and access sources of information to inform practice
- Mentor training - or prepared to work towards
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.
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).
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.
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).
