Job summary
Health Visitors book yourself into our Saturday interview day,
Here at CLCH we recognise that it is hard to get that time off when working within a busy environment and want to do what we can to accommodate a stress - free interview day!
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join one of our forward thinking and innovative integrated 0-19 Universal teams in Ealing.
Ealing Health Visiting Services
Date: 19th August 2023
Time 10am - 2pm
Venue: South Acton Children centre, Castle Close, W3 8RX
Also, from the April 2023 a Recruitment premia has been introduced to attract and retain qualified Health Visitors within CLCH's Health Visiting Teams.
For registered Band 6 Health Visitors, this post is offering a premium of £2,500 payable upon commencement of employment (T&C's apply)
Main duties of the job
Our skill mix teams work passionately to deliver our progressive service and continue to seek and develop innovative ways of working with Ealing families to enable children to have their best start in life.
Based in Ealing, West London, we're a unique service with a skill mix team which includes Health Visitors, Community Staff Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses, Early Start workers, Early Start SEND workers, Social Workers, Health visitor and School nurse support workers Family Nurse Partnership, Child Healthy Weight Team and Safeguarding Advisors. We are integrated with Ealing Local Authority and are co-located within the Children Centres.
Children, young people, and families are our focus and passion and we're seeking Health Visitors to join our dynamic diverse teams. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our families get the best care closer to home and supporting families to keep them well, to provide care to keep them out of hospital or allowing them to return home from hospital at the earliest opportunity through our support and care.
You will be:
- A qualified (or currently in training) as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
- Well versed in co-ordinating health promotion initiatives
- Experienced in assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care
- Used to working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Up to date on recent developments in primary care and health legislation
About us
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
As an NHS trust, we are committed to equal opportunities and ensuring equality and diversity in the workplace.
We have a number of staff networks: Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Race Equality Network and the Rainbow Network which supports LGBT+ staff. Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetingsto discuss issues andmake plans to improve CLCH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Leading, influencing, and delivering a comprehensive Health Visiting service in line with the Healthy Child Programme andlocal service specifications for health visiting that meets the public health needs of local communities.
- Contributing to the delivery of Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018), including improving health and life chancesfor children and families and safeguarding those at risk.
- To deliver the role in accordance with CLCH Trust values and behaviour
Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Leading, influencing, and delivering a comprehensive Health Visiting service in line with the Healthy Child Programme andlocal service specifications for health visiting that meets the public health needs of local communities.
- Contributing to the delivery of Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018), including improving health and life chancesfor children and families and safeguarding those at risk.
- To deliver the role in accordance with CLCH Trust values and behaviour
Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
Experience
Essential
- 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
- Experience of evidence based care ? Experience of supervising staff /students
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- 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.)
- Current knowledge of child protection issues
- Appropriate knowledge of clinical skill
- Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
- Knowledge of NMC Code
- Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
- Knowledge of clinical supervision
- Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
- 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
- Be able to identify and access sources of information to inform practice
- Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Able to adapt to change and have an open approach to new ways of working
- Office management and caseload organisational skills
- Able to work in a team
- Motivated to learn and develop to meet the needs of the service
- Willingness to facilitate and support the learning of others in the practice environment
Other
Essential
- Able to carry out the duties of the post
- Able to travel round the locality[car/bike/public transport/foot]
- Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service
- Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
- Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
Experience
Essential
- 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
- Experience of evidence based care ? Experience of supervising staff /students
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- 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.)
- Current knowledge of child protection issues
- Appropriate knowledge of clinical skill
- Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
- Knowledge of NMC Code
- Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
- Knowledge of clinical supervision
- Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
- 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
- Be able to identify and access sources of information to inform practice
- Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Able to adapt to change and have an open approach to new ways of working
- Office management and caseload organisational skills
- Able to work in a team
- Motivated to learn and develop to meet the needs of the service
- Willingness to facilitate and support the learning of others in the practice environment
Other
Essential
- Able to carry out the duties of the post
- Able to travel round the locality[car/bike/public transport/foot]
- Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service
- Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post
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).
