Central London Community Health Trust

Health Visitor

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Job summary

Hammersmith & Fulham Health Visiting - Health Visitor - B6

The Local Teams

Within Hammersmith and Fulham (H&F) CLCH provide a range of services including Health Visiting and School Nursing, Children's Therapies as well as numerous adult services, this means that you will benefit from a close working relationship with peers and a joined-up approach to care leading to improved health outcomes for the people you care for.

Within your team you will benefit from a Borough lead with a wealth of experience in Children's health, Safeguarding, School Nursing and Immunisations and a team that has in excess of 300 years' experience who are ready to support your learning and development. The team in Hammersmith are based within Parkview Centre for Health and Wellbeing, Richford Gate, Park Medical centre, Parsons Green Health Centre.

There is shared vision between commissioner and LCH to align Health Visiting with family hubs, this is will families to access a range of services at once and facilitate a supportive peer network for staff across services.

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

Housing

Hammersmith and Fulham council believe first time buyers, key workers and people earning a low to middle income should not be forced to rent expensive accommodation, or have no choice but to live miles away from where they work. H&F Home Buy is here to assist those working in the borough, to achieve home ownership. Visiting them on line at www.lbhf.gov.uk and go to the H&F Home Buy page, you may be able to realise your aspiration of becoming a home owner.

https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/sites/default/files/section_attachments/home_buy_booklet_2016_0.pdf

Transportation

The borough has great transport links internally with 3 stations, great bus links across the patch and afull east-west Safer Cycle Pathway route. For commuting you will benefit from access via the Piccadilly, District, Circle and Hammersmith and City lines.

The Borough

H&F is known to be one of the safest residential areas of London. H&F is a vibrant place to live and work with a diverse community and rich cultural heritage. A small inner-London borough situated to the west of the capital, it has excellent transport links to three town centres and vast array of experiences and entertainment for visitors and residents to enjoy. From excellent open spaces, bars, restaurants and stately riverside walks we have a lot to offer and a lot more to come including a massive 40-acre retail and leisure complex already underway at White City.

About us

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
  • Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Details

Date posted

04 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-INNER-10704

Job locations

Parsons Green Health Centre

London

SW6 4UL


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Deliver the healthy child programme and work in partnership with families to develop and agree tailored health plans as required
  • Utilising specialist skills and knowledge, advise and support individuals and families on evidence-based health care practices.
  • Understand the caseload profile including the health needs of the defined population and local communities, targeting outreach services to meet their needs.
  • Initiate referrals to multi-disciplinary/agency colleagues as required to ensure adequate care and support for families and children
  • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/group programmes of care that meet the public health needs of the population

    Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Deliver the healthy child programme and work in partnership with families to develop and agree tailored health plans as required
  • Utilising specialist skills and knowledge, advise and support individuals and families on evidence-based health care practices.
  • Understand the caseload profile including the health needs of the defined population and local communities, targeting outreach services to meet their needs.
  • Initiate referrals to multi-disciplinary/agency colleagues as required to ensure adequate care and support for families and children
  • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/group programmes of care that meet the public health needs of the population

    Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

  • oRegistered Nurse/Registered Midwife
  • oRegistered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
  • oCurrent NMC registration
  • oEvidence of continuing post-registration education and training
  • oPractice assessor/supervisor training or working towards
Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

  • oRegistered Nurse/Registered Midwife
  • oRegistered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
  • oCurrent NMC registration
  • oEvidence of continuing post-registration education and training
  • oPractice assessor/supervisor training or working 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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Parsons Green Health Centre

London

SW6 4UL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Parsons Green Health Centre

London

SW6 4UL


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

0-19 Team Leader

Lori Taylor

ltaylor3@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-INNER-10704

Job locations

Parsons Green Health Centre

London

SW6 4UL


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