Job summary
Health Visitor and Clinical Quality Fellow
Are you a passionate and dedicated health professional looking to make a real difference in your community?
We're seeking a talented individual to join our team as a Health Visitor and Clinical Quality Fellow. This exciting role offers a unique opportunity to combine hands-on clinical work with strategic project management.
What you'll do:
Health Visitor Role:
Provide expert health visiting services to families in various community settings.
Work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless care.
Contribute to the development and evaluation of innovative health visiting service
Clinical Quality Fellow Role:
Undertake a structured work-based program, mentored by a Public Health Nurse Consultant.
Identify, design, and manage a project focused on improving population health and reducing health inequalities.
Collaborate with colleagues to achieve the organization's quality strategy objectives.
CLCH NHS Trust is only one of a few trusts that still offers the Recruitment premia that was introduced in April 2023, 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
What we're looking for:
A UK registered health visitor with a strong clinical background.
A passion for improving public health and addressing health disparities.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
A proactive and innovative approach to problem-solving.
A commitment to working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
Why join us?
We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to make a tangible impact on the health and well-being of our community.
If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role, we encourage you to apply.
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to job description, person specification and trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
- Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
- Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
- Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards
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
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
- Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Practice
- Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
- Knowledge of clinical supervision
- Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Key Attributes
Essential
- 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 Behaviors
- Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
- Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
- Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
- Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards
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
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
- Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Practice
- Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
- Knowledge of clinical supervision
- Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice.
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Key Attributes
Essential
- 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 Behaviors
- Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service
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).
