Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Health Visitor

Information:

This job is now closed

Job summary

Permanent position

Do you fancy a career with an award-winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust? Are you looking for a Health Visitor role that offers variety, dedicated support from the senior leadership team, wellbeing support, development opportunities and career progression?

If the answer is yes, then our 0-25 Service in Knowsley is looking forward to hearing from you.

As a Trust we deliver outstanding, responsive, and innovative integrated children and young people's services across Wirral, Cheshire East, St Helens and Knowsley. The growth of our services across Cheshire and Mersey is a true reflection of the excellent work that goes on to support children, young people, and their families.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Health Visitors to come and join the 0-25 Service in Knowsley. The Health Visiting Service delivers the Healthy Child Programme to all parents and families of pre-school children. From birth to adulthood, the service gives local families the best possible start in life and has a huge impact on the long-term health of children and young people.

Our dedicated, innovative and forward-thinking Health Visiting Service has a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of families in our communities.

To find out more about the 0-25 Service in Knowsley please visit our dedicated children and young people's website - www.wchc.nhs.uk/children

Main duties of the job

The post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable, compassionate and approachable. You will need to have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, be flexible, solution focused and support service development.

You will work as part of an integrated 0-25 team and will be required to support the full delivery of the Healthy Child Programme. You will also be responsible for supporting the universal partnership and partnership plus families.

As a Health Visitor in the 0-25 Service you will also be involved in a range of public health activities within a geographical area, working with individuals, groups and communities.

As a key stakeholder in the protection of children, you will be required to work collaboratively with other agencies to meet their needs. You will have a passion to drive positive change for families and have a good knowledge of the components of clinical governance, risk management, audits and relevant professional codes.

About us

As a Trust, we provide extensive continuous professional development opportunities through a diverse range of learning solutions, including virtual and face-to-face events, webinars and action learning sets. We subscribe to numerous memberships and licences to support staff development and continuous learning.

We value our staff so much, which is why we offer an extensive range of employee benefits including:

  • Flexible working opportunities
  • NHS Pension scheme
  • Annual Leave - up to 33 days per annum (pro rata) plus Bank Holiday
  • Access to Vivup platform offering a range of fantastic financial benefits: salary sacrifice on home and technology purchases, staff discounts from major retailers including supermarkets and leisure
  • Health and wellbeing: Occupational Health service, fast-track physio, PAM Assist - free confidential advice and support service available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and confidential counselling service, access to the Cheshire & Merseyside Resilience Hub
  • Wagestream - instant access to a percentage of your pay, without needing to wait for payday
  • Discounts on travel via Merseyrail & Arriva
  • Citizens Advice Wirral - access to an advisor for cost of living advice
  • Career development opportunities

Find out more about the many benefits of joining the Trust on our website.

Details

Date posted

17 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

844-5974601

Job locations

Knowsley 0-25

Knowsley Wide

L36 3TN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for more information on this exciting job role and contact us if you'd like to have a chat.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for more information on this exciting job role and contact us if you'd like to have a chat.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

  • 1st Level Nurse
  • Preceptorship training
  • Specialist Practitioner qualification in Health Visiting or certificate/diploma
  • Nurse Prescriber
  • Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable

  • Mentorship module
  • Leadership module

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of managing a Health Visiting caseload
  • Knowledge of child protection/vulnerable adults' legislation/procedures
  • Experience of leading the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation care.
  • Experience of integrated working

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Access to a car for work purposes
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to support students in placements

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Vision
  • 'Can do' approach
Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

  • 1st Level Nurse
  • Preceptorship training
  • Specialist Practitioner qualification in Health Visiting or certificate/diploma
  • Nurse Prescriber
  • Evidence of continual professional development

Desirable

  • Mentorship module
  • Leadership module

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of managing a Health Visiting caseload
  • Knowledge of child protection/vulnerable adults' legislation/procedures
  • Experience of leading the assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation care.
  • Experience of integrated working

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Access to a car for work purposes
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • Ability to support students in placements

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Effective interpersonal skills
  • Vision
  • 'Can do' approach

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

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Knowsley 0-25

Knowsley Wide

L36 3TN


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Knowsley 0-25

Knowsley Wide

L36 3TN


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

Pippa Caldwell

philippa.caldwell@nhs.net

07436054749

Details

Date posted

17 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pa (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

844-5974601

Job locations

Knowsley 0-25

Knowsley Wide

L36 3TN


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)