Job summary
We
are looking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated SCPHN Health Visitors with
initiative and drive who are passionate about providing an excellent service and
support to children and their families living in Southend.
Applications
will be welcomed from SCPHNs
nearing qualification.
*Interview date: Monday 20th October*
*For external candidates, nearing completion of their course, employment will commence on receipt of your NMC PIN*
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner who will provide a
safe, effective, and high-quality service to service users using research-based
evidence to inform practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and
Clinical Governance Frameworks.
The post holder will lead and ensure delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-5
with a focus to implement early help/intervention so reducing health inequalities
and improving health outcomes for individuals, families, and the community.
Main duties of the job
Our Health Visitors lead the Healthy Child Programme 0-5 and are valued leaders for the childrens Public Health agenda. We work in close collaboration with family Centres, Early Years Providers, Education, and alongside other partner agencies to improve population outcomes and reduce health inequalities for children and young people and families in our city.
About us
We offer:
A comprehensive induction
A robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified SCPHNs and those returning to practice.
Staff support via management, safeguarding and restorative supervision
A flexible working pattern.
Continuation of NHS pensions, and reimbursement of NMC fees.
A Local Authority pay award each year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and ensure that you
implement this into your practice, ensuring services are provided within the
tiered model approach Building Community Capacity, Universal, Targeted
and Specialist levels of support.
To promote the health of all children and young people, especially those from
disadvantaged groups, to ensure they are offered the opportunity to achieve
optimum development.
To identify, prioritise, develop, and implement programmes of care to meet
individual and local needs. This will be achieved through evidence-based assessments, effective care planning and implementation of a range of support
packages for individual families, targeting the most vulnerable families and
groups utilising best available evidence.
Work in accordance with the commissioned service specification, to ensure the
5 mandated reviews are completed within required timescales, services
provided use evidence-based practice and the 6 High impact areas are
embedded within practice.
To clinically interpret information, analyse and identify appropriate individual
plans of care in line with Universal, Targeted, and Specialist levels of support
to children and their families within the Health Visiting caseload.
Please see attached job description for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and ensure that you
implement this into your practice, ensuring services are provided within the
tiered model approach Building Community Capacity, Universal, Targeted
and Specialist levels of support.
To promote the health of all children and young people, especially those from
disadvantaged groups, to ensure they are offered the opportunity to achieve
optimum development.
To identify, prioritise, develop, and implement programmes of care to meet
individual and local needs. This will be achieved through evidence-based assessments, effective care planning and implementation of a range of support
packages for individual families, targeting the most vulnerable families and
groups utilising best available evidence.
Work in accordance with the commissioned service specification, to ensure the
5 mandated reviews are completed within required timescales, services
provided use evidence-based practice and the 6 High impact areas are
embedded within practice.
To clinically interpret information, analyse and identify appropriate individual
plans of care in line with Universal, Targeted, and Specialist levels of support
to children and their families within the Health Visiting caseload.
Please see attached job description for further information.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Nurse or midwife Registration with NMC
- Specialist Community Practitioner qualification in Health Visiting.
Desirable
- Experience as a Registered Health Visitor.
- Non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Effective oral / written communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of profiling localities and need
- Experience of Safeguarding
- Experience of Working with people within clinic/home and community
- settings
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Skills in managing own workload through effective use of prioritisation.
- Ability to use child and family focused approach to care, which utilises
- enabling and facilitation skills to maximise the involvement of
- parents/carers
- Ability to use evidence based, clinically effective interventions in the holistic planning and implementation of family centred care
- Evidence of commitment to life-long learning and professional development
- Experience of developing and managing groups.
- Computer literacy, knowledge of SystmOne (or similar record management system)
- An understanding of Strategic Direction of Childrens Services
- An understanding of current political and local drivers
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Empathetic and non-judgmental
- Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations
- Confident and resilient
- Ability to inspire and motivate others
- Quick and decisive decision making
- Prioritising workload and sensitive cases
- Current Full UK Driving Licence and car
- A committed, enthusiastic person who can demonstrate good team working and autonomy
- Demonstrate good communication skills
- Skilled in managing and prioritising own caseload and workload
- Flexibility in working hours and environment
- Ability to travel extensively within acceptable time scales.
Desirable
- Experience leading in a team
- Planning schemes of work
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Nurse or midwife Registration with NMC
- Specialist Community Practitioner qualification in Health Visiting.
Desirable
- Experience as a Registered Health Visitor.
- Non-medical prescribing
Experience
Essential
- Effective oral / written communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of profiling localities and need
- Experience of Safeguarding
- Experience of Working with people within clinic/home and community
- settings
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Skills in managing own workload through effective use of prioritisation.
- Ability to use child and family focused approach to care, which utilises
- enabling and facilitation skills to maximise the involvement of
- parents/carers
- Ability to use evidence based, clinically effective interventions in the holistic planning and implementation of family centred care
- Evidence of commitment to life-long learning and professional development
- Experience of developing and managing groups.
- Computer literacy, knowledge of SystmOne (or similar record management system)
- An understanding of Strategic Direction of Childrens Services
- An understanding of current political and local drivers
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Empathetic and non-judgmental
- Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations
- Confident and resilient
- Ability to inspire and motivate others
- Quick and decisive decision making
- Prioritising workload and sensitive cases
- Current Full UK Driving Licence and car
- A committed, enthusiastic person who can demonstrate good team working and autonomy
- Demonstrate good communication skills
- Skilled in managing and prioritising own caseload and workload
- Flexibility in working hours and environment
- Ability to travel extensively within acceptable time scales.
Desirable
- Experience leading in a team
- Planning schemes of work
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).
