Job summary
The health visitor is responsible for a defined caseload of pre-school children and families within a geographic area or General Practice population.
The main purpose of the job includes the assessment of health need, the implementation and evaluation of health enhancing activities and the generation of information that can be utilised to influence policies that affect health.
Have freedom to practice/act within parameters and is guided within defined policies, protocols at a local and national level and by Code of Conduct.
Main duties of the job
Using own initiative and working with the deputy senior and senior nurse, develop innovative ways of working, implementing change effectively and monitoring outcomes.
Ensuring the delivery of innovative, clinically excellent evidence based child health surveillance, health promotion and other public health initiatives.
Plan, deliver and evaluate health visiting intervention working with statutory and voluntary agencies.
Work as part of the team.
Assist the deputy senior nurse, working collaboratively with other health visitors within the University Health Board to ensure the delivery of equitable, high quality services.
Communicate information in a sensitive way when dealing with issues that are sensitive and contentious.
Work collaboratively and maintain effective communication with health and other professionals to ensure the provision of a high quality preventative health service, for example primary care, local authority.
Communicate effectively with multi-agency teams, statutory and voluntary agencies; maintaining effective internal and external networks to enhance service delivery.
Actively work with partner agencies to support and maintain development of the public health approach including participating in community development and establishing links within the Local University Health Board, Health Promotion, National Public Health Service, and other local projects.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.We live by our core values:
We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesnt mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isnt fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse and/or Midwife. BSc Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.
Desirable
- MSc in Community Health Studies.
Experience and skills
Essential
- Skilled Practitioner embracing clinical governance and clinical effectiveness.
Desirable
- Participate in the development and implementation of public health policies. Management.
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Welsh Language
Desirable
- Level 3 or above Speaking/Listening in Welsh
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse and/or Midwife. BSc Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.
Desirable
- MSc in Community Health Studies.
Experience and skills
Essential
- Skilled Practitioner embracing clinical governance and clinical effectiveness.
Desirable
- Participate in the development and implementation of public health policies. Management.
- Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above
Welsh Language
Desirable
- Level 3 or above Speaking/Listening in Welsh
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
