Job summary
Following a retendering process, the children's service is due to be transferred to the new provider on the 1st of April 2025. Given this post sits within the transferring service, in line with the legislative requirements, the successful candidate will be part of the TUPE transfer along with other colleagues.
An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic, motivated, and innovative Health Visitors to join our experienced and established skill mixed teams within Children and Family Health Surrey based either within Waverley Borough at Milford Hospital or Farnham Hospital.
We are looking for a strong team player who has a real passion for working with children and families. You will need to have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, leadership qualities and the ability to work effectively with other teams and agencies. You will also have a sound knowledge and understanding of children, young people and their families and the ability and drive to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to a diverse population across defined geographical areas around the Borough.
For an informal chat about the above post please contact Jean Mukarati, Clinical Team Lead, 07788445533
No sponsorship for work visa.
Main duties of the job
We are committed to the care and development of our staff and whether you are an experienced health visitor or newly qualified we offer support and preceptorship as needed. This post is subject to a probationary period.
We take great pride in nurturing our staff, children and families and in building exceptional teams. The role is Monday to Friday in which we can offer some flexibility around hours. It is a client facing role but with room for some home working based on service need.
Please see the attached Job Description and personal specification for more details and requirements for the role.
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About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surreys largest and longest
established NHS community services provider, so our 1500+ employees get
NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of
5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the
care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to
the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and
leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion,
Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called
The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are
heard at Board level.
CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused
individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from
all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for
and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named
individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principal duties
Work collaboratively with the skill mixed health visiting team to ensure equity of service provision, promoting good practice and the sharing of resources.
Prioritise own work in line with areas of highest risk or client groups with greatest health need, delegating other work to the wider skill mixed team whilst providing the team with supervision and support
Facilitate good team working, through effective leadership skills delegating and supervising the work of a skill mixed team to ensure efficient delivery of the 0-5 HCP
Assist in meeting public health targets e.g. teenage sexual health, accident prevention, breast feeding, immunisation, smoking cessation and obesity
Undertake continued responsibility for the management of a caseload
Build and develop good working relationships with childrens centres, midwifery, GP practices and the wider multi-disciplinary team. Work collaboratively with all relevant agencies to influence/develop policies which will enhance health
Be responsible for organisation, prioritisation and planning of health promotion activities, by assessing local health needs and promote key health topics to meet All our health 2016 DH targets
Where appropriate work with Children and Family Health Surrey (CFHS) Nurse prescribing lead to prescribe in line with local and national policy guidelines.
Make Every Contact Count with children, and their families in a variety of community settings e.g home, children centres, nurseries
Undertake well child clinic sessions within agreed venues and children centres
Assist in the planning and where appropriate in the delivery of continence assessments
Identify and support children and families who have unmet health needs, providing support and targeted interventions and where necessary referring to specialist services
Participate in prevention and early detection of all categories of abuse in all age groups
Take appropriate action in cases of suspected or actual child abuse, working within Surrey safeguarding childrens code of practice and procedures
Attend child protection conferences/core groups as required and contribute to the development of the protection plans and decision making processes, within the multi-agency setting
Participate in safeguarding supervision
Ensure that clear concise reports are written and that organisational record keeping guidelines are adhered to, assist in research, participate in clinical audit and evaluation of service including the monitoring of records of others within the 0-19 team
Undertake health needs assessments for children who are looked after
Support and attend group clinical supervision as per organisation policy
Actively participating in steering groups to develop HV practice guidelines
Supervise junior members of the skill mixed 0-19 team as directed by the Clinical Team Lead and undertake junior staff Personal development Review (PDR) appraisals and direct line management.
Contribute to the pre and post registration opportunities made available to students across CFHS, which may include supervision of student practice placements
Assess practice competencies of junior staff members, contributing to their training and development needs
Participate in meetings as appropriate
Be prepared to be flexible within contracted hours.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Principal duties
Work collaboratively with the skill mixed health visiting team to ensure equity of service provision, promoting good practice and the sharing of resources.
Prioritise own work in line with areas of highest risk or client groups with greatest health need, delegating other work to the wider skill mixed team whilst providing the team with supervision and support
Facilitate good team working, through effective leadership skills delegating and supervising the work of a skill mixed team to ensure efficient delivery of the 0-5 HCP
Assist in meeting public health targets e.g. teenage sexual health, accident prevention, breast feeding, immunisation, smoking cessation and obesity
Undertake continued responsibility for the management of a caseload
Build and develop good working relationships with childrens centres, midwifery, GP practices and the wider multi-disciplinary team. Work collaboratively with all relevant agencies to influence/develop policies which will enhance health
Be responsible for organisation, prioritisation and planning of health promotion activities, by assessing local health needs and promote key health topics to meet All our health 2016 DH targets
Where appropriate work with Children and Family Health Surrey (CFHS) Nurse prescribing lead to prescribe in line with local and national policy guidelines.
Make Every Contact Count with children, and their families in a variety of community settings e.g home, children centres, nurseries
Undertake well child clinic sessions within agreed venues and children centres
Assist in the planning and where appropriate in the delivery of continence assessments
Identify and support children and families who have unmet health needs, providing support and targeted interventions and where necessary referring to specialist services
Participate in prevention and early detection of all categories of abuse in all age groups
Take appropriate action in cases of suspected or actual child abuse, working within Surrey safeguarding childrens code of practice and procedures
Attend child protection conferences/core groups as required and contribute to the development of the protection plans and decision making processes, within the multi-agency setting
Participate in safeguarding supervision
Ensure that clear concise reports are written and that organisational record keeping guidelines are adhered to, assist in research, participate in clinical audit and evaluation of service including the monitoring of records of others within the 0-19 team
Undertake health needs assessments for children who are looked after
Support and attend group clinical supervision as per organisation policy
Actively participating in steering groups to develop HV practice guidelines
Supervise junior members of the skill mixed 0-19 team as directed by the Clinical Team Lead and undertake junior staff Personal development Review (PDR) appraisals and direct line management.
Contribute to the pre and post registration opportunities made available to students across CFHS, which may include supervision of student practice placements
Assess practice competencies of junior staff members, contributing to their training and development needs
Participate in meetings as appropriate
Be prepared to be flexible within contracted hours.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of personal development and acquisition of transferable skills relevant to the job description
- Understanding of current issues affecting the NHS and the children and families public health agenda
- Experience of initiating and participating in clinical audit and research
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to understand key element of change management in relation to children's community public health services
Desirable
- Previous experience of leadership within a skill mixed team
- Recent relevant experience of working with children and families
- Completion of safeguarding modules.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1) Health Visitor SCPHN Qualification
- Current NMC registration part 3 register
- Nurse Prescriber (V100)
Desirable
- Registered Nurse Child branch or Midwife
- Mentorship qualification
- Child Protection supervisor
- Clinical Supervision Facilitator
- Solihull Approach trained
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of personal development and acquisition of transferable skills relevant to the job description
- Understanding of current issues affecting the NHS and the children and families public health agenda
- Experience of initiating and participating in clinical audit and research
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to understand key element of change management in relation to children's community public health services
Desirable
- Previous experience of leadership within a skill mixed team
- Recent relevant experience of working with children and families
- Completion of safeguarding modules.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1) Health Visitor SCPHN Qualification
- Current NMC registration part 3 register
- Nurse Prescriber (V100)
Desirable
- Registered Nurse Child branch or Midwife
- Mentorship qualification
- Child Protection supervisor
- Clinical Supervision Facilitator
- Solihull Approach trained
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).
