Health Visitor

First Community Health and Care

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Job summary

If you are an amazing health visitor that wants to positively impact the outcomes for children, young people and their families across East Surrey then read on!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate, innovative and motivated bank health visitor to join our mixed skilled 0-19 team which forms a part of Children and Family Health Surrey, and help make our service even stronger.

We would welcome applications from health visitors that possess excellent clinical, interpersonal and communication skills, are able to use their initiative and value our strong approach to team working.

If you have a good understanding of children, young people and their families and could deliver the healthy child programme to the wonderfully diverse population across East Surrey wed really like to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Our health visitors are supported by our clinical specialists, clinical team leaders, service managers and our safeguarding team to provide excellent professional practice and to further develop their skills and knowledge.

About us

Do you want to be part of an organisation that is committed to providing first rate care and services to its local community?

First Community is a CQC rated Good staff owned social enterprise, which delivers NHS community services to residents across East Surrey and in parts of West Sussex.

First Community is a great place to work, everyone here has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension, flexible retirement options and employee benefits including a car salary sacrifice scheme.

First Community values diversity and inclusion and is committed to the recruitment and retention of under-represented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

Date posted

11 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year + 5% HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9078-FC948

Job locations

First Community Health & Care

Bonehurst Road

Redhill

RH1 5EL


Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme. Health Visitors carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of health needs, including the development, implementation and evaluation of packages of care. To support the development and implementation of processes and audit to improve the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to clients within the FCHC area leading to improved childrens health outcomes. To support and line manage skill mix within the 0-19 teams.

Please see job description and person specification document attached for full details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme. Health Visitors carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of health needs, including the development, implementation and evaluation of packages of care. To support the development and implementation of processes and audit to improve the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to clients within the FCHC area leading to improved childrens health outcomes. To support and line manage skill mix within the 0-19 teams.

Please see job description and person specification document attached for full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse
  • Health Visitor SCPHN
  • Current NMC registration part 3 register

Desirable

  • Child protection supervisor
  • Clinical supervision facilitator
  • Mentorship qualification
  • Solihull Approach Trained

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of professional development
  • Experience of initiating and participating in clinical audit and research
  • Evidence of leadership
  • Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

  • Experience of staff management

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Broad range of clinical skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Ability to organise the work load, delegate and prioritise
  • Good knowledge of health and safety risk management
  • IT skills
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • Teaching, presentation and facilitation skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good understanding of current community childrens health service issues
  • Knowledge of principles of supervision , audit and research
  • Knowledge of personal style of influencing and application of appropriate style
  • Ability to understand key element of change management in relation to childrens community health services

Other

Essential

  • Valid licence to drive in UK with access to a car for business use
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse
  • Health Visitor SCPHN
  • Current NMC registration part 3 register

Desirable

  • Child protection supervisor
  • Clinical supervision facilitator
  • Mentorship qualification
  • Solihull Approach Trained

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of professional development
  • Experience of initiating and participating in clinical audit and research
  • Evidence of leadership
  • Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

  • Experience of staff management

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Broad range of clinical skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Ability to organise the work load, delegate and prioritise
  • Good knowledge of health and safety risk management
  • IT skills
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

  • Teaching, presentation and facilitation skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • Good understanding of current community childrens health service issues
  • Knowledge of principles of supervision , audit and research
  • Knowledge of personal style of influencing and application of appropriate style
  • Ability to understand key element of change management in relation to childrens community health services

Other

Essential

  • Valid licence to drive in UK with access to a car for business use

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

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

First Community Health and Care

Address

First Community Health & Care

Bonehurst Road

Redhill

RH1 5EL


Employer's website

https://www.firstcommunityhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

First Community Health and Care

Address

First Community Health & Care

Bonehurst Road

Redhill

RH1 5EL


Employer's website

https://www.firstcommunityhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Chris Jones

Christine.jones42@nhs.net

07816143730

Date posted

11 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year + 5% HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B9078-FC948

Job locations

First Community Health & Care

Bonehurst Road

Redhill

RH1 5EL


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