Health visitors

Job responsibilities

So what else?

• We offer plenty of opportunities to become involved in service design and are committed to ensuring all staff have the training needed to fulfil their roles
• We offer a comprehension preceptor programme for our newly qualified staff, as well as preceptors and mentors for new employees.
• We offer practice placements to pre-registrations and SCPHN students, which encourages our own staff to be up to date with current practice and research.
• We have whole service meetings where training is given, so staff are continuously updated with the latest research and policy to ensure high standards of service delivery.
• We have posts available for new and experienced health visitors and also welcome interest from health visitors who have previously left the profession and are looking to renew their registration and return to practice.
• Youll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

1.Communication and relationship skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ensure effective communication with all members of the Multidisciplinary team
• Ensure effective communication with clients where there may be barriers to acceptance/ understanding, e.g. child protection, bereavement, domestic violence and where English is not the first language.

1. Knowledge, training and experience

• 1st Level Registered General Nurse
• Qualified Community Public Health Practitioner (Part 11 NMC Register)
• Specialist knowledge of safeguarding of children and adults
• Specialist knowledge of child development and family and public health issues
• Nurse Prescribing qualification
• Specialist Mentor qualification.
• To ensure statutory and mandatory training is kept up to date.

1. Analytical and judgement skills

• Proven ability to undertake community and client health need assessment
• The ability to critique research and apply to practice.

1. Planning and organisational skills

• Possess complex organisational skills including caseload management.

1. Physical skills

• Keyboard skills
• Use of growth monitoring equipment e.g. scales, height/length measuring tools.

1. Responsibility for client care

• To manage the caseload effectively within the resources available
• To actively participate in the clinical governance agenda
• To act as a public health resource and be responsible for developing, organising, implementing and evaluating specialist public health programmes to ensure evidence based health education and promotion to clients
• Independent responsibility for managing and providing an advisory health visiting service
• To work as an independent prescriber, diagnosing and prescribing treatment for a range of childhood conditions and minor ailments on completion of appropriate training
• Safeguard the client group by adhering to child and adult guidelines and procedures. Key participant in child protection/children in need proceedings when appropriate; this may involve managing situations where conflicting opinions are expressed
• To ensure close collaboration with other agencies to enable robust pathway planning and service delivery in line with the clients needs.

1. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation

• Participate in clinical supervision as per organisation policy
• Actively participate in and support the development of evidence based practice and clinical audit in collaboration with lead professionals and managers
• To actively participate in service or practice initiatives to improve client care standards and outcomes.

1. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources

• Record and submit accurate and timely data as required to inform service planning, community profiling and aid local development plans.

1. Responsibilities for human resources (HR)

• Maintain professional registration by adhering to NMC requirements
• Provide leadership, day to day supervision or coordination of other grades within the team.

1. Responsibilities for information resources

• Ensure all records are updated and safeguard clients confidentiality within legal and ethical principles (Caldicott).

1. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D)

• Actively participate in and support of evidence based practice and clinical audit in collaboration with managers and lead clinicians

1. Freedom to act

• Guided by established policies and guidelines
• Professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work
• Works independently as an autonomous practitioner.

1. Physical effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)

1. Mental effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)

1. Emotional effort (refer to effort factor questionnaire)

1. Working conditions (refer to effort factor questionnaire)

Qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level Registered Nurse
• Registered Health Visitor/Community Specialist Practitioner (Part 11 NMC register)

Desirable

• Nurse Prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake.
• Achievement of graduate status or evidence of working at Level 3
• Specialist mentor qualification or willingness to undertake

Experience

Essential

• Proven post qualification experience in health visiting

Desirable

• Understanding or experience of integrated working

Special knowledge / expertise

Essential

• Specialist knowledge of safeguarding
• Specialist knowledge of child development , family and public health issues
• Possession of complex organisational skills
• Specialist knowledge of relevant health and social issues, ability to search out health needs and develop specialist health programmes
• Ability to lead and develop innovative practice
• Ability to line manage and supervise other team members

Disposition/Attitude

Essential

• Flexible approach to service delivery and team orientated approach

Practical/intellectual skill

Essential

• Evidence of Leadership skills
• Evidence of an up to date Personal Development Plan
• Understanding the principles of research including the ability to critique and apply to practice
• IT skills
• Ability to travel to dispersed settings in a timely manner

MCH values

Essential

• caring and compassionate, quality and value, working in partnership

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).