Job summary
Nottingham CityCare are excited to announce that we are recruiting
Qualified SCPHN Health Visitors at various bases across Nottingham City and are
offering a starting salary of mid-point band 6.
Nottingham CityCare is a dynamic organisation, commissioned to provide
NHS services in the community.
We are currently recruiting qualified Health Visitors that are committed
to developing and embedding innovative ways of working with key partners to
deliver quality childrens public health services.
You will be part of our 0-19 Public Health team, with your caseload
related to your specialism (0-5). You will work in various community settings
and clients homes, leading on delivery of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme via
our universal and targeted services.
Our starting salary is
mid-point band 6 for all staff who are newly qualified or have qualified within
the last three years. Salary can also be negotiated
depending on experience and current rate of pay and we honour agenda for change
Terms and Conditions.
In addition, you will have access to a preceptorship programme which is
the first in the Midlands to have been awarded the National Quality Mark, with
protected time for continued professional development and study sessions.
We also have a dedicated
Safeguarding Service who will provide you with safeguarding advice, support and
supervision. Our supervision package also includes management supervision and
clinical/restorative supervision when required
Main duties of the job
In partnership with our partners, you will be delivering our offer alongside evidence-based programmes of care to children and families. You will also lead on reducing health inequalities and improving the health and wellbeing of children and their families within Nottingham City.
You will have:
- Excellent knowledge of the current developments in health visiting and have a proven track record of continuous professional development and innovative practice.
- Excellent communication skills: (both written and verbal), coupled with good IT and organisational / prioritising skills, with the ability to work within a team setting as well as independently.
- Positive outlook and responsive to changes in the future delivery of health care.
- Knowledge and experience in addressing safeguarding issues and participating in safeguarding processes and pathways.
Within the wider service you will also be involved in audit, development of practice, support and supervision to other health care professionals and students.
The hours of work will be minimum 22.5 over 3 days (Part time) to 37.5 hours (Part Time/Full time). The Service hours are Monday Friday 8.30am 5pm excluding weekends and bank holidays.
For further information please contact Clinical Service Managers: Donna Barker on 07799860862 or Suzie Keegan on 07741628741
About us
We are a
provider of NHS Community Health Services, CityCare exists to support the
health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and
care partners to achieve this. We are a value driven, people business with a
passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to make a difference
everyday to the health & wellbeing of our communities and our values of
kindness, respect, trust and honesty lie at the heart of everything we do,
guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently
deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add
social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to
make a difference in peoples lives.
CityCare value
the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications
from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or
Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented
within our organisation.
We are proud to be a forces-friendly
organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, and
military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you
bring.
CityCare is an
equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with
disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please
contact People Services on 0115 8839418. CityCare is committed to the
protection of vulnerable adults and children.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
-
To lead and co-ordinate the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme
within a 0-19 integrated public health team.
-
To manage an assigned caseload and be responsible and accountable for
this caseload
-
In partnership with the Early Help team, you will be delivering
evidence-based packages of care to give Nottingham children the best start in
life.
-
To signpost families to other services to ensure that children, young
people, and families have the support they require to meet their individual
needs.
-
To support the Clinical Service Leads and Managers to deliver an
integrated service offer for children and young people aged 0 - 19 and their
families.
-
To work collegiately with other key partners to ensure the delivery of
high-quality childrens services throughout Nottingham City and across the 0
19 age range.
-
To provide appropriate care to children, young people, and their
families in line with professional registration.
Dimensions
The Health Visitor will be responsible for:
-
Staff
management, including all aspects of human resource policy and procedure.
-
Financial
management, to work in a cost-effective manner.
-
Work in
partnership with other key partners such as Early Help to deliver
evidence-based programmes of care to
children, young people, and their families in Nottingham city in a variety of community
settings.
-
Support
service improvement by leading and/or participating in corporate and local work
programmes, projects, workshops, or other initiatives; and supporting the implementation
of new working practices.
-
Maintain
own mandatory and role specific training and deliver training / group work to
staff and clients.
Key Responsibilities
Professional
-
To work within the NMC Code of Professional
Conduct.
-
To take a lead role in our Small
Steps Big Changes (SSBC) programme to improve the outcomes of 0-3 years old
through a universal enhanced offer of support in 4 wards in Nottingham city.
-
To take a lead role for a
specialist area of practice within the team.
For example, Safeguarding, Infant Nutrition, SystmOne, etc.
-
To take a lead professional role
when required where children and young people with additional needs require an
integrated package of support from more than one practitioner/service.
-
To actively engage in the
reflective supervision process, to ensure that expertise in clinical methods is
developed and maintained and that the service offered is high quality.
-
To work in collaboration with local
statutory and mainstream services to ensure that families become confident in
accessing a range of other universal health and support services.
-
To contribute to the development of
identified public health initiatives.
-
Use high level interpersonal and
communication skills to provide and receive complex and often highly sensitive
information. Use strengths based, solution focused strategies and motivational
interviewing skills to enable families to develop behavior change strategies.
-
Demonstrate effective management
and leadership skills
-
Anticipate and reduce barriers to
communication.
-
Enable children, young people, and
families to express their anxieties and concerns and, where appropriate, act as
an advocate for the service user who may require support in accessing
appropriate services.
-
Be responsible for and able to
assess and interpret complex written and verbal referrals/reports.
-
Providing consultation to the team
on identified children, young persons or families and advising on appropriate
care or referral.
Clinical
-
Plans, develops, implements, and
evaluates health improvement programmes with babies, children, young people,
and families.
-
To use evidence-based programmes, materials,
and methods in a range of settings to improve the outcomes of pregnancy and
improve childrens health and development.
-
Ensures the universal delivery of
the Healthy Child Programme and plan and co-ordinate clients care in
consultation and collaboration with other professionals.
-
Take the role of the lead
professional in delivery of care utilising the Common Assessment Framework /
Priority Families model.
-
To work therapeutically, using a
range of skills including prescribing, with a range of family members to
promote behavior change and positive outcomes for children and families.
-
Develop therapeutic relationships, requiring
in-depth mental attention and concentration for extended periods, and promote
adaptive behavior change in the family home and other environments.
-
To provide advice, signposting and support for
parents, carers and young people using Text Health, our text messaging service.
-
Use professional and clinical
judgement to undertake detailed assessments of clients and their families and
analyse complex family situations to develop appropriate clinical
interventions.
-
Responsible for complex information
gathering, from a wide range of sources, some of which may be conflicting.
-
Works effectively with a wide range
of diverse people to identify their health and wellbeing needs.
-
Work with partners especially in
Early Help teams in Children Centres, GPs, Midwives and Social Care where
families have ongoing needs requiring multi agency support.
-
Actively engage and work with
fathers and other members of the extended family to achieve positive outcomes
for children and families.
-
Promote community capacity building
to enable families and communities to build on their strengths to provide new
ways for improving service.
-
Integrate into practice emerging
theories in neuroscience and early intervention to effectively support families
with complex needs.
-
At all times keep the safety and
wellbeing of the child in mind and work within local safeguarding policies and
procedures.
-
To undertake additional training
and complete competency packages to deliver enhanced clinical roles e.g., immunisations,
newborn bloodspot screening etc.
Organisational
-
Uphold CityCare values and Behaviours,
policy and procedures and professional regulatory body code of conduct.
-
Keep accurate electronic and paper
records consistent with the current record keeping policy.
-
Ensure robust communication systems
exist between key stakeholders including, general practice, education, social
care, public health, and voluntary services.
-
Working in partnership, develop and
maintain strong working relationships with the Early Help team to lead the
delivery of the HCP.
-
Seek and act upon feedback from service users via organisational
mechanisms
-
Analyse reports on data for service
development and quality improvement measures.
-
Works effectively as part of a
skills mix team.
-
Support skills mix staff to assess
their own work and give them clear and appropriate feedback.
-
To participate in the appraisal
process of others and development of own Personal Development Plan to include
clinical supervision and revalidation.
-
As a practitioner, be able to
prioritise and allocate work to other members of the skills mix team.
-
Participate in safeguarding
supervision, organisational and team meetings as required.
-
Maintain professional awareness and
attend and maintain updates for all mandatory and service specific training and
appraisals.
-
Identify and report risk as per
organisational policy.
-
Contribute to effective working in
a changing environment as services develop, and to undertake any other duties
that may reasonably be required within the remit of the Knowledge and Skills
Framework for the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose
-
To lead and co-ordinate the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme
within a 0-19 integrated public health team.
-
To manage an assigned caseload and be responsible and accountable for
this caseload
-
In partnership with the Early Help team, you will be delivering
evidence-based packages of care to give Nottingham children the best start in
life.
-
To signpost families to other services to ensure that children, young
people, and families have the support they require to meet their individual
needs.
-
To support the Clinical Service Leads and Managers to deliver an
integrated service offer for children and young people aged 0 - 19 and their
families.
-
To work collegiately with other key partners to ensure the delivery of
high-quality childrens services throughout Nottingham City and across the 0
19 age range.
-
To provide appropriate care to children, young people, and their
families in line with professional registration.
Dimensions
The Health Visitor will be responsible for:
-
Staff
management, including all aspects of human resource policy and procedure.
-
Financial
management, to work in a cost-effective manner.
-
Work in
partnership with other key partners such as Early Help to deliver
evidence-based programmes of care to
children, young people, and their families in Nottingham city in a variety of community
settings.
-
Support
service improvement by leading and/or participating in corporate and local work
programmes, projects, workshops, or other initiatives; and supporting the implementation
of new working practices.
-
Maintain
own mandatory and role specific training and deliver training / group work to
staff and clients.
Key Responsibilities
Professional
-
To work within the NMC Code of Professional
Conduct.
-
To take a lead role in our Small
Steps Big Changes (SSBC) programme to improve the outcomes of 0-3 years old
through a universal enhanced offer of support in 4 wards in Nottingham city.
-
To take a lead role for a
specialist area of practice within the team.
For example, Safeguarding, Infant Nutrition, SystmOne, etc.
-
To take a lead professional role
when required where children and young people with additional needs require an
integrated package of support from more than one practitioner/service.
-
To actively engage in the
reflective supervision process, to ensure that expertise in clinical methods is
developed and maintained and that the service offered is high quality.
-
To work in collaboration with local
statutory and mainstream services to ensure that families become confident in
accessing a range of other universal health and support services.
-
To contribute to the development of
identified public health initiatives.
-
Use high level interpersonal and
communication skills to provide and receive complex and often highly sensitive
information. Use strengths based, solution focused strategies and motivational
interviewing skills to enable families to develop behavior change strategies.
-
Demonstrate effective management
and leadership skills
-
Anticipate and reduce barriers to
communication.
-
Enable children, young people, and
families to express their anxieties and concerns and, where appropriate, act as
an advocate for the service user who may require support in accessing
appropriate services.
-
Be responsible for and able to
assess and interpret complex written and verbal referrals/reports.
-
Providing consultation to the team
on identified children, young persons or families and advising on appropriate
care or referral.
Clinical
-
Plans, develops, implements, and
evaluates health improvement programmes with babies, children, young people,
and families.
-
To use evidence-based programmes, materials,
and methods in a range of settings to improve the outcomes of pregnancy and
improve childrens health and development.
-
Ensures the universal delivery of
the Healthy Child Programme and plan and co-ordinate clients care in
consultation and collaboration with other professionals.
-
Take the role of the lead
professional in delivery of care utilising the Common Assessment Framework /
Priority Families model.
-
To work therapeutically, using a
range of skills including prescribing, with a range of family members to
promote behavior change and positive outcomes for children and families.
-
Develop therapeutic relationships, requiring
in-depth mental attention and concentration for extended periods, and promote
adaptive behavior change in the family home and other environments.
-
To provide advice, signposting and support for
parents, carers and young people using Text Health, our text messaging service.
-
Use professional and clinical
judgement to undertake detailed assessments of clients and their families and
analyse complex family situations to develop appropriate clinical
interventions.
-
Responsible for complex information
gathering, from a wide range of sources, some of which may be conflicting.
-
Works effectively with a wide range
of diverse people to identify their health and wellbeing needs.
-
Work with partners especially in
Early Help teams in Children Centres, GPs, Midwives and Social Care where
families have ongoing needs requiring multi agency support.
-
Actively engage and work with
fathers and other members of the extended family to achieve positive outcomes
for children and families.
-
Promote community capacity building
to enable families and communities to build on their strengths to provide new
ways for improving service.
-
Integrate into practice emerging
theories in neuroscience and early intervention to effectively support families
with complex needs.
-
At all times keep the safety and
wellbeing of the child in mind and work within local safeguarding policies and
procedures.
-
To undertake additional training
and complete competency packages to deliver enhanced clinical roles e.g., immunisations,
newborn bloodspot screening etc.
Organisational
-
Uphold CityCare values and Behaviours,
policy and procedures and professional regulatory body code of conduct.
-
Keep accurate electronic and paper
records consistent with the current record keeping policy.
-
Ensure robust communication systems
exist between key stakeholders including, general practice, education, social
care, public health, and voluntary services.
-
Working in partnership, develop and
maintain strong working relationships with the Early Help team to lead the
delivery of the HCP.
-
Seek and act upon feedback from service users via organisational
mechanisms
-
Analyse reports on data for service
development and quality improvement measures.
-
Works effectively as part of a
skills mix team.
-
Support skills mix staff to assess
their own work and give them clear and appropriate feedback.
-
To participate in the appraisal
process of others and development of own Personal Development Plan to include
clinical supervision and revalidation.
-
As a practitioner, be able to
prioritise and allocate work to other members of the skills mix team.
-
Participate in safeguarding
supervision, organisational and team meetings as required.
-
Maintain professional awareness and
attend and maintain updates for all mandatory and service specific training and
appraisals.
-
Identify and report risk as per
organisational policy.
-
Contribute to effective working in
a changing environment as services develop, and to undertake any other duties
that may reasonably be required within the remit of the Knowledge and Skills
Framework for the role.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
- Highly motivated and forward thinking.
- Effective under stress, showing resilience and drive.
- Willingness to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service.
- Full driving licence with access to own vehicle.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Understand the difference between advice giving and motivational approaches.
- Knowledge and research of the Healthy Child Programme.
- Willingness to undertake personal study to develop understanding of a range of clinical areas.
- National and local safeguarding policies.
- Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations.
- Able to develop supportive, trusting, and respectful relationships.
- Able to work effectively in a team, supporting others and challenging colleagues views and attitudes when necessary.
- Able to sensitively provide anticipatory guidance to parents.
- Able to manage exposure to distressing life events and stressful complex partnerships
- Highly reflective and able to learn from experiences.
- Willingness to prepare for and engage in clinical and managerial supervision.
- Able assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively.
- Able to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing to a range of professionals and within the team.
- Exceptional communication, facilitative and motivating skills.
- Able to work effectively with diverse groups.
- Able to use computers and programmes (read excel spreadsheets etc), competently to be able to record in a persons confidential health record, create reports, collect data, use email, write letters etc.
- Able to analyse numerical data.
- Multi-agency/disciplinary working, innovation, and practice development.
- Ability to relate to and communicate with and engage Children, Young People & parents/Carers.
Desirable
- Awareness of local and national health agendas
- Experience of working in a skill mix team
- Evidence of developing practice
- Evidence of audit evaluation/research
- Attachment theory
- Self efficacy theory
- Human ecology theory
- Behaviour change theory
- Parent, Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Motivational and promotional Interviewing
- Solihull
- Teaching PSHE Certificate
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level Registration
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting/School Nurse).
Desirable
- Mentorship Programme, e.g., supporting practice learning or equivalent
- Non-medical prescribing (V100 or V300)
- Evidence of further professional development including-
- Dip Level 2 Modules in Family Planning
- Teaching & Assessing, Counselling
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with diverse or disadvantaged groups.
- Experience of working with children, families, and young people.
- Experience of working in partnership with key partners to safeguard children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
- Experience of clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering health promotion activities to groups.
Person Specification
Special Requirements
Essential
- Highly motivated and forward thinking.
- Effective under stress, showing resilience and drive.
- Willingness to be flexible over hours worked within contracted hours to meet the needs of the service.
- Full driving licence with access to own vehicle.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Understand the difference between advice giving and motivational approaches.
- Knowledge and research of the Healthy Child Programme.
- Willingness to undertake personal study to develop understanding of a range of clinical areas.
- National and local safeguarding policies.
- Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations.
- Able to develop supportive, trusting, and respectful relationships.
- Able to work effectively in a team, supporting others and challenging colleagues views and attitudes when necessary.
- Able to sensitively provide anticipatory guidance to parents.
- Able to manage exposure to distressing life events and stressful complex partnerships
- Highly reflective and able to learn from experiences.
- Willingness to prepare for and engage in clinical and managerial supervision.
- Able assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively.
- Able to communicate clearly and succinctly both verbally and in writing to a range of professionals and within the team.
- Exceptional communication, facilitative and motivating skills.
- Able to work effectively with diverse groups.
- Able to use computers and programmes (read excel spreadsheets etc), competently to be able to record in a persons confidential health record, create reports, collect data, use email, write letters etc.
- Able to analyse numerical data.
- Multi-agency/disciplinary working, innovation, and practice development.
- Ability to relate to and communicate with and engage Children, Young People & parents/Carers.
Desirable
- Awareness of local and national health agendas
- Experience of working in a skill mix team
- Evidence of developing practice
- Evidence of audit evaluation/research
- Attachment theory
- Self efficacy theory
- Human ecology theory
- Behaviour change theory
- Parent, Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Motivational and promotional Interviewing
- Solihull
- Teaching PSHE Certificate
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level Registration
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting/School Nurse).
Desirable
- Mentorship Programme, e.g., supporting practice learning or equivalent
- Non-medical prescribing (V100 or V300)
- Evidence of further professional development including-
- Dip Level 2 Modules in Family Planning
- Teaching & Assessing, Counselling
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with diverse or disadvantaged groups.
- Experience of working with children, families, and young people.
- Experience of working in partnership with key partners to safeguard children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
- Experience of clinical supervision.
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering health promotion activities to groups.
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).
