Job summary
Are you a health visitor who has wants to make a real difference to vulnerable children by ensuring they are ready for school? Then this opportunity is for you to work in a new team in West Sussex.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and innovative health visitor to work within the Healthy Futures Team who work with the transient population of people who may be Asylum Seekers, or Refugees.
This exciting initiative involves targeted, assertive outreach to communities experiencing multiple barriers to healthcare and aims to reduce both health inequalities and poor health outcomes.
This one year fixed term contract role will allow you to focus on these vulnerable children, supporting their health, development and wellbeing to ensure they are ready for school.
As a health visitor you will be expected to undertake family health needs assessments and child health surveillance in accordance with the Healthy Child Programme.
You will work in partnership with children and families to provide high quality effective healthcare, to prevent ill health, promote positive health and reduce health inequalities. You will support the development of the service for Asylum Seekers and Refugees.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
To support the Healthy Futures Team to identify and implement programmes of care to meet individual and local needs, taking into account cultural diversity and ensuring prioritisation of work load as necessary.
To offer a targeted service to children following their last core healthy child programme contact until they start school, to promote school readiness.
To work with families in a variety of settings providing evidence based advice and support.
To undertake family health needs assessments and child health surveillance in accordance with the Healthy Child Programme.
To provide relevant information to families, to assist informed choices about their own and their family's health.
To operate within the Sussex Safeguarding Children Board and Child Protection and Safeguarding Procedures. To maintain and update knowledge around safeguarding children and young people and ensure that practice complies with local and national policies and legislation.
To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs within the community, using a broad range of assessment and intervention skills.
To work with other service providers spanning medical, nursing, social care and allied health professionals as well as third-sector organisations.
About us
Why work for us?
- We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services working in supportive team environments, including medical, clinical, support and corporate services
- Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly.
- A variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county.
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.
- Excellent training and development opportunities tailored to individuals.
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- We are proud to be a Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
- We are proud to be a Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are recruiting to 0.6 1.0 wte Band 7 specialist public health nurses (SCPHN) roles to work with some of our most vulnerable families in West Sussex.
These are new roles within our service to provide specialist roles within the team to lead on delivering the Healthy Child Programme to our most vulnerable families. The current focus will be on leading in the delivery of the service to our asylum seeking and refugee children and their families. The role will be based in Crawley but will cover all areas of west Sussex and will be an integral part of the 0-5 healthy child programme team service delivery, having a specialist team caseload whilst working alongside colleagues to ensure the best health outcomes for all our families in our communities.
This requires a SCPHN with experience of working with complex families showing an ability to deliver excellent care with a flexible and compassionate approach. You will have excellent communication skills and show the ability to work in partnership with other organisations, developing relationships and pathways to achieve the best outcomes for the families you work with.
You will have excellent digital skills, being able to ensure data is recorded accurately and appropriately in a way that supports reporting of activity and outcomes and will work with the Team Leads and Clinical Service Manager to develop the service to meet the needs of the families.
The role will involve working as part of the Healthy Child programme Team, based in Crawley delivering the Healthy Child Program through targeted outreach and providing a trauma-informed approach. Previous experience working with these disadvantaged client groups would be advantageous but training, including cultural awareness, will be offered.
Experience with line managing, delivering or setting up community projects would be advantageous, as well as safeguarding experience but training and development opportunities will be offered.
Whilst this role is based in Crawley, the families you will be required to work with may live else where within West Sussex so the ability to travel within your working day is essential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are recruiting to 0.6 1.0 wte Band 7 specialist public health nurses (SCPHN) roles to work with some of our most vulnerable families in West Sussex.
These are new roles within our service to provide specialist roles within the team to lead on delivering the Healthy Child Programme to our most vulnerable families. The current focus will be on leading in the delivery of the service to our asylum seeking and refugee children and their families. The role will be based in Crawley but will cover all areas of west Sussex and will be an integral part of the 0-5 healthy child programme team service delivery, having a specialist team caseload whilst working alongside colleagues to ensure the best health outcomes for all our families in our communities.
This requires a SCPHN with experience of working with complex families showing an ability to deliver excellent care with a flexible and compassionate approach. You will have excellent communication skills and show the ability to work in partnership with other organisations, developing relationships and pathways to achieve the best outcomes for the families you work with.
You will have excellent digital skills, being able to ensure data is recorded accurately and appropriately in a way that supports reporting of activity and outcomes and will work with the Team Leads and Clinical Service Manager to develop the service to meet the needs of the families.
The role will involve working as part of the Healthy Child programme Team, based in Crawley delivering the Healthy Child Program through targeted outreach and providing a trauma-informed approach. Previous experience working with these disadvantaged client groups would be advantageous but training, including cultural awareness, will be offered.
Experience with line managing, delivering or setting up community projects would be advantageous, as well as safeguarding experience but training and development opportunities will be offered.
Whilst this role is based in Crawley, the families you will be required to work with may live else where within West Sussex so the ability to travel within your working day is essential.
Person Specification
Qualifications and /or Professional registration
Essential
- registered Nurse /Midwife
- Registered SCPHN
Desirable
- Level 7 qualification or module
- Mentorship qualification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Experience of working with complex families
- Demonstrates understanding of the impact of health inequalities
Desirable
- Advanced digital skills
- Experience working with asylum or refugee families
Experience
Essential
- 2 years experience as a SCPHN
- Experience of partnership working
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to role
Desirable
- Management of a team or staff members
- Involvement in service development projects
Person Specification
Qualifications and /or Professional registration
Essential
- registered Nurse /Midwife
- Registered SCPHN
Desirable
- Level 7 qualification or module
- Mentorship qualification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Good numeracy and literacy skills
- Experience of working with complex families
- Demonstrates understanding of the impact of health inequalities
Desirable
- Advanced digital skills
- Experience working with asylum or refugee families
Experience
Essential
- 2 years experience as a SCPHN
- Experience of partnership working
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to role
Desirable
- Management of a team or staff members
- Involvement in service development projects
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
