Job summary
We are seeking a creative and an innovative Health Visiting Team Leader with evidence based, substantive clinical and leadership experience and skills as well as highly developed communication skills to lead one of the health visiting locality based in Bermondsey health centre. Together, you will be providing leadership support to staff and care to local families.
"My family and I wouldn't be this well at this stage without the help and support of this service."Join us and become part of the health visiting service that supports children and families in Lambeth and Southwark, helping to give children a good start in life.
Closing Date: 20th August 2024
Interview Date: 30th August 2024
Main duties of the job
Applicants should be responsive to the current models of delivering the Healthy Child Programme, be able to work in any of our existing teams/localities, demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and be able to assess and identify children and families with safeguarding concerns and have an in-depth understanding of children & young people's health issues both locally and nationally. You must be the able to work on your own initiative as well as lead the team, be flexible in delivering care, and well organised.
Although you will be working within a primary Health Visiting locality, this role requires you to be able to work in other sites within and across the two Boroughs in the Trust. You will need to be able to travel within, and able to arrive for the start of the working day within these sites. This requirement will be driven by the needs of the service.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and creating a sense of belonging and fun for all our teams caring for women, children and families. When you join us, you become a valued member of the Evelina London community and can access the wider Evelina and Nightingale education academies.
Working with us you will have access to numerous benefits:
- A mobile device, android phone and personal protection device whilst in practice allowing you to work more flexibly and staff to achieve a better work/life balance
- The opportunity to apply to the Evelina Eranda Rothschild Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship programme, which provides education, training and mentorship to nurses and midwives who have an idea for a project which will improve patient experience. Open to all grades of nursing staff.
- Access to our HEI partners e.g. Kings College London for Masters level education opportunities
- Annual season ticket loan
- Care First - our excellent employers' benefits service who have extensive resources
Job description
Job responsibilities
The team leader will provide effective and efficient leadership to the health visiting team within the designated area and ensure all families with children Under 5 years have information of how to access universal services.
The post holder will work with the Community Matron on new initiatives, working with multidisciplinary team to foster effective partnerships with the various agencies - Early years / Childrens centre staff, social workers and GPs to meet the needs of vulnerable children and families.
Please see attached Job Description for further details of Duties and Responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The team leader will provide effective and efficient leadership to the health visiting team within the designated area and ensure all families with children Under 5 years have information of how to access universal services.
The post holder will work with the Community Matron on new initiatives, working with multidisciplinary team to foster effective partnerships with the various agencies - Early years / Childrens centre staff, social workers and GPs to meet the needs of vulnerable children and families.
Please see attached Job Description for further details of Duties and Responsibilities.
Person Specification
Physical Requirements & Additional Information
Essential
- Adherence to manual handling policy
- Be flexible and adaptable to the change in demand of the service.
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic individual
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Ability to assess plan and evaluate care packages
- Ability to use the Assessment Framework as a tool for assessment and recording
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Highly developed interpersonal and time management skills.
- Diplomacy, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Proficient use of IT packages - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to acknowledge own limitations and challenges and seek advice & support.
- Ability to work with staff to achieve performance targets for the health visiting service.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent experience of working as a health visitor delivering the Healthy Child programme
- Working across organisational and professional boundaries.
- Team working, supervision and appraisal of staff.
- Teaching and assessing learners.
- Working with diverse families.
- Understanding and experience of analysing information related to the service.
- Experience of managing a team.
Desirable
- Experience of providing complex packages of care, which involves other agencies.
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse Priscriber
- Current NMC Registration
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse- Health Visiting
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Diploma or Degree level
Desirable
- Registered Nurse - Child Branch
- Management qualification
- Masters degree in health and or social science
Person Specification
Physical Requirements & Additional Information
Essential
- Adherence to manual handling policy
- Be flexible and adaptable to the change in demand of the service.
- Highly motivated, enthusiastic individual
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Ability to assess plan and evaluate care packages
- Ability to use the Assessment Framework as a tool for assessment and recording
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
- Highly developed interpersonal and time management skills.
- Diplomacy, negotiation and influencing skills.
- Proficient use of IT packages - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Ability to acknowledge own limitations and challenges and seek advice & support.
- Ability to work with staff to achieve performance targets for the health visiting service.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Significant recent experience of working as a health visitor delivering the Healthy Child programme
- Working across organisational and professional boundaries.
- Team working, supervision and appraisal of staff.
- Teaching and assessing learners.
- Working with diverse families.
- Understanding and experience of analysing information related to the service.
- Experience of managing a team.
Desirable
- Experience of providing complex packages of care, which involves other agencies.
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Nurse Priscriber
- Current NMC Registration
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse- Health Visiting
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Diploma or Degree level
Desirable
- Registered Nurse - Child Branch
- Management qualification
- Masters degree in health and or social science
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.
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).
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.
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).
