Job summary
Health Visitor - Band 6 Various hours
An opportunity has arisen for part time/full time Health Visitors to work in the 0-19 Service working for Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
The role of the Health Visitor is to promote good health and prevent ill health in children, families and communities. Health Visitors do this through raising awareness of and identifying unmet health needs, and initiating, developing, implementing and evaluating plans of care. They work inpartnership with families, primary care, statutory & voluntary services and other partner agencies, in order to facilitate health-enhancing activities. Health Visitors use and establish networks within thecommunity in order to inform, influence and implement policies which affect health outcomes.
Interviews 16th January 2024
Main duties of the job
The post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable, compassionate and approachable. You will need to have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, be flexible, solution focused and support service development.
You will work as part of an integrated 0-19 Team and will be required to support the full delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and be responsible for managing a caseload of universal partnership and partnership plus families. You will also be involved in a range of public health activities within a geographical area, to include individuals, groups and communities.
As a key stakeholder in the safeguarding of children, you will be required to work collaboratively with other agencies to meet their needs. You will have a good knowledge of the components of Clinical Governance, Risk Management, Audits and relevant Professional Codes
When considering applying for a post, it is crucial that you read the person specification in order to ensure that you fulfil the essential criteria, which will be a requisite for shortlisting.
About us
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
- Safety
- Care
- Respect
- Communication
- Learning
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Identify health needs within a geographical corporate caseload / community.2. Lead, organise, deliver and record Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years3. Promote local and national public health priorities.4. Independently assess, plan implement and evaluate care for children, families and communitygroups, demonstrating a flexible approach to maximise client participation & cooperation. Thismay include being the Lead Professional in the Common Assessment Framework (CAF).5. Respond to health needs assessments by referring to other professionals (e.g.GPs,consultants, speech and language therapists), and statutory and voluntary agencies (e.g. socialcare, housing, HomeStart).6. Identify families with safeguarding issues and support these families by participating in thedevelopment of child protection plans as part ofa multi-agency forum via case conferences and core group mechanisms
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for more details
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Identify health needs within a geographical corporate caseload / community.2. Lead, organise, deliver and record Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years3. Promote local and national public health priorities.4. Independently assess, plan implement and evaluate care for children, families and communitygroups, demonstrating a flexible approach to maximise client participation & cooperation. Thismay include being the Lead Professional in the Common Assessment Framework (CAF).5. Respond to health needs assessments by referring to other professionals (e.g.GPs,consultants, speech and language therapists), and statutory and voluntary agencies (e.g. socialcare, housing, HomeStart).6. Identify families with safeguarding issues and support these families by participating in thedevelopment of child protection plans as part ofa multi-agency forum via case conferences and core group mechanisms
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification for more details
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Community Specialist Practitioner in Public Health Nursing - Health Visitor (at Honours Degree, Diploma or masters Level)
- Be a UK Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse
- Registered independent Nurse Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Working with people within clinic/home and community settings
- Partnership and inter agency working
- Clinical supervision
Desirable
- Leadership and management of staff
- Work with different communities including minority and ethnic groups.
- Working with groups
- Working in proactive service development
- Community development
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Community Specialist Practitioner in Public Health Nursing - Health Visitor (at Honours Degree, Diploma or masters Level)
- Be a UK Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse
- Registered independent Nurse Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Working with people within clinic/home and community settings
- Partnership and inter agency working
- Clinical supervision
Desirable
- Leadership and management of staff
- Work with different communities including minority and ethnic groups.
- Working with groups
- Working in proactive service development
- Community development
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).
