Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
The closing date is 21 October 2024
Job summary
Exciting opportunities have arisen in Leicester City to join our Healthy Together teams as a Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor. We are seeking to employ the very best people to help us deliver the Healthy Child Programme and our ambitious vision.
If you are a highly motivated, dynamic, qualified Health Visitor then we'd love to hear from you. Our teams are full of committed and skilled people who deliver the best possible care for children and their families. Healthy Together offers a range of services to meet the varying needs of our service users.
You will need to be comfortable with change and flexible in your approach. Good IT skills will be essential. You must have a current NMC registration in any branch of nursing and a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Health Visitor registration.
You will be able to demonstrate a warm, respectful, caring, and compassionate approach to delivering a flexible and responsive service for the specific and continually evolving health needs of our diverse population.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will deliver evidence-based healthcare, maintaining a high standard of professional practice. Lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme, within a multi-agency team setting.
Being responsible for the identification, assessment, and management of health care needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities within a defined caseload, and for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care within a range of targeted groups and providing delegated management responsibility to the Healthy Child Programme Practitioners and Healthy Child Programme Nurses.Mentor pre and post registration students, and new members of staff as required, and support induction programmes.
You must have a full driving license that allows you to drive in the UK and the use of a car for this role. LPT operate 2 car schemes Car Leasing and Car Salary sacrifice subject to meeting the acceptance criteria.
If you already hold a lease car through another NHS employer you may be able to transfer the vehicle to LPT.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 7th November For further information please contact:
- Liz Cain, Clinical Team Leader - 07799 478207 - elizabeth.cain4@nhs.net
- Denise Roberts, Clinical Team Leader - 07825 115003 - denise.roberts18@nhs.net
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri
Date posted
23 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
001428
Job locations
Beaumont Leys Health Centre,1 Little Wood Close,Le
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 0UZ
Employer details
Employer name
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Address
Beaumont Leys Health Centre,1 Little Wood Close,Le
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 0UZ
Employer's website
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