Job summary
The Rosewood Mother & Baby Unit (MBU) are looking to recruit a highly experienced and enthusiastic part-time Health Visitor to join their multi-disciplinary team.
Rosewood MBU is an 8 bedded unit situated in Dartford Kent. The MBU is an inpatient service for women from Kent, Surrey & Sussex experiencing acute perinatal mental health issues.
The post holder will be responsible for providing dedicated Health Visiting support to the highest standard to all babies and mothers admitted to Rosewood Mother and Baby Unit (MBU). This will involve working in partnership with health visiting colleagues across the region and the MBU midwife. The HV will also contribute to the development of the Health Visiting service within the MBU.
What is High Cost Area Allowance?
The High-Cost Area (HCA) allowance, also referred to as London Weighting is a payment made to employees who work in London and the surrounding areas.
As this post is based in Dartford the successful applicant will receive an additional payment each month.
- 5% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 per year and a maximum payment of £2,121 per year (the agreed annual amount will be divided into 12 equal amounts and paid monthly)
The salary listed is inclusive of the High-Cost Area Allowance.
Main duties of the job
To provide Health Visiting support and delivery of the Healthy Child
Programme to mothers who have been admitted to the MBU
experiencing acute perinatal mental health issues and their baby.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic care without direct
supervision, within the MBU.
Ensure the highest standard of Health Visiting support is delivered to
mothers, their babies and families, in partnership with all members of the
internal and external multidisciplinary team.
Contribute to the development of careplans, working in accordance with local and professional guidelines.
Develop and maintain appropriate care pathways for all mothers and
babies admitted to the MBU, in line with Trust Guidelines.
Promote good health and prevent illness by offering practical help and
support in areas such as feeding, sleeping, safety, physical and emotional
development, weaning, immunisation and other aspects of childcare
based on individual need.
Provide breastfeeding advice and support pathways to enable mothers to
access specialist support where required.
Support mothers to help develop relationships and attachments with their babies.
Be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team. Leading, liaising and
communicating with internal and external agencies to support mothers
and babies on the Unit and organising ongoing care at discharge from the
unit. Work in close collaboration with the MBU Midwife.
Provide Nursery Nurses with professional/clinical supervision
About us
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 6 Health Visitors work closely with the women who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services.
Band 6 Health Visitors are expected to be kind, responsive and professional, contributing to the quality of the services we provide by:
Keeping the people who use our services safe through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments.
Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and
adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures.
Ensuring the women that use our services have a good experience by
respecting, empowering and working in partnership with them.
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 6 Health Visitors work as part of a team and contribute to its success by being a role model, supervising/ line managing more junior members of the team (Qualified and unqualified) and students to ensure they are working to the professional standards required and provide junior leadership within the team.
Band 6 Health Visitors are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided within the MBU:
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care
linked to packages of prescribed care or identified projects.
Developing integrated care programmes in partnership with senior
practitioners and/or commissioners.
Supporting in the supervision/ line management and development of all junior staff.
Actively work as a member of the integrated team to provide high quality
care to woman accessing the service.
Undertaking a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions
to support the outcomes of the service.
Acting as lead and senior practitioner to support junior staff support
assessment/reassessments of women and/or pathways with
complex needs across the relevant field of health care.
Supporting and making recommendations to senior managers in order to
prioritise and focus efforts to drive forward and achieve business
objectives, service improvement strategies and statutory requirements.
Health Visitors are expected to embody the behaviours detailed in the Trust values
Job description
Job responsibilities
Band 6 Health Visitors work closely with the women who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services.
Band 6 Health Visitors are expected to be kind, responsive and professional, contributing to the quality of the services we provide by:
Keeping the people who use our services safe through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments.
Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and
adhering to evidence-based policies and procedures.
Ensuring the women that use our services have a good experience by
respecting, empowering and working in partnership with them.
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 6 Health Visitors work as part of a team and contribute to its success by being a role model, supervising/ line managing more junior members of the team (Qualified and unqualified) and students to ensure they are working to the professional standards required and provide junior leadership within the team.
Band 6 Health Visitors are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided within the MBU:
Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care
linked to packages of prescribed care or identified projects.
Developing integrated care programmes in partnership with senior
practitioners and/or commissioners.
Supporting in the supervision/ line management and development of all junior staff.
Actively work as a member of the integrated team to provide high quality
care to woman accessing the service.
Undertaking a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions
to support the outcomes of the service.
Acting as lead and senior practitioner to support junior staff support
assessment/reassessments of women and/or pathways with
complex needs across the relevant field of health care.
Supporting and making recommendations to senior managers in order to
prioritise and focus efforts to drive forward and achieve business
objectives, service improvement strategies and statutory requirements.
Health Visitors are expected to embody the behaviours detailed in the Trust values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Evidence of Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice - Health Visitor/ Public Health Specialist Practitioner Qualification Honours degree or equivalent
Desirable
- Practice Assessor Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3yrs Post Qualification experience in Health Visiting
- Practical experience in managing health related projects/ complex caseloads
Desirable
- Experience of working in Perinatal Mental Health
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to manage time effectively, priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Evidence of Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice - Health Visitor/ Public Health Specialist Practitioner Qualification Honours degree or equivalent
Desirable
- Practice Assessor Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum 3yrs Post Qualification experience in Health Visiting
- Practical experience in managing health related projects/ complex caseloads
Desirable
- Experience of working in Perinatal Mental Health
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Ability to manage time effectively, priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines
- Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and 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).
