Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor)

Central London Community Health Trust

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Job summary

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) - Band 6 - Hammersmith and Fulham

Within Hammersmith and Fulham (H&F) CLCH provide a range of services including Health Visiting and School Nursing,

Children's Therapies as well as numerous adult services, this means that you will benefit from a close working relationship with peers and a joined-up approach to care leading to improved health outcomes for the people you care for.

Within your team you will benefit from a Borough lead with a wealth of experience in Children's health, Safeguarding, School Nursing and Immunisations and a team that has in excess of 300 years' experience who are ready to support your learning and development.

The team in Hammersmith are based within Parkview Centre for Health and Wellbeing, Richford Gate, Park Medical centre, Parsons Green Health Centre.

For registered Band 6 Health Visitors, this post is offering a premium of £2,500 payable upon commencement of employment (T&C's apply)

Main duties of the job

To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative health visiting service, and where appropriate, delegate to other members of the health visiting team to ensure delivery of a high-quality service

To provide a skilled, effective and evidence-based health visiting service to clients in a variety of community settings.

To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities

To collaborate with team colleagues in order to deliver the Quality Strategy objectives.

The post holder will be responsible for:

Clinical
Quality and Performance
Management and Leadership
Professionalism
Training and Teaching

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Single occupancy accommodation in Central London - (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
Support with gaining your driving license *T&C's apply
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

05 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,471 to £50,364 a year Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-INNER-10660

Job locations

L5 H&F Health Visiting

London

SW6 4UL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Deliver the healthy child programme and work in partnership with families to develop and agree tailored health plans as required.
Utilising specialist skills and knowledge, advise and support individuals and families on evidence-based health care practices.
Understand the caseload profile including the health needs of the defined population and local communities, targeting outreach services to meet their needs.
Initiate referrals to multi-disciplinary/agency colleagues as required to ensure adequate care and support for families and children.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/group programmes of care that meet the public health needs of the population.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Deliver the healthy child programme and work in partnership with families to develop and agree tailored health plans as required.
Utilising specialist skills and knowledge, advise and support individuals and families on evidence-based health care practices.
Understand the caseload profile including the health needs of the defined population and local communities, targeting outreach services to meet their needs.
Initiate referrals to multi-disciplinary/agency colleagues as required to ensure adequate care and support for families and children.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/group programmes of care that meet the public health needs of the population.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
Current NMC registration
Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
Current NMC registration
Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards

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.