Bank B6 Health Visitor - South west
Central London Community Health Trust
The closing date is 25 November 2024
Job summary
o 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 quality serviceo To deliver the healthy child programme and work in partnership with families to develop andagree tailored health plans to address their parenting and health needs.o To actively participate in service development activities.o To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamlessdelivery of services for clients and communities
Main duties of the job
- providing health advice and health education programmes
- undertaking developmental assessments of babies and children
- helping people come to terms with issues such as postnatal depression
- establishing and addressing key health needs
- referral to and liaison with other relevant organisations
- assessing parenting skills and children's home situations, and offering parents any further support that may be needed
- working with other professionals such as social workers, GPs and school nurses
About us
CLCH NHS Trust is currently re-shaping the way Health Visitors work, looking at new and innovative practices to improve health across London. This includes agile working and provision of laptops to all staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a skilled, effective and evidence based health visiting service to clients in a varietyof community settings. To apply specialist skills and knowledge in the delivery of the health visiting service. To consult, advise and educate individuals and families on good health care practices. To develop health profiles of the defined population and local communities, identifyinghealth needs of disadvantaged groups and targeting outreach services to meet their needs. To identify, prioritise and implement programmes of care that meets the public health needsof the population. To provide parenting skills support and information both through coordinating /participatingin parenting groups and one to one home visits to families, especially those children andfamilies identified with complex health needs/vulnerabilities To provide health assessments, advice and education to families and individuals of all ages inthe population group, prioritising services appropriate to local public health and populationneed. To develop and implement regular health promotion initiatives on specific health issues and.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide a skilled, effective and evidence based health visiting service to clients in a varietyof community settings. To apply specialist skills and knowledge in the delivery of the health visiting service. To consult, advise and educate individuals and families on good health care practices. To develop health profiles of the defined population and local communities, identifyinghealth needs of disadvantaged groups and targeting outreach services to meet their needs. To identify, prioritise and implement programmes of care that meets the public health needsof the population. To provide parenting skills support and information both through coordinating /participatingin parenting groups and one to one home visits to families, especially those children andfamilies identified with complex health needs/vulnerabilities To provide health assessments, advice and education to families and individuals of all ages inthe population group, prioritising services appropriate to local public health and populationneed. To develop and implement regular health promotion initiatives on specific health issues and.
Person Specification
education
Essential
- Registered Nurse o Registered Health Visitor o Current NMC registration o Evidence of continuing post registration education and training
- Recent health visiting experience o Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets. o Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and inter-agency working o Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others o Experience of assessing
Desirable
- Mentor training or prepared to work towards
Person Specification
education
Essential
- Registered Nurse o Registered Health Visitor o Current NMC registration o Evidence of continuing post registration education and training
- Recent health visiting experience o Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets. o Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and inter-agency working o Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others o Experience of assessing
Desirable
- Mentor training or prepared to work 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.
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).
