Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 07 February 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Shropshire Community Health Trust to appoint an enthusiastic Health Visitor to join the Dudley Health Visiting service. The team is dedicated to delivering the universal and universal plus elements of the Healthy Child Programme and early preventative interventions. The candidate will need to be flexible as they may be required to work within the team, who support those children and families who require a safeguarding response.

Please note that NMC registration and Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Qualification is essential for this role. We will be unable to proceed with your application if you do not already possess this criteria.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

Our forward thinking innovative and dynamic Healthy Child programme 0-5 service supports health and wellbeing programmes for all children and young people living in the Dudley Borough. We are looking for a motivated individual with experience of working with children, young people and families.

You should have the ability to lead and work within a skill mixed team and deliver allocated components of the Healthy Child Programme. The post holders will have a lead role within maximising the health of children, families and the community.

Your role will require you to work in partnership with partner agencies and providers, to promote and enhance the health and well-being of children and families. You must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Dudley and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-6820027-OPS-A

Job locations

Dudley Health visiting service

Ladies Walk Clinic, Sedgley

Dudley

DY3 3UA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

NMC Registered
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse -Health Visitor qualification
Evidence of broader and recent CPD
Nurse prescriber (HV)

Experience

Essential

Significant post-registration experience.
Demonstrable knowledge and experience of child protection/safeguarding.
Experience of working with children and young people
Experience in multi-agency and collaborative working

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

IT skills and computer literacy
Ability to undertake critical appraisal of research
Ability to analyse complex data and present findings
Safeguarding Policies and Procedure
Health Needs Assessment
Clinical Governance - Application to service Improvement and patient safety
Common Assessment Framework
Adaptable and flexible to changing needs of client group

Other

Essential

Must be able to meet the transport requirements of the post

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

NMC Registered
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse -Health Visitor qualification
Evidence of broader and recent CPD
Nurse prescriber (HV)

Experience

Essential

Significant post-registration experience.
Demonstrable knowledge and experience of child protection/safeguarding.
Experience of working with children and young people
Experience in multi-agency and collaborative working

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

IT skills and computer literacy
Ability to undertake critical appraisal of research
Ability to analyse complex data and present findings
Safeguarding Policies and Procedure
Health Needs Assessment
Clinical Governance - Application to service Improvement and patient safety
Common Assessment Framework
Adaptable and flexible to changing needs of client group

Other

Essential

Must be able to meet the transport requirements of the post

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).