Job summary
A vacancy has arisen for a Family Partnership Practice Lead (FPPL) working within the Tonbridge and Malling district. The FPPL has a key role in embedding the Family Partnership Model within Kent Health Visiting Services under theguidance of the Family Partnership Programme Manager.
The Family Partnership Model is a strengths-based approach. The evidence-based model supports, empower and enable parents and families to overcome their difficulties, buildstrengths and resilience and fulfil their goals more effectively.Working as part of the local Health Visiting team, the Family Partnership Practice Lead will facilitate the earlyidentification of vulnerable families and support the delivery of the KCHFT Family Partnership Programme by managing asmall caseload of families, supporting them ante-natally and until their infant is a year old.In order to facilitate the delivery of the Family Partnership Model, the post holder will have a lead role in embedding theFamily Partnership Model within district health visiting practice as well as providing leadership and some linemanagement to the district health visiting team.The work with clients is intensive and challenging but provides a real opportunity to make a difference to their lives. Youneed to be a resilient and flexible Health Visitor with excellent communication and team leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
The Family Partnership Practice Lead will have a key role in embedding the Family Partnership Model within Kent HealthVisiting Services under the guidance of the Family Partnership Programme Manager.Working as part of the local Health Visiting team, the Family Partnership Practice Lead will facilitate the earlyidentification of vulnerable families and support the delivery of the Family Partnership model by managing a smallcaseload of families.T he post holder will also be aclinical leader and provide teaching, mentoring and supervision to junior staff to ensure the effective delivery of theprogramme.Working collaboratively with the District Manager and Senior Health Visiting Practitioner / Practice Teacher, the FamilyPartnership Practice Lead will also support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in accordance with national andlocal strategy and guidance.The Family Partnership Practice Lead will work in partnership with partner agencies in the identification and protection ofvulnerable children and contribute to the development of care plans, working in accordance with local and professionalguidelines. They will ensure completion of agreed outcomes for delegated Children Protection cases as per agreed multi-agency care plane ensuring regular communication with caseload holder.The Family Partnership Practice Lead will be expected to lead on case discussions in partnership with the District Managerand Senior Health Visiting Practitioner.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community differencehere.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
Find out more about the community differencehere.
Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification Degree level or equivalent professional qualification Willingness to undertake specialist training to enable the delivery of the Family Partnership model Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level Teaching qualification Clinical supervisor
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 5 years' experience within the NHS or statutory sector organisation. Significant experience of working with vulnerable families Significant experience of midwifery, child health or public health Experience of working with children and families using the Healthy Child Programme Able to demonstrate delivering interventions that impact individuals, families and their communities Experience in managing highly complex, sensitive information to include analysis of data. Experience of delivering training/education. Good experience of multi-agency partnership working.
Desirable
- Experience of conducting formal project evaluation and or research. Experience of undertaking root cause analysis Training and experience of conducting investigations
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and application of theories of behaviour change and motivational interviewing. National and local safeguarding policies and procedures. Specialist knowledge in relation to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
Skills
Essential
- Able to engage with a wide variety of health and social care professionals. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate sensitively. Able to develop supportive relationships which build trust. Able to work effectively with diverse individuals and communities. Exceptional communication, facilitative and motivational skills. Ability to deploy a variety of negotiation and influencing strategies. Able to priorities and delegate appropriately and clearly. Ability to manage time effectively. Ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team and being supportive and challenging colleague's views and attitudes when necessary. Ability to be flexible according to the needs of the post and service, working across organisations. Able to assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively. Good computer skills to create reports, use email, read excel spreadsheets etc. Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health visiting under the guidance of the Head of Health Visiting Services Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures.
Desirable
- Motivational interviewing Counselling skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Committed to the principles of Family Partnership Model and a strong desire to see it succeed. A self-starter who can work from their own initiative Able to make decisions Capacity to handle conflict and remain calm under pressure A flexible approach to working arrangements surrounding, remote access, significant travel across the County and occasional travel to other UK cities. Commitment to delivering service improvement and delivering sustainable service change which brings measurable benefits for clients and staff.
Ability to Manage
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead change and inspire and develop forward thinking. \t Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing or midwifery qualification and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification Degree level or equivalent professional qualification Willingness to undertake specialist training to enable the delivery of the Family Partnership model Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Educated to Masters level Teaching qualification Clinical supervisor
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of 5 years' experience within the NHS or statutory sector organisation. Significant experience of working with vulnerable families Significant experience of midwifery, child health or public health Experience of working with children and families using the Healthy Child Programme Able to demonstrate delivering interventions that impact individuals, families and their communities Experience in managing highly complex, sensitive information to include analysis of data. Experience of delivering training/education. Good experience of multi-agency partnership working.
Desirable
- Experience of conducting formal project evaluation and or research. Experience of undertaking root cause analysis Training and experience of conducting investigations
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and application of theories of behaviour change and motivational interviewing. National and local safeguarding policies and procedures. Specialist knowledge in relation to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
Skills
Essential
- Able to engage with a wide variety of health and social care professionals. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate sensitively. Able to develop supportive relationships which build trust. Able to work effectively with diverse individuals and communities. Exceptional communication, facilitative and motivational skills. Ability to deploy a variety of negotiation and influencing strategies. Able to priorities and delegate appropriately and clearly. Ability to manage time effectively. Ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team and being supportive and challenging colleague's views and attitudes when necessary. Ability to be flexible according to the needs of the post and service, working across organisations. Able to assess a situation, set priorities and problem solve quickly and effectively. Good computer skills to create reports, use email, read excel spreadsheets etc. Able to support the implementation of local and national agendas for health visiting under the guidance of the Head of Health Visiting Services Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures.
Desirable
- Motivational interviewing Counselling skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Committed to the principles of Family Partnership Model and a strong desire to see it succeed. A self-starter who can work from their own initiative Able to make decisions Capacity to handle conflict and remain calm under pressure A flexible approach to working arrangements surrounding, remote access, significant travel across the County and occasional travel to other UK cities. Commitment to delivering service improvement and delivering sustainable service change which brings measurable benefits for clients and staff.
Ability to Manage
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead change and inspire and develop forward thinking. \t Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tonbridge and Malling Health Visiting Team, Churchill Centre, Royal British Legion Village, Preston Hall
Aylesford
ME20 7NJ
Employer's website
https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
