Devon County Council

Health Visitor

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Job summary

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) - Health Visitors (Exeter) Various posts available.

OTHER POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE ACROSS DEVON-SEE DEVON JOBS WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We are looking for registered Health Visitors who are innovative; motivated; and enthusiastic, seeking to make a real difference improving outcomes for children and families in Devon!

Here in Devon, we strive to deliver an excellent service to the children, young people and families living in our Community. Health visiting in Devon affords amazing variation allowing you opportunity to make a difference to the lives of families and communities across both rural and urban locations. Devon is varied with health inequalities and affluency which cross paths across the varied landscape.

With two coastlines, Dartmoor and Exmoor, as areas of natural beauty we have an amazing landscape to frame your working day.

Main duties of the job

You will work within corporate teams and be rostered to work in our duty hub covering a defined geographical area. You'll be supported by Team Leaders and various dedicated health professionals including Health Visitors, School Nurses and Community Health Workers.

You'll lead and manage changing and challenging work load priorities. Working in close partnership with community, voluntary and statutory agencies; multi-agency working and safeguarding children will be an integral part of your role. We are working together with our local midwifery services to support the Better Births agenda.

Continuity is fast becoming priority for every family in Devon, with a focus on a strong public health approach. The opportunity to think innovatively is increasingly becoming part of everything we do in our new model of health visiting. Our aim is not just to influence local Health Visiting agendas but also to be innovative and a partner in influencing national Health Visiting agendas.

About us

Employee Assistance Program
NHS pension scheme
Development Opportunities
Perks at Work and Discounts Scheme
Flexible working within service hours

Professional development is a high priority for us.

Applications from newly qualified Health Visitors are welcomed.

We are proud to have received a CQC rating of 'good' across all domains at our recent inspection.

DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working-The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
This role requires a DBS disclosure.

Date posted

22 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

F0011-24-6049

Job locations

Devon County Council

Topsham Road

Exeter

EX2 4QD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To effectively lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) 0-19 (DH 2010)there by improving outcomes for children and families.

To contribute to the Public Health Agenda, meet Public Health targets and reduce healthinequalities in partnership with key agencies meeting National agendas

To promote the protection of children, adhering to the Local Safeguarding ChildrensBoard policies and procedures.

To actively lead teams both within Health Visiting and School Nurses and partneragencies where appropriate, e.g.: Advisory Boards of Childrens Centres.

A requirement to be rostered regularly in the hub within a defined geographical area toprovide a Single point of access to families and stakeholders providing information, adviceand triaging referrals within the service.

To work as part of a team to ensure that Key Performance Indicator targets that areset/negotiated by Local Area Teams/ Commissioners for the service, eg: antenatal visitsare met.

To support service development, standard setting, clinical audit and bench marking,deliver a high quality needs led, safe and effective service to all client groups.

This list is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and is not intended to cover every task that may be required of the role:

To provide effective clinical leadership to the Public Health nursing team, enabling theteam to deliver to the current Health Visiting and School Nursing standards, ensuring thatevidence based practice is used.

To take responsibility for the line management of support staff (skill mix) within the team,providing supervision and annual appraisal as per Devon County Council policy. Supportthe manager and professional lead/team leader in the development of the skills andknowledge of the team in order to maintain the competency level of the whole team.Participate in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff to enhance skill mix withinthe team.

Facilitate inductions for public health nursing staff new to Devon County Council.

To mentor pre-registration students on a regular basis. To mentor SCPHN students asneeded with the support of a Practice Teacher. To act as Preceptor for newly qualifiedpractitioners in their first year of practice.

To actively take responsibility for appropriately identifying, accessing and participating insupervision, according to individual need i.e.: Child Protection, Restorative, and Clinical.

Work closely with Childrens Centres actively participating in joint care planning meetingsand attending Advisory Board meetings as the named Health Visitor as per PartnershipAgreement.

School nurses to work closely with learning communities, teachers and Boards ofGovernors as appropriate.

Has an awareness of national policy and how this affects local policy and servicedevelopment and provision.

Initiate and participate in research, audit, surveys and service user feedback.

To lead meetings in local area bases and delegate work appropriately to the skill mixteam and promote positive team working.

Develop and maintain effective communication networks, with service users, health careprofessionals and other statutory and voluntary organisations.