Job summary
Are you looking for flexible hours or additional hours in your current job? We currently have the opportunity to recruit a bank health visitor to work 'as and when' within the 0-19 service in Southend. We are looking to
recruit an enthusiastic and motivated SCPHN Health Visitor to plan, deliver and
evaluate our efficient and high quality Health Visiting Service.
We work closely alongside our School Nursing
colleagues, children's centres and early years providers. We benefit from
having A Better Start within our area and our clients are able to utilise the benefits of
this service. We work closely with our partnership organisations.
The successful candidate will provide line management and leadership
within the skill mix Health Visiting Team and be proactive in delivering the
national and public health agendas in response to identified health and social
need. To work in partnership with other agencies and meet agreed standards,
objectives and statutory requirements.
Main duties of the job
You will be required to lead the delivery of the
Healthy Child Programme and ensure the 4, 5, 6, model is implemented in
practice, ensuring services are provided within the tiered model approach
Building Community Capacity, Universal, Universal Plus, and Universal
Partnership Plus.
To promote the health of all children and young
people, especially those from disadvantaged groups, to ensure they are offered
the opportunity to achieve optimum development.
To Identify, prioritise, develop and implement
programmes of care to meet individual and local needs. This will be achieved
through evidence based assessments, effective care planning and implementation
of a range of support packages for individual families, targeting the most
vulnerable families and groups utilising best available evidence.
Work in accordance to the commissioned service
specification, to ensure the 5 mandated reviews are completed within required
timescales, services provided are evidence based practice.
About us
Working at Southend Borough Council gives you not
only the opportunity to make a difference in the borough you love, but we also
have a range of employee benefits, via our partners. There are 5 themes within
our ambition:
1. Pride and Joy - Southenders are fiercely proud
of, and go out of their way, to champion what our borough has to offer
2. Safe and Well - People in Southend feel safe in
all aspects of their lives and are well enough to live fulfilling lives
3. Active and Involved - We have a thriving, active
and involved community that feel invested in our city
4. Opportunity and Prosperity - Southend
is a successful city and we share our prosperity amongst all of our people
5. Connected and Smart - People can easily get in,
out and around our borough and we have a world class digital infrastructureOur
values
As a council, our staff are:Inclusive, Collaborative, Proud, and Honest.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications
First Level Nurse Registration.
Specialist Community Practitioner qualification in Health Visiting.
Non-medical prescribing Current NMC registration
Experience as a Registered
Health Visitor.
Experience
Effective oral / written
communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work alone and as part of
a team. Skills in managing own workload through effective use of
prioritisation. Ability to use child and family focused approach to care,
which utilises enabling and facilitation skills to maximise the involvement
of parents/carers. Ability to use evidence based, clinically effective
interventions in the holistic planning and implementation of family centred
care. Evidence of commitment to life-long learning A committed, enthusiastic
person who can demonstrate good team working and autonomy Demonstrate good
communication skills Ability to travel extensively within acceptable time
scales. Current Full UK driving licence Experience of developing and managing
groups. Computer literacy, knowledge of systmOne. An understanding of
Strategic Direction of Childrens Services. An understanding of current
political and local drivers for professional Empathetic and non-judgmental
Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous
conversations Confident and resilient Ability to inspire and motivate others
Prioritising workload and sensitive cases Quick and decisive decision making
Experience leading in a team
Skilled in managing and prioritising own caseload and workload Flexibility in
working hours and environment
Job description
Job responsibilities
Qualifications
First Level Nurse Registration.
Specialist Community Practitioner qualification in Health Visiting.
Non-medical prescribing Current NMC registration
Experience as a Registered
Health Visitor.
Experience
Effective oral / written
communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work alone and as part of
a team. Skills in managing own workload through effective use of
prioritisation. Ability to use child and family focused approach to care,
which utilises enabling and facilitation skills to maximise the involvement
of parents/carers. Ability to use evidence based, clinically effective
interventions in the holistic planning and implementation of family centred
care. Evidence of commitment to life-long learning A committed, enthusiastic
person who can demonstrate good team working and autonomy Demonstrate good
communication skills Ability to travel extensively within acceptable time
scales. Current Full UK driving licence Experience of developing and managing
groups. Computer literacy, knowledge of systmOne. An understanding of
Strategic Direction of Childrens Services. An understanding of current
political and local drivers for professional Empathetic and non-judgmental
Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous
conversations Confident and resilient Ability to inspire and motivate others
Prioritising workload and sensitive cases Quick and decisive decision making
Experience leading in a team
Skilled in managing and prioritising own caseload and workload Flexibility in
working hours and environment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse
- Specialist Community Practitioner qualification in Health Visiting. Non-medical prescribing
- Current NMC registration
- Newly qualified health visitors welcome
Desirable
- Experience as a Registered Health Visitor.
Experience
Essential
- Effective oral / written communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work alone and as part of a team. Skills in managing own workload through effective use of prioritisation. Ability to use child and family focused approach to care, which utilises enabling and facilitation skills to maximise the involvement of parents/carers. Ability to use evidence based, clinically effective interventions in the holistic planning and implementation of family centred care. Evidence of commitment to life-long learning. A committed, enthusiastic person who can demonstrate good team working and autonomy. Demonstrate good communication skills. Ability to travel across Southend within acceptable time scales. Current Full UK driving licence. Experience of developing and managing groups. Computer literacy, knowledge of SystmOne. An understanding of Strategic Direction of Childrens Services. An understanding of current political and local drivers for professional. Empathetic and non-judgmental. Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations. Confident and resilient. Ability to inspire and motivate others. Prioritising workload and sensitive cases Quick and decisive decision making.
Desirable
- Experience leading in a team Skilled in managing and prioritising own caseload and workload Flexibility in working hours and environment.
- Experience of using a Think Family approach.
- Experience of the Graded Care Programme 2.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse
- Specialist Community Practitioner qualification in Health Visiting. Non-medical prescribing
- Current NMC registration
- Newly qualified health visitors welcome
Desirable
- Experience as a Registered Health Visitor.
Experience
Essential
- Effective oral / written communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work alone and as part of a team. Skills in managing own workload through effective use of prioritisation. Ability to use child and family focused approach to care, which utilises enabling and facilitation skills to maximise the involvement of parents/carers. Ability to use evidence based, clinically effective interventions in the holistic planning and implementation of family centred care. Evidence of commitment to life-long learning. A committed, enthusiastic person who can demonstrate good team working and autonomy. Demonstrate good communication skills. Ability to travel across Southend within acceptable time scales. Current Full UK driving licence. Experience of developing and managing groups. Computer literacy, knowledge of SystmOne. An understanding of Strategic Direction of Childrens Services. An understanding of current political and local drivers for professional. Empathetic and non-judgmental. Able to manage strong emotions, sensitive issues and undertake courageous conversations. Confident and resilient. Ability to inspire and motivate others. Prioritising workload and sensitive cases Quick and decisive decision making.
Desirable
- Experience leading in a team Skilled in managing and prioritising own caseload and workload Flexibility in working hours and environment.
- Experience of using a Think Family approach.
- Experience of the Graded Care Programme 2.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
