Health Visitor

Job summary

Lincolnshire has exciting opportunities for Health Visitors. If you are a qualified Health Visitor we would like to hear from you. We have full and part time Health Visitor positions based in Lincoln, Gainsborough, East Lindsey North (Louth, Mablethorpe & Alford), East Lindsey South (Horncastle, Skegness, Tattershall, Coningsby) Boston and Spalding.

Main duties of the job

The Health Visitor role is crucial in identification of health needs of children and families. Your knowledge and experience will be essential for the delivery of evidence based intervention, caring for children and families with a restorative approach. You will be delivering care within a defined population, which also involves managing vulnerable children and families and working collaboratively within the safeguarding arena.

To join us as a Health Visitor you must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and possess or be working towards, a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification.

You will need to have;

• exemplary communication skills
• the ability to work within a multi-agency arena.
• The ability to support and motivate others

If you are motivated, intrinsically passionate to support children and families and wish to work in an organisation with is actively engaged with our comprehensive multi-agency team then we would be most pleased to receive your application.

We are a progressive service and are keen to support our Health Visitors to be included or lead innovation and service improvement. We have champion groups who are committed to support Breastfeeding, Perinatal Mental Health and Transition To Parenthood therefore would welcome new staff to become part of these and others.

About us

We can offer you opportunities for personal and professional development. The 0-19 children's heath team has a strong champion role structure which helps support the service and development of staff by encouraging involvement of HV's in their area of interest.

For newly qualified practitioners, we have a Preceptorship Programme in place to aid your development. There will be the opportunity for career progression through the G9 and G10 pay-scales depending on knowledge and experience, plus payment of professional fees.

We recognise that our staff are our most valuable resource therefore along with a competitive salary we are offering;

• Health Visitor career progression scheme (details on attached document, on LCC site)
  • Health Visitors who can supply evidence at interview of 3 years post-registration Health Visiting experience will enter our service, assimilated to the nearest point of the Grade 10.
  • For staff entering our service with less than 3 years experience, we offer the pay progression scheme to progress from Grade 9 to Grade 10.
• Safeguarding learning via the Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children's Partnership,
• Clinical skills days and conferences.
• A Contributory pension
• Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
• Career progression opportunities

Further details can be found in our rewards and benefits brochure.

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire County Council

Address

3rd Floor, Lancaster House

36 Orchard Street

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN1 1XX

Employer's website

https://jobs.lincolnshire.gov.uk/home.html (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire County Council

Address

3rd Floor, Lancaster House

36 Orchard Street

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN1 1XX

Employer's website

https://jobs.lincolnshire.gov.uk/home.html (Opens in a new tab)

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