Early Years Health Visiting Borough Manager

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

The closing date is 06 May 2025

Job summary

The post holder will be an enthusiastic and motivated clinical operational manager who will join our Health Visiting Leadership Team within Public Health Nursing. This will be a permanent position within the public health nursing team. Specialist knowledge, skills and experience will be necessary to promote strong, compassionate leadership and clinical governance ensuring the provision of quality services in the borough enabling all children to have the best start in life.

The role will support, enthuse and inspire the multi skilled Health Visiting Service in ABUHB to ensure well being, quality improvement and delivery of the service to meet the Welsh Government`s public health agenda and support the full implementation of the Healthy Child Wales Programme (HCWP) and Early Years Agenda.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Public Health Nursing Service, health visiting team in the modernisation and redesign, development and delivery of Health Visiting across Aneurin Bevan Health Board, responding to Welsh Government National Agenda.

The post holder will provide leadership for the team within health visiting teams, ensuring the staff feel valued and are facilitated to maintain their personal and professional development, through a process of PADR and Clinical Supervision and compliance with the ABUHB Valuesand Behaviours Framework.

The post holder will have overarching responsibility for the management of safeguarding children and their families ensuring the health visitingteam are meeting their statutory requirements as set down in the Welsh Government's "Wales Safeguarding Procedures".

To provide highly specialised advice concerning the care or treatment of identified groups or categories of patients/clients.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

040-NMR180-0425

Job locations

Newport

Newport

NP19 0DJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To support and facilitate the provision of effective, efficient and appropriate high quality Early Years health services to the areapopulation.

To lead a team within Health Visiting, ensuring the staff feel valued and are facilitated to maintain their personal and professionaldevelopment, through a process of PADR and Clinical Supervision and the Values and Behaviour Framework.

Contribute to Health Board wide and local service developments linked to health visiting and School Health Nursing and the Familyand Therapy Division.

Operational management of Health Visitors and health visiting team members through strong leadership and transformationalmanagement.

To promote evidence-based practices and act as a role model.

To develop and implement policies and procedures as appropriate in line with national and local guidelines and recommendations which would impact across Health Visiting Services Pan-Gwent.

To facilitate any change process in partnership with practitioners.

Provide health visiting leadership and operational management both directly and indirectly for the health visiting teams and give clear guidance and support to the teams to enable effective management and leadership of the service.

The post holder will have responsibility for the Clinical and Risk Governance Reporting for health visiting services in the borough.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support and facilitate the provision of effective, efficient and appropriate high quality Early Years health services to the areapopulation.

To lead a team within Health Visiting, ensuring the staff feel valued and are facilitated to maintain their personal and professionaldevelopment, through a process of PADR and Clinical Supervision and the Values and Behaviour Framework.

Contribute to Health Board wide and local service developments linked to health visiting and School Health Nursing and the Familyand Therapy Division.

Operational management of Health Visitors and health visiting team members through strong leadership and transformationalmanagement.

To promote evidence-based practices and act as a role model.

To develop and implement policies and procedures as appropriate in line with national and local guidelines and recommendations which would impact across Health Visiting Services Pan-Gwent.

To facilitate any change process in partnership with practitioners.

Provide health visiting leadership and operational management both directly and indirectly for the health visiting teams and give clear guidance and support to the teams to enable effective management and leadership of the service.

The post holder will have responsibility for the Clinical and Risk Governance Reporting for health visiting services in the borough.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications, Training

Essential

  • First level Degree Evidence of CPD. Specialist Practitioner, Community Public Health Nursing, Registered Health Visitor
  • Specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experiences Substantial post registration experience including clinical leadership, team management and have a reputation for professional innovation and excellence. Experience of establishing, developing and managing clinical services.
  • Experience of working within health and social service systems, both at local and strategic level.

Desirable

  • Research Module. Teaching qualification Management qualification. MSc
  • Experience of working within health and social service systems, both at local and strategic level.
  • Developing business cases. Project management skills Evidence of quality improvement skills

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post registration experience including clinical leadership, team management and have a reputation for professional innovation and excellence.

Desirable

  • Substantial post registration experience including clinical leadership, team management and have a reputation for professional innovation and excellence.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Clear vision for best practice and positive management of change. Knowledge and understanding of clinical audit, effective research processes and application.

Desirable

  • Knowledge and understanding of clinical audit, effective research processes and application.
Person Specification

Education, Qualifications, Training

Essential

  • First level Degree Evidence of CPD. Specialist Practitioner, Community Public Health Nursing, Registered Health Visitor
  • Specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experiences Substantial post registration experience including clinical leadership, team management and have a reputation for professional innovation and excellence. Experience of establishing, developing and managing clinical services.
  • Experience of working within health and social service systems, both at local and strategic level.

Desirable

  • Research Module. Teaching qualification Management qualification. MSc
  • Experience of working within health and social service systems, both at local and strategic level.
  • Developing business cases. Project management skills Evidence of quality improvement skills

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial post registration experience including clinical leadership, team management and have a reputation for professional innovation and excellence.

Desirable

  • Substantial post registration experience including clinical leadership, team management and have a reputation for professional innovation and excellence.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Clear vision for best practice and positive management of change. Knowledge and understanding of clinical audit, effective research processes and application.

Desirable

  • Knowledge and understanding of clinical audit, effective research processes and application.

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).

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.

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).

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

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Newport

Newport

NP19 0DJ


Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Newport

Newport

NP19 0DJ


Employer's website

https://abuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Nurse

Hayley Jones

Hayley.Jones25@wales.nhs.uk

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,840 to £53,602 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

040-NMR180-0425

Job locations

Newport

Newport

NP19 0DJ


Supporting documents

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