Health Visitor - Blaenau Gwent

Job summary

Manage a caseload within a defined population, with the overarching aims of increasing family resilience, improving population health outcomes and reducing health inequalities whilst safeguarding the wellbeing of children.

• To be responsible for providing a Health Visiting service for a defined caseload and to provide cover for other health visitors during periods of leave
• Utilise the All Wales Health Visiting Acuity tool to ensure safe staffing levels and support colleagues during fluctuations in workforce and activity
• To be responsible for individual performance and formulate personal development plans and adhere to NMC revalidation requirements
• To take responsibility for promoting new opportunities for integrated working and contribute to local partnership plans
• Develop and maintain health profiles of an identified population in order to identify health needs and influence service plans
• To share responsibility for chairing Health Visiting Forums/team meetings.
• To contribute to the development of local policies and guidelines

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Health Visitor to join the Blaenau Gwent Early Years Team.

The Health Visitor roles will provide the Early Years/Flying Start Core Programme to all families within the area and work within a very established dynamic multiagency team.

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

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 specialty 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. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.