Band 6 Health Visitor

NHS; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider is seeking a motivated Band 6 SCPHN Health Visitor to support families in Chippenham. You'll assess health needs, deliver public health programs, and work closely with teams to ensure positive outcomes. This role offers competitive salaries and opportunities for continuous professional development. Join us in making a difference in family lives.

Benefits

NHS Pension

Discounts through My Reward Hub

Access to health and wellbeing support

Online learning and development opportunities

Innovation funding for ideas

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• A passion for delivering high-quality care.
• A drive to continuously develop professionally.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the universal reach of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Assess health needs and implement targeted interventions.
• Collaborate with key partners to address public health needs.
• Provide service promoting health and wellbeing for children 0-5.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Person-centered care

Professional development

Education

Recognised qualification in health visiting (SCPHN)

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Band 6 SCPHN Health Visitor to join our team and make a difference in the lives of families in our community.

As a Health Visitor with HCRG Care Group, you will have the opportunity to work with families with young children and provide them with essential health and developmental support. Your role will involve conducting assessments, delivering public health programs, and working closely with other health and social care professionals to ensure positive outcomes for families.

The aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes.

Main duties of the job

Your days will be rewarding and varied and include:

• Public health lead for the health visiting skill mixed team within the defined population/locality area. Delivering the universal reach of the Healthy Child Programme, assessing health needs and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions for a personalised or targeted response utilising the skills of and delegating to the skill mix team in an outcome-focused context.
• To take responsibility for the outcomes of the children within the defined population and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs
• Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with families and other key partners.
• Provide families and children 0-5 with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing. This will include partnership working with other agencies.
• To promote health and wellbeing through the universal reach of the healthy child programme and signposting. Referring/introducing to partner agencies as required.
• To contribute to multi-agency early support assessment of children and families and take on lead professional role where appropriate.
• To co-manage a caseload within a team of other health visitors acting autonomously and taking responsibility for the outcomes of those allocated for assessment, intervention and management

About us

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2

Job responsibilities

As a Band 6 Health Visitor, you'll be part of our valued team based in Wiltshire

You will feel valued as a Health Visitor within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 6 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

We are looking for someone who has:

• Has a recognised qualification in health visiting (SCPHN)
• Valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A passion for delivering high-quality, person-centered care
• A drive to continuously develop professionally and expand their skill set.

In return, we offer a supportive and inclusive working environment, opportunities for professional development, and a competitive salary and benefits package

Person Specification

General Requirements

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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.