Band 6 Health Visitor – Public Health Nursing Lead

Central London Community Health Trust; Willesden; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Central London Community Healthcare is recruiting two Band 6 Health Visitors to join Universal Health Visiting teams in Brent on a permanent basis. You may be an experienced Health Visitor or currently completing your SCPHN qualification, with a passion for public health nursing and improving outcomes for children and families.

You will deliver the Healthy Child Programme, work with families and multidisciplinary colleagues, provide leadership and supervision, and contribute to service

Qualifications

• Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN) or currently completing SCPHN.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Ability to travel within Brent to fulfil duties.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme with families to assess health needs and create care plans.
• Provide specialist advice and support to parents and carers, promoting child development and wellbeing.
• Identify and support vulnerable children and families, ensuring safeguarding is addressed.
• Plan, implement and evaluate health promotion initiatives including immunisation programmes.
• Collaborate with GPs, children's centres and social care to ensure coordinated care.
• Manage and prioritise caseload with accurate clinical documentation.
• Provide leadership and supervision to junior colleagues and students.
• Contribute to audits and service development to maintain high care standards.

Skills

Public health nursing

Health visiting

Leadership

Supervision

Equality & safeguarding

Education

Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)

NMC registration

SCPHN in Health Visiting

Practice assessor training

Tools

MESCH

MESCH Infant2School

Job description

Central London Community Healthcare is recruiting two Band 6 Health Visitors to join Universal Health Visiting teams in Brent on a permanent basis. You may be an experienced Health Visitor or currently completing your SCPHN qualification, with a passion for public health nursing and improving outcomes for children and families.

You will deliver the Healthy Child Programme, work with families and multidisciplinary colleagues, provide leadership and supervision, and contribute to service