Band 6 Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust; Glenfield; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a qualified Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor to join their Healthy Together Teams in Leicestershire. The role involves delivering the Healthy Child Programme, managing healthcare needs, and mentoring staff. Candidates must have current NMC registration and SCPHN qualification, along with a driving licence to fulfill their duties actively. This position offers an opportunity to work closely with families within the community.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration in any branch of nursing.
• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Health Visitor registration required.
• Full driving licence needed and ability to drive in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Evidence Based healthcare, maintaining high professional standards.
• Lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme in a multi-agency team.
• Identify, assess, and manage health care needs of various groups.

Skills

NMC registration

Health Visitor registration

Driving licence

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) qualification

Job description

Overview

Exciting opportunities have arisen in Leicestershire (County) to join our Healthy Together Teams as a Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor. There are vacancies across the County, currently in North West Leicestershire, South Charnwood and Market Harborough Teams. We are seeking to employ the very best talent to help us deliver the Healthy Child Programme and our ambitious vision. If you are a highly motivated, dynamic qualified Health Visitor then we'd love to hear from you. We are a 0-11 service which works with children, young people, and their families to deliver care close to where they live their lives at home, in Children's Centres, Schools and GP practices. Our teams are full of committed and skilled people who deliver the best possible care for children and their families. Healthy Together offers a range of services to meet the varying needs of our service users. You must have a current NMC registration in any branch of nursing and a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Health Visitor registration. As the ideal candidate you will demonstrate a warm, respectful, caring, and compassionate approach to delivering a flexible and responsive service for diverse and continually evolving health needs of our diverse population.

Responsibilities

• To deliver Evidence Based healthcare, maintaining a high standard of professional practice.
• Lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme, within a multi-agency team setting.
• Be responsible for the identification, assessment, and management of health care needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities, and for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care within a range of targeted groups.
• Provide delegated management responsibility to the Healthy Child Programme Practitioners and Healthy Child Programme Nurses.
• Mentor pre and post registration students, and new members of staff as required, and support induction programmes.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration in any branch of nursing and a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Health Visitor registration.
• A full driving licence that allows you to drive in the UK and the use of a car for this role. LPT operate 2 car schemes Car Leasing and Car Salary sacrifice subject to meeting the acceptance criteria. If you already hold a lease car through another NHS employer you may be able to transfer the vehicle to LPT.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied