Health Visitor

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Wight Healthcare is recruiting a Health Visitor to lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within Hampshire's Health Visiting Service. You will work as part of a diverse team, using evidence-based practice to support children, young people and families, and promote high-quality, personalised care.

We value strong communication, teamwork and the ability to build partnerships with families, schools and community services.

Qualifications

• NMC registered Health Visitor with current practising credentials.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly with families and colleagues.
• Strong collaborative mindset and ability to work across services.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme across the 6 High Impact Areas.
• Develop personalised care plans through effective partnerships with families and professionals.
• Apply evidence-based practice to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Assessment skills

Partnership working

Education

NMC registered Health Visitor

Job description

We are passionate about providing remarkable care and we are looking for people who share our mindset, here in Hampshire's Health Visiting Service. We encourage staff to be innovative and challenge the norm. If you are a Health Visitor and you are looking to join a thriving, diverse, innovative service which puts children, young people, and their families at the centre of all that they do, then this is the job for you.

We're looking for a qualified Health Visitor (NMC registered) who is highly skilled in communication, with a strong approach to teamwork. The individual will be someone who can lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, especially the 6 High Impact Areas, using evidence-based practice. Working as a team player, your role will require excellent assessment skills and effective partnership working to develop personalised care to support your caseload.

We are well known for our creative approach in supporting our communities, children and families with great innovations including ChatHealth, our Text Messaging Advice Service; the Parent Portal, an interactive web-based information hub for parents, and our partnership with Barnardo's which offers community-based public health programmes. We are proud of having achieved BFI accreditation at gold standard.