Health Visitor

Buckinghamshire Healthcare Nhs Trust; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible working

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a Health Visitor to join the Winslow Health Visiting team at Buckingham Community Hospital. You will play a key role in delivering the Healthy Child Programme within a supportive, learning-focused environment.

We welcome both experienced and newly qualified nurses with SCPHN Health Visiting and current NMC registration. The post offers professional development, preceptorship for newly qualified Health Visitors, and flexible NHS benefits.

Qualifications

• Registration with NMC as Health Visitor (SCPHN).
• Proven commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Leadership training and supervision experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme as part of a team.
• Support safeguarding and child protection practices within the service.
• Provide mentoring and supervision to colleagues and students.
• Facilitate training and ongoing professional development.

Skills

Mentoring and supervision

Report writing

Education

SCPHN Health Visiting

RGN Level 1

Nurse Prescribing

Leadership training

Job description

Job summary

How would you like to work as part of a high performing Health Visiting Service in the beautiful county of Buckinghamshire? We currently have an opportunity to join the Winslow Health Visiting team based at Buckingham Community Hospital.

We can offer you a supportive, stimulating and friendly environment that encourages learning and development. We support Champions in areas such as - Breastfeeding, Solihull Approach, Domestic Abuse, Perinatal Mental Health and CONI. The Health Visiting service has successfully achieved BFI stage 3 accreditation and we are proud to offer a high standard of breastfeeding support to our families.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join us and share your valuable skills, knowledge and leadership qualities.

We welcome all applicants, experienced or newly qualified.

Main duties of the job

You will be leading the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme as part of a team that includes Community Staff Nurses and Community Nursery Nurses with support from experienced Locality Leads.

• We are committed to providing the best care for our clients and their families
• We listen to you, value you and embrace new ideas-we want all colleagues to contribute to the direction of the service
• We value our colleagues and are committed to your development - we want you and your career to flourish.
• We offer a preceptorship package to our newly qualified Health Visitors and regular restorative clinical and safeguarding supervision.
• We offer excellent training and support further education

You must be a registered SCPHN (Health Visiting) with current NMC registration.

About us

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications & Training

Essential

• RGN Level 1
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Health Visiting - Cert/Diploma/Degree
• Leadership training
• Nurse Prescribing Qualification

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

Essential

• Mentoring and supervision skills
• Ability to write detailed reports on client care to ensure interpretation by other members of the team for complete and safe care of the client

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Evidence of facilitation and presentation skills
• Ability to carry out complex clinical assessments
• Experience of Child Protection Policies and Procedures

Desirable

• Staff Appraisal training

Special Circumstances

Essential

• Ability to travel to various community sites daily

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).