Health Visitor

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Chandler's Ford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Chandler's Ford is seeking a qualified Health Visitor to deliver the Healthy Child Programme. You will lead a dedicated team in improving outcomes for children through effective assessments and communication. Your role will involve working closely with various agencies to ensure integrated care and safeguard children's welfare. Opportunities for professional development and a supportive team environment are key aspects of this position.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing support

Professional development opportunities

Access to a preceptorship program

Qualifications

• Qualified Health Visitor with strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Skilled in clinical supervision and safeguarding practices.
• Ability to reduce health inequalities through effective care.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to staff, promoting high performance.
• Identify and assess children and families in need, delivering integrated care.
• Work within safeguarding policies and manage electronic patient records.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Assessment skills

Education

Registered Health Visitor qualification

Job description

This vacancy is for 30 hrs per week and the role will involve:

• To provide effective leadership and management to staff, that promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team, in the achievement of the Trust's objectives.
• To identify and assess any children and families in need, and to work in partnership with Primary Care, Children's Centres, Children's Services, Voluntary Sector and other appropriate agencies, to deliver integrated programmes of care within the local area.
• Work within Hampshire Safeguarding Children's Board and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (SHFT) policy and procedures, prioritising attendance at Case Conferences, reviews and planning meetings. To be responsible for the provision of case conference reports and court reports as required, contributing to safeguarding of all children.
• To provide a continuum of support according to need, improving outcomes for children by reducing health inequalities. To support the Early Help agenda to ensure early intervention.
• To be aware of the Key Performance Indicators for the Children's Division and focus service delivery towards their achievement.
• To be responsible for the quality and management of the RiO electronic patient record and data reporting system within the team.
• To be the principal point of contact for allocated GP practices and Children’s Centres within the area. To develop and deliver integrated working arrangements with these services that support healthy outcomes for children.

We’re looking for a qualified Health Visitor who is highly skilled in communication, with a strong approach to teamwork to join the Eastleigh North Team based in Chandler's Ford.

You will be someone who can lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, especially the 6 High Impact Areas, using evidence-based practice. As a team player, your role will require excellent assessment skills and effective partnership working to develop personalised care for your caseload.

We offer great opportunities for learning and development through a robust induction programme, comprehensive safeguarding and clinical supervision and access to a broad suite of training for professional development. For newly qualified practitioners we have a respected preceptorship programme.

We are 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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives. Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.