Health Visitor

NHS Scotland; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Health Visitor, where you'll play a crucial role in delivering essential services to children and families in Glasgow. This part-time position offers the chance to work within a dedicated team, addressing public health needs and ensuring high-quality care through evidence-based practices. With a focus on health promotion and support for vulnerable communities, you'll be at the forefront of making a positive impact in the lives of many. If you're passionate about community health and ready to take on a rewarding challenge, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Must be a First level registered nurse with valid registration.
• Hold a Post registration qualification in Health Visiting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Universal Pathway for children on designated caseload.
• Supervise and manage health visiting caseload effectively.

Skills

Health Promotion

Psycho-social Interventions

Immunisation

Parenting Skills

Child Protection

Communication Skills

Education

First Level Registered Nurse

Post Registration Qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing

Job description

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

This is a permanent, part-time position of 29.7 hours per week, with a shift pattern of Monday to Friday (8.30am-4.30pm).

Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part time hours.

Applicants must be a First level registered nurse with a currently valid registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and hold a Post registration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing with relevant post registration experience as a PHN/Health Visitor.

This is an opportunity to join North West Glasgow’s committed and innovative Locality Children’s Services Team. We are currently recruiting for Health Visitor who will be responsible for delivering the Universal Pathway for all children on a designated caseload.

North West Locality is an area with both pockets of community affluence and

significant deprivation and vulnerability which benefits from being part of the wider Glasgow City HSCP in terms of professional support and range of experiences available.

The Health Visitor is an autonomous practitioner who will practice within the legal and ethical framework of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and national legislation, and who has overall responsibility for the supervision/management of a health visiting caseload, being accountable for the quality of care delivered through robust assessment, referral and communication processes and implementation of evidence based practice interventions to address need. This includes responsibility for the day to day delegation and reviewing of work undertaken by team members.

The caseload size will be determined locally utilising the national weight load measurement tool as applied to the population of the HSCP within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Derived from the child population either within the GP practice/clusters/geographical locality. The Health Visitor will work collectively within multi-disciplinary/agency teams to identify, plan for and address the wider Public Health needs of the Health Improvement Agenda evidence based practice interventions to address need. This includes responsibility for the day to day delegation and reviewing of work undertaken by team members.

The caseload size will be determined locally utilising the national weight load measurement tool as applied to the population of the HSCP within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Derived from the child population either within the GP practice/clusters/geographical locality. The Health Visitor will work collectively within multi-disciplinary/agency teams to identify, plan for and address the wider Public Health needs of the Health Improvement Agenda.

Skills required include the provision of highly specialised advice, parenting skills, health promotion, health education, psycho-social interventions and immunisation. At times high-level health visiting interventions are required when dealing with issues such as child protection, domestic abuse, addictions, peri-natal illness, and children affected by disability and/or life limiting illnesses.

The health visitor will provide reciprocal cover and support for the wider health visitor caseloads in the absence of the designated caseload holder in order to provide clinical leadership and ensure the continuation of service delivery.

For more information, please contact: Elly Albrow, Team Leader, 07876392137, [e-mail]

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognisingmilitary skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.

Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process.

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