Health Visitor

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team dedicated to improving community health as a Health Visitor in London. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact on families' lives, ensuring children receive the best start in life. As part of a supportive organization, you'll engage in innovative practices and flexible working options, all while being part of a team that champions community health professionals. With a focus on collaboration and continuous development, this position is perfect for those looking to grow in their career while making a difference. Don't miss the chance to be part of this vital service!

Benefits

Comprehensive Induction

Car Lease Scheme

Flexible Working Options

Training and Development Support

£2,500 Premium for Registered Band 6 Health Visitors

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration required.
• Evidence of continuing education and training is essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate health promotion initiatives and assess care programs.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Health Promotion Coordination

Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Assessment and Care Planning

Evidence-Based Care

IT Skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)

Current NMC Registration

Tools

Care Management Software

Communication Tools

Job description

Do you want to make a tangible difference to people's lives, with the best of London on your doorstep?

Site: Portman Early Years Childhood Centre, Town: London

Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.

We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.

Job overview

Westminster - Health Visitor - Band 6

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join one of our forward-thinking and innovative teams in Westminster. We have a range of Band 6 Health Visiting positions across these areas on a full-term permanent basis.

Our skill mix teams work passionately to deliver our progressive service and continue to seek and develop innovative ways of working with our families to enable children to have their best start in life.

Children, young people, and families are our focus and passion and we’re seeking Health Visitors to join our dynamic diverse teams. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our families get the best care closer to home. The current climate means this is more important than ever; supporting families to maximise their health and wellbeing and to enable the best start in life for children.

We’re a unique service with a skill mix team which includes: Health Visitors, Community Staff Nurses, and Community Nursery Nurses.

Main duties of the job

• A qualified (or currently in training) Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
• Well versed in co-ordinating health promotion initiatives
• Experienced in assessing, planning, and implementing programmes of care
• Used to working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Up to date on recent developments in primary care and health legislation

Working for our organisation

Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

• A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
• Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
• Flexible working options
• Training, support, and development in your career

For registered Band 6 Health Visitors, this post is offering a premium of £2,500 payable upon commencement of employment (T&C’s apply)

At CLCH we’ve been continuing to re-shape the way Health Visitors work. Throughout the pandemic we have kept our Health Visitors working safely with local families by introducing new and innovative practices to keep them safe, including agile working and provision of laptops and additional technological solutions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge, and experience required.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

• Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
• Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
• Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards

Experience

• Co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets
• Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
• Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others
• Experience of assessing, planning, and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans
• Experience in providing practice-based learning support to others
• Experience of evidence-based care
• Experience of supervising staff/students

Key Attributes

• Able to travel round the locality (car/bike/public transport/foot)
• Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity, religion, and disability.

We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks:

• Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
• Race Equality Network
• Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.

Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.