Health Visitor

Wirral Community Health And Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks a part-time Health Visitor to work in the 0-19+ Service in Macclesfield. The role focuses on delivering the Healthy Child Programme, managing a caseload of universal and partnership families, and supporting public health activities within a defined area.

The post requires strong communication, leadership, and collaborative skills with safeguarding and governance responsibilities across partners, within an innovative NHS Foundation Trust.

Qualifications

• Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to support and motivate staff.
• Ability to support students in placements.

Responsibilities

• Work in the 0-19+ Service delivering the Healthy Child Programme and manage a caseload of universal partnership and partnership_plus families.
• Lead and participate in public health activities within a geographical area.
• Collaborate with safeguarding partners to protect children and families.
• Utilise email, internet and word processing software as part of daily duties.
• Contribute to service development and integrated working within the 0-19+ Team.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Staff motivation

Placements support

Education

BSc/Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Health Visitor North Team - Macclesfield Health Visiting team.

Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust? Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and Knowsley.

We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality.

We currently deliver outstanding 0-19 and 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley, supporting over 250,000 children and young people.

You can also visit our dedicated children and young people's website to find out more about our services.

We work closely with our commissioners and partners to deliver the best possible services for the children, young people and families.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for a part time Health Visitor to work in the 0-19+ Service working for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

The post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable, compassionate and approachable. You will need to have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, be flexible solution focused and support service development.

You will work as part of an integrated 0-19+ Team and will be required to support the full delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and be responsible for managing a caseload of universal partnership and partnership plus families. You will also be involved in a range of public health activities within a geographical area, to include individuals, groups and communities.

As a key stakeholder in the safeguarding of children, you will be required to work collaboratively with other agencies safeguarding children and families. You will have a good knowledge of the components of Clinical Governance, Risk Management, Audits and relevant Professional Codes.

You will have a good knowledge of the components of Clinical Governance, Risk Management, audits and relevant Professional Codes.

When considering applying for a post, it is crucial that you read the person specification in order to ensure that you fulfil the essential criteria, which will be a requisite for shortlisting.

About us

At Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust our priority is to provide safe, high quality care to our communities every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We strive to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care.

We provide primary, community and social care services to the population of Wirral, St Helens, Knowsley and Cheshire East. We play a key role in the local health and social care economy as a high-performing organisation with an excellent clinical reputation.

Our expert teams provide a diverse range of community health care services, seeing and treating people right through their lives both at home and close to home. Our hard working staff support us to embed an open, just and compassionate culture and in turn we support them by providing an inclusive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

As a Trust, we provide extensive continuous professional development opportunities through a diverse range of learning solutions, including virtual and face-to-face events, webinars and action learning sets. We subscribe to numerous memberships and licences to support staff development and continuous learning. You can read more about the Trust via the careers section on our website.

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more information on these exciting roles.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
• BSc/Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting or equivalent
• V100 Nurse Prescriber
• Leadership Level 6
• Mentorship Level 6
• Motivational Interviewing trained
• Solihull Approach trained

Desirable

• Mentorship Level 7
• Promotional Interviewing trained
• Leadership Level 7

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of managing a Health Visiting caseload
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of leading the assessment, planning and evaluation of care
• Experience of integrated working
• Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Access to a car for work purposes
• Commitment
• Vision

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to support and motivate staff
• Ability to support students in placements

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.

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