Health Visitor

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established health organization in North Wales is seeking a passionate Health Visitor to join their team. This role involves managing a caseload to enhance family resilience and improve health outcomes while safeguarding children's wellbeing. As a key player in public health initiatives, you will work within the Healthy Child Wales Programme, contributing to the community's health and wellbeing. If you possess excellent communication and organizational skills and are ready to make a difference in people's lives, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a supportive team dedicated to promoting equality and diversity in healthcare.

Benefits

Family-friendly benefits

Work-life balance policies

Engaged leadership

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a degree or equivalent in Health Visiting with current NMC registration.
• Experience in safeguarding and multi-agency working is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload within a defined population focusing on health outcomes.
• Deliver nursing components of the Healthy Wales Child Programme.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

Ability to Work Autonomously

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Basic IT Skills

MECC

Education

SCPHN Health Visitor Postgraduate Diploma

Current NMC Registration

SCPHN Degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Email

Job description

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.

Job overview

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative Health Visitor to join our universal Health Visiting service in Wrexham area North Wales. We are looking for a self-motivated team player who has excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

The post holder will manage a caseload within a defined population, with overarching aims of increasing family resilience, improving population health outcomes and reducing health inequalities whilst safeguarding the wellbeing of children. The post holder will contribute to the public health role in line with government public health initiatives and within the Healthy Child Wales Programme.

Candidates must hold a degree or equivalent in Health Visiting with current NMC registration. Student SCPHN who are due to qualify this year may apply for this post.

Employment in this post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have professional responsibility for a defined population/caseload and lead the delivery & organisation of the public health program. Delivering the nursing component of the Healthy Wales Child Programme to a 0-5 age population within a defined area.

Based within the community setting, the practitioner is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care offered to families and external organisations, with particular attention to safeguarding children.

They will be responsible for coordinating and delegating work within a skill mix team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the 'Disability Confident Employer' scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

• SCPHN Health Visitor Post graduate diploma or Certificate or working towards it.
• Live current NMC Registration
• SCPHN Degree
• Clinical Supervisor
• Nurse Prescribing

Knowledge

• In-depth understanding of Public health agenda & priorities
• Ability to apply and enact local strategy
• Understanding of clinical governance agenda
• All Wales Child Protection Procedures (2008) and practice
• In depth knowledge of Health Visiting practice and strategic drivers
• Healthy Child Wales Programme(2015)
• Level 3 Safeguarding

Experience

• Teaching in a clinical setting
• Safeguarding
• Multi-agency working

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Proven skills in motivating and influencing others
• Basic IT skills to include WORD and email
• MECC

Personal Attributes

• Flexible approach to unpredictable workload demands/patterns to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Confident and ability to motivate others
• Team player and change agent
• Ability to travel between sites and visits in a timely manner
• Ability to speak Welsh

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

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.

Name Sian Bayliss Job title Health Visitor and School Nurse Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 03000 849853 Additional information