Health Visitor - Bromley

Bromley Healthcare CIC Ltd; Bromley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking enthusiastic Health Visitors to join their community-focused team. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of Public Health Nursing, working closely with families and children aged 0-19. You will manage a caseload, ensuring that families receive the necessary support and interventions. With a commitment to employee development and a diverse range of benefits, this position promises a fulfilling career path. If you are passionate about community health and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Pension schemes

Discounted gym memberships

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounts at high street retailers

Blue Light Card eligibility

Low-interest personal loans

Lease car scheme

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife with experience in community health.
• Proven ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and lead care delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of families and provide early intervention support.
• Lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and safeguarding.

Skills

Community Nursing

Public Health Nursing

Safeguarding

Teaching Experience

Data Analysis

Clinical Supervision

Leadership Skills

UK Driving Licence

Education

Registered Nursing or Midwifery Certificate/Diploma/Degree

Qualified Nurse Prescriber

Tools

EMIS

Job description

Site: Phoenix Resource Centre, Town: Bromley

Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 06/05/2025 23:59

Interview date: 19/05/2025

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role may be at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Job Overview

Health Visitor vacancy in Bromley Borough - Band 6

Salary is dependent on experience

Full & Part time hours will be considered

The Bromley Health visiting service is looking for enthusiastic and versatile Health Visitors, who are keen to develop their leadership skills and shape the future of Public Health Nursing in Bromley. Bromley 0-19 is a caring and progressive service, which provides support to families with children aged zero to 19 years. Applicants would be responsible for managing a caseload of families, working to identify need, provide support and offer early intervention packages where needs are identified.

Applicants would be responsible for adopting a Think Family approach to safeguarding, with the aim of keeping children safe and well. Staff are expected to utilise their embedded skills and knowledge, as well as their clinical judgement, to implement evidence-based care planning and support packages to families.

Bromley is invested in the development of Health Visiting, and this is underpinned by our Public Health Nursing strategy and training programme for all roles within the PHN teams.

Our current vacancies are within the Central Bromley team, who are based at the Phoenix Children's Resource Centre in Central Bromley.

Proposed Interview date - 19th May 2025

Main Duties of the Job

The main duties of the role of the Health Visitor are outlined in the Job specification and description.

An overview of the main responsibilities include:

1. Working as part of an integrated team and leading on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme
2. Completing HCP mandated reviews, packages of care and safeguarding
3. Adopting a Think Family approach when working with families
4. Identifying health needs through an ecological assessment and in partnership with families, agreeing personalised plans to address the needs identified.
5. Delegating aspects of care to the Community Nursery Nurses and Staff Nurses within the skill mix team, where safe and appropriate
6. Engaging and participating in service improvement.
7. Continuously developing your own skills and those of others.
8. Working in partnership with clients and other partners, assessing healthcare needs to develop, and evaluating programmes to address the health needs of the population
9. Working in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities

We currently have full and part-time opportunities ranging from a minimum of 22.5 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week. This role is community-based and so the majority of duties are completed between team bases, community settings or client homes.

Working for Our Organisation

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

1. Support collecting data to inform the performance management framework for the service ensuring team members are completing timely and accurate data collection via EMIS.
2. To liaise with the School Nursing Service, with particular reference to vulnerable children, their families and children with special needs.
3. To participate in regular clinical and safeguarding supervision.
4. To attend and participate in team meetings and 1-1 management supervision.
5. To plan and record individual programmes of care for children and families.
6. To assist in the identification of local health needs and ensure the optimum use of resources.
7. Delegate work to Community Nursery Nurses that is within the sphere of competence of the skill mix and assist in training.
8. To participate in an annual appraisal of their work where objectives will be set.
9. To undertake such training as may be required to meet the needs of the service both mandatory and service-specific.
10. To assume responsibility for maintaining own level of professional development and clinical competence.
11. All staff are responsible for identifying areas within their service which do not meet Clinical Governance quality standards.
12. All staff are expected to participate in Clinical Governance actions to achieve Clinical Governance within their service.
13. All clinicians are expected to participate in quality improvement activities including clinical audit programmes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing or Midwifery Certificate/Diploma/Degree or equivalent
• Qualified Nurse Prescriber

Professional Registration

• NMC registration as Nurse or Midwife and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (or currently completing SCPHN course)
• Experience in supervising / assessing students / holds a mentorship qualification

Training

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / Professional updating of skills
• Evidence of further professional learning.
• Knowledge of current research pertaining to Specialist Community Public Health Nursing

Skills

• Current knowledge and understanding of reports/legislation affecting community nursing including current PHE directives.
• Teaching experience
• Knowledge of the public health role of contemporary health visiting
• Experience of Safeguarding issues
• Evidence based practice
• UK Driving Licence and with use of car for work purposes
• Experience in data analysis / assessing service performance in relation to KPIs
• Experience in completing audits

Experience

• Current community experience
• Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health/ social care.
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Robust working knowledge of Healthy Child Programme.
• Clinical supervisor experience
• Management / leadership experience

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel.

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

• Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
• When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
• All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
• The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
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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.