Health Visitor Cheshire East

Wirral Community Health and Care; Crewe; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Health Visitor for Crewe on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. You will join a newly formed 0-19+ team, working Monday to Friday 9-5, full time 37.5 hours, at Eagle Bridge Health Centre.

You will lead safeguarding and delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, manage a caseload, and collaborate with partners to improve child health across the service area. NHS terms apply and development opportunities are available.

Formación

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM.
• BSc/Public Health Nursing – Health Visiting or equivalent.
• V100 Nurse Prescriber.
• Motivational Interviewing trained.
• Solihull Approach trained.
• Promotional Interviewing trained.

Responsabilidades

• Manage a Health Visiting caseload within the 0-19+ service.
• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme and safeguarding duties.
• Work as part of an integrated team and collaborate with partners.

Conocimientos

RN/Adult or Child Nurse

BSc/Public Health Nursing

V100 Nurse Prescriber

Motivational Interviewing

Solihull Approach

Promotional Interviewing

Educación

BSc/Public Health Nursing – Health Visiting

Descripción del empleo

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Main area Health Visitor Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 months FTC from start date) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5pm) Job ref 844-8362847

Site Eagle Bridge Health Centre Town Crewe Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listeningto others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Job overview

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 strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities. 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.

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 full-time Health Visitor to join a newly formed team in Crewe working in the 0-19+ Service working for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The position is on a 12 month fixed term contract and working days and hours are Monday to Friday 9-5pm.

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 be experienced in supporting safeguarding caseloads.

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 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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Qualifications & Training

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
• BSc/Public Health Nursing – Health Visiting or equivalent
• V100 Nurse Prescriber
• Motivational Interviewing trained
• Solihull Approach trained
• Promotional Interviewing trained

Experience & Knowledge

• 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

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

Skills & Attributes

• 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

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as aVeteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information

Salary Expectations The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

A.I. Tools: Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

English Language: In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess "the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.” If you have not studied at an English speaking institute, or do not possess an English language qualification, you should provide evidence in your application of how you meet this requirement.

Student Visas: Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Information: The cost of submitting and processing the DBS application for successful applicants will be met by the individual.For substantive employees, the DBS costs are recovered through salary deductions following commencement in post in 3 equal instalments.

For bank workers and individuals appointed to honorary positions that require a DBS check, the cost must be paid in advance via the Trusts payment link before a start date can be confirmed.

Please note that DBS fees and any associated administration charges are subject to periodic review and may change from time to time.

The cost of the DBS check would vary depending on the level required for the role:

The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at DBS Update Service - GOV.UK

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.

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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.