Health Visitor - Specialist Public Health Practitioner

NHS; Worksop, Retford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a motivated Specialist Public Health Practitioner to join a dynamic Integrated Healthy Families Team. This role involves delivering essential health services to children and families, ensuring adherence to public health guidelines. As a leader, you'll manage a caseload and support a diverse team, fostering excellent partnerships within the community. The position offers a supportive environment with comprehensive induction and development opportunities, along with the flexibility of agile working. If you're passionate about making a difference in public health and possess the required qualifications, this could be the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Must possess Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visitor) qualification.
• Experience in Health Visiting or School Nursing practice is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver universal and targeted health services to the 0-19 year population.
• Manage and support a skill mix team while developing partnerships.

Skills

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Time Management

Caseload Management

Education

1st level Registration with current NMC registration

Registered Specialist Practitioner (Health Visitor / School Nurse)

Non-medical prescribing V100 (Health Visitor)

Job description

Health Visitor - Specialist Public Health Practitioner

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Specialist Public Health Practitioner (Health Visitor) to join our Integrated Healthy Families Team within the Bassetlaw Locality.

Bassetlaw Healthy Family Team provides a quality service delivering the Healthy Child Programme to the local population. We are an integrated service, working with children and young people aged 0 - 19 and their families. Care will be delivered in line with the National and Local guidelines and public health priorities.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a team to deliver universal and targeted health services to the 0-19 year population and will be responsible for the day to day leadership of a defined caseload, managing and supporting a skill mix team.

You will be expected to develop excellent partnership working relationships in order to provide seamless services to Children, Young people and their families.

This post requires a knowledgeable practitioner with excellent communication skills and a desire to develop their leadership and management skills. You will possess the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visitor) qualification.

We offer a comprehensive induction package and a friendly, supportive working environment with excellent development opportunities.

We support agile working, when appropriate and to meet the needs of the service.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Job responsibilities

The role will include services to antenatal women, completion of the Healthy Child Programme for under 5s, enhanced programmes of care within school and community settings for the 5 -19 age group, breast feeding support and a strong element of leadership to the skill mix 0-19 cluster team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 1st level Registration with current NMC registration
• Registered Specialist Practitioner (Health Visitor / School Nurse)
• Non-medical prescribing V100 (Health Visitor)
• Evidence of further professional development

Experience

• Demonstrate Health Visiting / School Nursing practice
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of supervising junior staff.
• Experience of managing a team

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current children & family health agenda
• Proven communications skills - written, oral & IT
• Interpersonal skills - Problem solving - Listening - Negotiation - Self-awareness - Respectful Challenges
• Proven organisation skills: Time & Self-management - Record keeping - Caseload management - Ability to prioritise own workload as well as others in the team
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Knowledge of national and local priorities
• Have knowledge of research and audit
• Demonstrate ability to support change and transformation across services
• Flexibility
• Proven team leadership and caseload management

Additional requirements

• Highly motivated and innovative
• Ability to travel between locations. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Trust Values and Behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a year (pro rata for part time)