Health Visitor (St Helens)

Wirral Community Health and Care; St Helens; Presencial; GBP 33 000 - 48 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Health Visitor to join the 0-19 Healthy Child service in St Helens on a permanent contract. You will support delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, work with universal partnership and families, and contribute to public health activities across the locality.

The role requires strong communication and leadership skills, flexibility, and a commitment to safeguarding and multi-disciplinary collaboration within a supportive team.

Qualificações

• Nursing registration and current practice status.
• Public health nursing qualification for Health Visiting.
• Prescribing qualification (V100) beneficial.
• Evidence of communication and behavioural skills training.

Responsabilidades

• Identify health needs and promote health and well-being in the community.
• Work in partnership with the Local Authority and partner agencies.
• Manage an active caseload and deliver health care and health promotion.
• Develop and deliver health care and health promotion using evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to safeguarding, governance and continuous service improvement.

Conhecimentos

Communication skills

Teamwork

Independence

Interpersonal skills

Student supervision

Formação académica

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

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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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

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Health Visitor to come and join the 0-19 Healthy Child service in St Helens working for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust on a permanent contract.

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 0-25 Team and will be required to support the full delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and be responsible for supporting the 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 protection of children, you will be required to work collaboratively with other agencies to meet their needs. You will have a good knowledge of the components of Clinical Governance, Risk Management, Audits, and relevant Professional Codes.

Main duties of the job

To improve health and well-being through identifying health needs, raising awareness of health and well-being, influencing the broader context enabling people to improve their own health. This is achieved through the health visiting contribution to public health which takes account of the different dynamics and needs of individuals, families, groups, and the community focusing on health promotion and prevention of illness, ill-health, and injury.
To work in partnership with the Local Authority and partner agencies.
To manage an active caseload. To develop and deliver health care and health promotion using evidence-based practice and professional leadership and management.
To promote positive health to individuals, families, groups, communities, and relevant agencies.
To contribute to the development of best practice and facilitate shared learning to develop services and initiatives that meet local needs, in relation to aims and objectives of Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
To develop effective links with key people in delivering services to enable people to improve their own health.

Working for our organisation

Our common purpose and values were developed by staff from across the organisation and reflect who we are and what we stand for.
Our common purpose is…

TOGETHER

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our Values...

Compassion - Supportive and caring, listening to others

Open - Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas

Trust - Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more information on this exciting role.

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

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

Personal Qualities

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

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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