Public Health Practitioner - Health Visitor

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking Specialist Community Public Health Nurses/Health Visitors to join their team. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme to children and families, working closely with uni/multi-disciplinary teams to enhance community health outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant nursing qualification and have strong assessment and leadership skills. Competitive career development opportunities are available.

Benefits

Ongoing training and support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Detailed professional and clinical knowledge in public health.
• Experience in assessing children and young people's care/support needs.
• Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate care packages.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to address care/support issues.
• Be responsible for a defined population of service users.
• Deliver commissioned aspects of the Healthy Child Programme.

Skills

Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner

Assessment skills

Training and leadership

Creativity in problem-solving

Education

Relevant nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

Due to new funding, we are excited to offer a number of new roles for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses / Health Visitors. The vacancies are across 4 locations across Stoke on Trent: Central locality, North locality, Southwest locality, Southeast locality. The posts will be part of the Children's and Families Care Group and the Universal Services function, and you will work in a variety of settings. The primary aim of the 0-19 Integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing Service is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children, young people and families across Stoke-on-Trent.

This is a dynamic post that requires you to work closely with uni/multi-disciplinary teams/agencies in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served.

Responsibilities

• Be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner and have detailed professional and clinical knowledge. They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in public health across the 0-19 agenda.
• Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.
• Be skilled in the assessment of children and young people\'s care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
• Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
• Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
• To deliver commissioned aspects of the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring key objectives and outcomes are achieved.

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are \u2018United in our Uniqueness\u2019 and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.