SCPHN Health Visitor

Bidvane; Grays; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clinical supervision and mentorship

Preceptorship programme for newly qual

Induction programme

Staff health and wellbeing activities

Staff networks and equality anddivers

Job summary

NELFT’s Healthy Family 0-19 Service is hiring a Health Visitor to lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, manage caseloads and complete mandated reviews within timescales.

The role sits in an integrated multidisciplinary team with a Preceptorship for newly qualified practitioners; experienced Health Visitors and those soon to be qualified are welcome.

Qualifications

• SCPHN Health Visitor qualification or nearing qualification.
• Registration with NMC is required.
• Experience as Health Visitor or soon to be qualified.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and implement the service model.
• Deliver services across universal, targeted and specialist tiers.
• Manage caseload by locality and classify cases.
• Complete the five mandated reviews within timescales.
• Improve health and wellbeing for children, especially from disadvantaged groups.
• Identify safeguarding concerns and escalate across agencies.
• Work within an integrated multidisciplinary team to support families.
• Facilitate and support change in service delivery.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Partnership working

Autonomy

Change management

Motivation/initiative

Education

SCPHN Health Visitor qualification

Job description

Health Visitor post in NELFT's Healthy Family 0-19 Service, working with Thurrock families and the local Family Hubs. The core of the work is delivering the Healthy Child Programme, managing caseloads and completing the five mandated reviews, with safeguarding concerns escalated across agencies. The role sits in an integrated, multidisciplinary team and includes a Preceptorship for newly qualified practitioners. Experienced Health Visitors and those soon to be qualified are both considered.

What the job involves

• Lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and implement the 4, 5, 6 service model in practice
• Deliver services across universal, targeted and specialist tiers of the HCP model, building community capacity
• Manage caseload allocation by locality and team, and classify cases as universal, universal plus or universal partnership plus
• Complete the five mandated reviews within timescales, using evidence-based practice and embedding the six high impact areas
• Improve health and wellbeing for children and young people, especially those from disadvantaged groups
• Identify, prioritise and deliver programmes of care to meet individual and local needs, considering cultural diversity and targeting the most vulnerable families
• Act as key contact under the Healthy Child Programme, identifying and assessing health needs
• Identify and assess children aged 0-5 with complex health needs, offering an enhanced integrated service within the multi-agency team
• Work within the wider multidisciplinary team to support families
• Identify possible safeguarding concerns, elevate them, and work with agencies across the borough
• Facilitate and support change in service delivery

What’s required

Qualifications

• SCPHN Health Visitor qualification, or soon to be qualified

Registration & licences

• NMC registration

Experience

• Experienced Health Visitor, or soon to be qualified

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of partnership working across organisational boundaries
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team
• Willingness to facilitate and support change in service delivery
• Motivation, initiative and drive

What’s offered

• Monthly clinical supervision and mentorship
• Yearly appraisals
• Preceptorship Programme for newly qualified practitioners
• In-house and external training through the learning and development department
• High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary (minimum £1,346, maximum £2,270 a year pro rata for part-time)
• Induction of up to two weeks, starting on the first Monday of each month
• Staff health and wellbeing activities
• Staff networks and equality and diversity initiatives