SCPHN Health Visitor

Integrated Care System; Hartlepool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority organization in Hartlepool is seeking an enthusiastic health visitor. The role involves leading a public health approach to improve health outcomes for children aged 0-5, with a focus on evidence-based practice. Candidates must be working towards a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification. A retention payment of £2000 is offered for health visitors.

Benefits

Retention payment for Health Visitors

Option to remain within NHS pension

Annual professional registration fees reimbursed

Hybrid working and flexible hours

Car lease scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee benefits through Viv-up portal

Qualifications

• Proven experience to organise and manage workload.
• Able to demonstrate developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of policies impacting the health of children and families.

Responsibilities

• Work part of an integrated locality 0-19 Early Help team.
• Manage an allocated caseload promoting health and wellbeing.
• Use evidence-based practice to plan and deliver public health interventions.

Skills

Organise and manage workload

Written and verbal communication skills

Flexibility

General computer skills

Use of SystmOne electronic patient record

Positive attitude towards integrated working

Team working

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visiting

Registered Nurse or Midwife

Nurse prescribing

Job description

Help us to realise the dream oftransforming services, to enable the leadership and delivery of a robusthealthy child programme and public health agenda.

Hartlepool Borough Council are seeking torecruit an enthusiastic and motivated health visitor, applicants must hold orbe working towards a specialist community public health nurse (SCPHN)qualification in Health Visiting.

We are also offering a retention payment for Health Visitors withno contractual tie in of £2000 for full year (pro rata). This will be paid inApril backdated and reviewed annually.

Main duties of the job

As a SCPHN health visitor you will lead and develop a family centered public health approach, working with individuals, families and communities to improve health and tackle inequalities.

You will be committed to deliver evidencebased practice, maintaining current knowledge of local and national issues thatimpact on the 0-5 population. As a specialist practitioner you will be requiredto professionally contribute to the on-going development of the health visitingoffer within the Early Help Locality Teams.

You would be supported to fulfill your rolethrough induction, training, shadowing and a preceptorship package tailored to yourindividual needs.

About us

Hartlepool is avibrant and energetic town with growing prospects. As an authority we want tomake Hartlepool the best it possibly can be and want dedicated, driven and committedstaff to help us achieve that

Part of the benefits package of working forHartlepool Borough Council include the option to remain within the NHS pensionor access local government pension scheme. We recognize NHS long service annualleave entitlements if applicable. Annual professional registration fees (NMC)reimbursed. Hybrid working and flexible hours (where appropriate). Additionalbenefits include car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme, Viv-up portal with awide range of employee benefits including discount and savings on everydaypurchases.

Job responsibilities

To work as part of anintegrated locality 0-19 Early Help team providing an effective high qualityservice to the local 0 - 5 population and their families.

To effectively managean allocated caseload with support from the integrated locality team, whichwill promote the health and wellbeing of the 0 - 5 population, so they may beenabled to reach their full potential and not be disadvantaged through illhealth or disability.

To use evidence-basedpractice to plan, deliver and evaluate public health interventions in a varietyof settings.

Please see full job description attached

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• Proven experience to organise and manage workload
• Able to demonstrate developed written and verbal communication skills
• Flexibility able to cope with different work environments
• General computer skills, including use of word, excel and powerpoint
• Knowledge and previous use of SystmOne electronic patient record
• Car Owner and Driver
• A positive attitude towards integrated working
• Evidence of team working

Experience

• Evidence of caseload management, managing time and resources
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Ability to demonstrate effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Be able to challenge traditional boundaries using evidence-based approach
• Ability to demonstrate change management skills
• Evidence of awareness of health needs assessment and health inequalities
• Evidence of knowledge of policies impacting on the health of children and families
• Ability to demonstrate influencing and negotiating skills
• Experience of safeguarding children and supporting vulnerable families
• Evidence of facilitation students undertaking the SCPHN programme with in health visiting

Qualifications

• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visiting or currently studying to become a SCPHN HV
• Registered Nurse or Midwife
• Nurse prescribing

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.