Student Health Visitor

NHS Jobs; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in the West Midlands area is seeking Health Visitors to deliver the Health Child Programme, manage caseloads, visit families at home and in clinics, and work with Sandwell Childrens Trust and local partners to improve health and wellbeing.

Successful candidates will undertake the Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting), a 50/50 university/practice course at Birmingham City University, with practice across Sandwell Borough.

Qualifications

• Registered health professional with qualification in health visiting.
• Experience delivering child health programmes and home visiting where required.
• Collaborative practice with partner agencies and families.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Health Child Programme and assess health needs of families.
• Manage own caseload within a corporate team and visit families at home and in clinics.
• Collaborate with partner agencies including Sandwell Childrens Trust, GPs, and local Family Hubs.

Skills

Public health nursing

Health Visiting

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting)

Job description

Health Visiting practice involves planned activities aimed at improving physical, mental, emotional and the social health and wellbeing of the population, consisting of preventing disease and reducing inequalities in health. Health Visitors work with families with children from pregnancy until they age of 5. Health Visitings overall purpose is to improve health and social wellbeing through identifying health needs, raising awareness and, influencing the broader context that affects health and social wellbeing by enabling and empowering people to improve their own health. The Health Visiting contribution to public health takes into account the differing dynamics and needs if individuals, families and groups, and the community as a whole. Health Visiting practice focus on 6 spheres, these are:

• Autonomous specialist community public health nursing practice
• Transforming specialist community public health nursing practice
• Promoting human rights and addressing health inequalities: assessment, surveillance and intervention
• Population health: enabling, supporting and improving health outcomes of people across the life course
• Advancing public health services and promoting healthy places, environments and cultures
• Leading and collaborating: from investment to action and dissemination

Health Visitors deliver the Health Child Programme (Department of Health and Social Care, 2023) available at: Healthy child programme - GOV.UK Health Visitors manage their own caseload within a corporate team and will see families at home and also in clinic settings. They work collaboratively with partner agencies including Sandwell Childrens Trust, GPs, local Family Hubs, nursery and education settings to deliver a range of support services to families across the borough. Successful candidates will undertake the Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting) which is a 50% University and 50% practice course. The course will be undertaken at the Birmingham City University with practice being undertaken across the Sandwell Borough