Team Leader (Health Visiting)

NHS Tayside; Dundee; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service in Scotland is seeking a Team Leader for the Health Visiting service. The role requires strong leadership and problem-solving skills along with a Special Health Visiting qualification. You will provide guidance and support for health visitors and early years workers, working towards improving child and family outcomes in Dundee. A commitment to trauma-informed practice is essential for this position.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate leadership skills and abilities.
• Registered nurse with special qualification in health visiting.
• Experience in health visiting service management.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to Health Visitors.
• Work closely with teams to improve children's outcomes.
• Support and empower team cultures.

Skills

Leadership skills

Problem-solving abilities

Person-centred approaches

Trauma-informed practice

Education

Special Health Visiting or Public Health qualification

Registered on Sub-part 1: RN1 or RNA or Sub-part 2: RN2 of the UK NMC Register

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Do you seek a new opportunity? Are you looking for new and exciting challenges and experiences? If so-read on. Dundee is a beautiful City to live and work. It boasts one of the best Universities in Scotland along with Abertay and Dundee College. Dundee has wonderful walks, restaurants, and boasts having the renowned V&A Museum and soon to host the Eden Project. Dundee is situated on the East Coast where the sun always shines! Dundee is close to the major Scottish cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth and Aberdeen.

Within Dundee we have developed a dynamic, person centred Health Visiting Service. We pride ourselves in supporting staff and our colleagues to be the very best they can be. There is a large amount of development work within the Service and all Teams work towards being autonomous and solution focused, working in collaboration with their families and partner agencies.

Caseloads within the city are mixed with areas where there are pockets of deprivation. This creates opportunities to work closely with families, using person centred, Solihull and Motivational Interviewing approaches. Our staff are dedicated and committed and as such their response to meeting the demands of the Scottish Universal Health Visiting Pathway has always been positively reflected in data analysis.

We are seeking Specialist Community Public Health Nurses - Health Visiting or equivalent qualification to apply for the post of Team Leader. We are seeking a solution focused professional Health Visitor who possesses vision and who is keen to develop self and others. You must be able to demonstrate your leadership skills and abilities.

The successful candidates will have a key role in providing Leadership, support and positive role modelling .We are driving forward the development of positive cultures giving guidance to Health Visitors and Early Years workers within the Service. The aim is to enable a trauma informed workforce who embraces their commitment to improve outcomes for children and families. You will work closely with the Senior Nurse to evidence and meet both local and national priorities. You will be expected to provide leadership support across Tayside as required but primarily focussed on supporting and leading your allocated Dundee teams

The HC service works within the Scottish National Framework of GIRFEC, the Children & Families (Scotland) Act 2014 and the responsibilities of the Named Person function.

It is expected that the successful candidate will work closely with their Teams, to support, empower and develop positive, person centred and solution focused individuals and Team Cultures. Travel between sites and across Tayside will be required. You will be supported, and developed within this role.

If this opportunity is what you are looking for and you possess the attributes we desire. then we would love to hear from you.

You must be registered on Sub-part 1: RN1 or RNA or Sub-part 2: RN2 of the UK NMC Register and hold a Special Health Visiting or Public Health qualification.

Informal Enquiries To

Annie C Matossian, Senior Nurse Health Visiting, Dundee, tel - 01382 647792 or 07814040681

Email: - [e-mail]

Hours of work are: 34 hrs per week worked over 5 days

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