Vacancies sit within individual Health Visiting teams across several localities of the Trust's service, open to experienced and newly qualified staff. The core of the work is leading the Healthy Child Programme with Community Staff Nurses and Community Nursery Nurses, supported by Locality Leads. The service holds BFI stage 3 accreditation and has champions in breastfeeding, Solihull Approach, domestic abuse, perinatal mental health and CONI. Applicants need SCPHN (Health Visiting) registration and current NMC registration.
What the job involves
- Lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme
- Work as part of a team with Community Staff Nurses and Community Nursery Nurses, supported by Locality Leads
- Carry out complex clinical assessments
- Write detailed reports on client care for other team members
- Provide mentoring and supervision
- Travel to various community sites daily
What’s required
Qualifications
- RGN Level 1
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) certificate, diploma or degree
- Leadership training
- Nurse prescribing qualification
Registration & licences
- Registered SCPHN (Health Visiting)
- Current NMC registration
Experience
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Evidence of facilitation and presentation skills
- Experience of child protection policies and procedures
Skills & knowledge
- Mentoring and supervision skills
- Ability to write detailed reports on client care
- Ability to carry out complex clinical assessments
Other
- Ability to travel to various community sites daily
Nice to have
- Staff appraisal training
What’s offered
- Preceptorship package for newly qualified Health Visitors
- Regular restorative clinical and safeguarding supervision
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- NHS pension
- Flexible and agile working
- Access to NHS discount schemes
- Learning, development and further education support
- Health and wellbeing services
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