Health visitors

Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that: is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked ‘Good’ by the CQC; is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community; is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence; offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more; and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services? Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you. Job overview Are you a skilled health visitor with excellent interpersonal skills and sound clinical assessment skills? Would you like the chance to reshape and reinvigorate services to meet the needs of all families living in Medway? Are you passionate about the care you give to children and young adults? If you answered yes, we’ve got the perfect role for you! We are looking for a health visitor to join us in our new children\’s centre, Snapdragons. We work closely with our children’s centres developing services and supporting families to empower them with the knowledge confidence and life skills they need to raise healthy happy children. We also offer all our new parents access to an award winning five week post natal education course. Main duties of the job To plan, deliver and evaluate an efficient and cost effective health visiting service for an identified population To provide leadership within the health visiting team and be proactive in delivering the national and local public health agendas in response to identified health and social need To work in partnership with other agencies and meet agreed standards, objectives and statutory requirements. Working for our organisation So what else? · This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused – you’ll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder. · We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development. · We’ll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support. · You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team. Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. The small print · Informal visits can be arranged on request. · We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme. · MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients. At this time, MCH cannot fund or support any further nurses who require the OSCE training. Please do not apply if you require this training. Detailed job description and main responsibilities 1. Communication and relationship skills · Excellent communication and interpersonal skills · Ensure effective communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team · Ensure effective communication with clients where there may be barriers to acceptance/ understanding, e.g. child protection, bereavement, domestic violence and where english is not the first language. 2. Knowledge, training and experience · 1 st Level registered general nurse · Qualified community public health practitioner (part 11 NMC register) · Specialist knowledge of safeguarding of children and adults · Specialist knowledge of child development and family and public health issues · To ensure statutory and mandatory training is kept up to date. 3. Analytical and judgement skills · Proven ability to undertake community and client health need assessment · The ability to critique research and apply to practice. 4. Planning and organisational skills · Possess complex organisational skills including caseload management. 5. Physical skills · Use of growth monitoring equipment e.g. scales, height/length measuring tools. 6. Responsibility for client care · To manage the caseload effectively within the resources available · To actively participate in the clinical governance agenda · To act as a public health resource and be responsible for developing, organising, implementing and evaluating specialist public health programmes to ensure evidence based health education and promotion to clients · Independent responsibility for managing and providing an advisory health visiting service · To work as an independent prescriber, diagnosing and prescribing treatment for a range of childhood conditions and minor ailments on completion of appropriate training · Safeguard the client group by adhering to child and adult guidelines and procedures. Key participant in child protection/children in need proceedings when appropriate; this may involve managing situations where conflicting opinions are expressed · To ensure close collaboration with other agencies to enable robust pathway planning and service delivery in line with the client’s needs. 7. Responsibility for policy and service development implementation · Participate in clinical supervision as per organisation policy · Actively participate in and support the development of evidence based practice and clinical audit in collaboration with lead professionals and managers · To actively participate in service or practice initiatives to improve client care standards and outcomes. 8. Responsibilities for financial and physical resources · Record and submit accurate and timely data as required to inform service planning, community profiling and aid local development plans. 9. Responsibilities for human resources (HR) · Maintain professional registration by adhering to NMC requirements · Provide leadership, day to day supervision or coordination of other grades within the team. 10. Responsibilities for information resources · Ensure all records are updated and safeguard client’s confidentiality within legal and ethical principles (caldicott). 11. Responsibilities for research and development (R&D) · Actively participate in and support of evidence based practice and clinical audit in collaboration with managers and lead clinicians 12. Freedom to act · Guided by established policies and guidelines · Professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work · Works independently as an autonomous practitioner. Person specification Qualifications 1st Level Registered Nurse Registered Health Visitor/Community Specialist Practitioner (Part 11 NMC register) Nurse Prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake. Achievement of graduate status or evidence of working at Level 3 Specialist mentor qualification or willingness to undertake Experience Proven post qualification experience in health visiting Understanding or experience of integrated working Special knowledge / expertise Specialist knowledge of safeguarding Specialist knowledge of child development , family and public health issues Possession of complex organisational skills Specialist knowledge of relevant health and social issues, ability to search out health needs and develop specialist health programmes Ability to lead and develop innovative practice Ability to line manage and supervise other team members Flexible approach to service delivery and team orientated approach Practical/intellectual skill Evidence of Leadership skills Evidence of an up to date Personal Development Plan Understanding the principles of research including the ability to critique and apply to practice Ability to travel to dispersed settings in a timely manner MCH values caring and compassionate, quality and value, working in partnership We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 1 week of the closing date; no discourtesy is intended in not contacting you if your application is rejected. When completing your application, please include the email addresses and contact telephone numbers for your referees; your referees should be your line managers / course tutors for the last 3 years. MCH is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a compassionate and inclusive workplace and values diversity of all people. We prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment of any kind and wish to provide our employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At the heart of our values, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect and provide a workplace where people feel they belong. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join MCH. We are positive about disability and we guarantee interviews to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria as specified in the job description. We are committed to offering support and making reasonable adjustments to allow full participation in the interview and selection process and through their employee journey. We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Employer certification / accreditation badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. #J-18808-Ljbffr