Band 6 Health Visitor post with HCRG Care Group in its Surrey 0-19 Service. The work centres on promoting health, preventing ill health and reducing inequalities for children and families from pregnancy into young adulthood. The role is public health lead for a skill-mixed health visiting team and co-manages a caseload that includes children on child protection plans. Applicants need an SCPHN Health Visiting qualification, current NMC registration and a car insured for business use.
What the job involves
- Act as public health lead for the skill-mixed health visiting team within a defined population or locality
- Deliver the Universal Partnership Plus reach of the Healthy Child Programme, assessing needs and delegating to the skill mix team
- Take responsibility for the outcomes of children on child protection plans
- Collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs
- Develop and foster professional relationships and networks with families and partners
- Provide families and children on child protection plans a service that promotes physical, mental and emotional health, including partnership working
- Promote health and wellbeing through the universal Healthy Child Programme, signposting and referring to partner agencies
- Contribute to multi-agency assessment of children and families and take the lead professional role where appropriate
- Co-manage a caseload within a team of health visitors, acting autonomously
- Apply clinical governance and safeguarding knowledge to identify, assess and safeguard vulnerable children and families
What’s required
Qualifications
- Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification in Health Visiting (SCPHN HV)
- Qualification in practice supervising or assessing nurse learners
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration on the third part of the register
Experience
- Experience of leading and working in health visiting teams
- Experience of leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families
Skills & knowledge
- Working knowledge of the tools and programmes used in health visiting to improve outcomes for children
- Ability to work with electronic health records and IT systems
Checks & eligibility
- Full UK driving licence
- Access to a car insured for business use
- Criminal records disclosure and vetting checks
Nice to have
- Qualification in leadership and innovative practice
- Experience of line management and developing teams
- Experience of presenting policy and outcomes to commissioners and partners
- Experience of goal setting and managing interventions to meet outcomes
What’s offered
- £1,000 welcome bonus (terms apply)
- NHS pension and 5% fringe
- Discounts and offers through Reward Gateway
- 24/7 free wellbeing service
- Wagestream access to earned wages
- Learning and development support with funding and career pathways
- Strive for Better professional networks
- Local and national awards and opportunities to shape services
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
