This Health Visitor post sits in the Health Visiting Service at Central London Community Healthcare, based at the Acacia and Lavender Steers Mead children's centres. The work is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme, assessing family needs, planning personal health support and making referrals alongside other professionals. Both part-time and full-time hours are open, and flexible working can be discussed. Candidates must already be a registered health visitor (SCPHN) with current NMC registration.
What the job involves
- Deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children and families in community settings across the borough
- Work with families to assess needs, build personalised health plans and support health outcomes for children and parents
- Give advice, guidance and support on evidence-based health care using specialist skills
- Understand caseload profiles and local health needs, targeting outreach services
- Initiate referrals and coordinate care with multidisciplinary and multi-agency colleagues
- Promote safeguarding, early intervention and health promotion
- Plan, organise and evaluate health visiting services
- Contribute to quality improvement, service development and team and organisational objectives
Qualifications
- Registered nurse or registered midwife
- Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
- Practice assessor or supervisor training, or working towards it
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration
- Registered health visitor (SCPHN)
Experience
- Health visiting experience
- Coordinating health promotion initiatives against local and national health improvement targets
- Collaborative working in multidisciplinary and inter-agency teams
- Organising own workload and that of others
- Assessing, planning and implementing evidence-based care programmes and writing care plans
- Working with vulnerable families
Skills & knowledge
- Current knowledge of public health and the health and social care agenda, health legislation (including Change for Children and the Children's Plan), and local and national child protection policy
- Knowledge of the NMC Code and Standards
- Good written and verbal communication
- IT skills, including clinical systems
Other
- Supervising staff or students and providing practice-based learning support
What's offered
- Competitive employment package
- High cost area supplement (HCAS) included in pay
- Flexible working arrangements can be discussed
- Support for professional development
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
