Permanent health visitor post in the Turn Around for Children Service (TACS) at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder assesses and plans health visiting care for families referred through the Family Drug and Alcohol Court, working within a multiagency team. The caseload is a specialist court-linked group, and the post is 22.5 hours a week. Active NMC registration as a health visitor is required, and visa sponsorship is not available.
What the job involves
- Assess specialist FDAC clients and plan and deliver health visiting services for each family, based on needs identified through the court process
- Provide and maintain evidence-based specialist care for a defined community population, meeting local and national standards
- Work within a multiagency team to identify and engage at-risk families early, delivering evidence-based episodes of care
- Share responsibility for managing skill mix teams
- Take part in practice development and public health initiatives
- Maintain own professional accountability through supervision and updating
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree level or equivalent
- Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification, diploma or degree
- Evidence of continued professional development
Registration & licences
- Active NMC registration on part 1 or 2 as a registered nurse or midwife, with health visitor (HV) status
Experience
- Experience of working across agencies
- Understanding and experience of applying research in practice
- Evidence of child protection experience
- Experience identifying and assessing health needs, including community health needs
Skills & knowledge
- Sound understanding of the NHS plan and national policy, and their impact on local services
- Knowledge of health visiting policies and procedures that underpin evidence-based practice
- IT literacy, and accurate clinical records and data kept to NMC and local guidance
- In-depth evidence-based reports for FDAC professionals, and specialised assessments and interventions
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and networking skills, including teaching, assessing and presenting, and forming good working relationships
- Organising and prioritising workload
Other
- Ability to cope with a frequently changing professional climate
- Ability to complete statutory and mandatory training
Nice to have
- Knowledge of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court, its framework and practices
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook
- Ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
