Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visiting
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Other
- Job ref
- 374-LBAM-123-E
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countywide - across East Sussex focussing on High Weald, Lewes and Havens area.
- Town
- Sussex
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum /pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Health Visitor
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 7,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
In the summer of 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Our vision is to deliver high quality care and experience for our patients, communities and colleagues.
Our strategic objectives:
Quality: Delivering safe care; always improving outcomes and experience for patients.
People: Fostering a positive culture; living our values; helping our teams feel equipped to deliver.
Sustainability: Always searching for the best way to use our resources for clinical, workforce and financial outcomes.
Job overview
Are you looking for a better way of working?
Who are we?
In East Sussex our highly innovative Early Help 0-19 Service puts health visiting at the very heart of support for families with children from 0-5yrs across the county. Now, we are looking for qualified health visitors who want to be part a dynamic, committed and integrated team of highly trained, early help professionals who effectively work together ensuring the needs of families are at the centre of everything we do.
We recognise that each family is unique and the service we deliver must accommodate families’ changing needs. In order to deliver that level of service we operate a transparent culture where we encourage creative thinking and innovative practice.
Believing our workforce to be our greatest asset, we provide unparalleled levels of supervision and staff support with a strong focus on staff wellbeing
A programme of in-house clinical and professional development via conference style events, communities of practice and clinical update days
Development opportunities via delivery of clinical supervision and champion roles
Involvement in service development and quality improvement via working groups and audit.
For more information about our teams and why you should join us click here - Health visiting in East Sussex
Main duties of the job
Who are you?
You are a fully qualified Health Visitor with a BSc SCPHN degree. You may have just completed your training.
Crucially, you will be able to address sensitive issues with families in a clear and supportive way.
You can maintain good interpersonal relationships with colleagues, partners and families.
You enjoy providing preventative and educational support for families, new staff and students according to their needs.
Your work contributes directly to the Public Health Agenda in addressing the 6 high impact areas.
You share our values, demonstrate compassion and a desire to contribute the improvement and development of the service.
You will be a reflective and emotionally intelligent practitioner who understands the true value of supervision and support and acts as a professional role model at all times.
You are keen to continue developing your knowledge of safeguarding children, recognising concerns and how to escalate them appropriately.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration 1st Level registration
- HV qualification - Educated to degree level supplemented by diploma level specialist training or relevant equivalent training and experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Child protection qualification
Desirable criteria
- ENB 997/998, Learning through Mentorship module, or commitment to undertake within one year of joining the Trust
- Nurse prescriber or commitment to undertake training within 2 years of joining the Trust
Experience
Essential criteria
- HV practice covering all aspects of health visiting, including teaching
- Demonstrates ability to deliver appropriate HV service and lead innovative practice
- Experience of working in a multi-agency environment
- Experience of delivery of innovative practice
Desirable criteria
- Community experience
Other
Essential criteria
- Need to be physically fit in terms of mobility manual handling and practical elements of the job
- Ability to demonstrate effective problem solving approach
- The ability to work with changing scenarios and the ability to prioritise work appropriately
- Must be mobile for regular travel across a geographical area
- Ability to participate in health promotional sessional work outside of core hours
- Reliable work record
- Evidence that personal behaviour reflects Trust Values
- DBS clearance if applicable
Skills/Knowledge/Abilties
Essential criteria
- Ability to provide full range of HV experience
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of child protection procedures
- Identify child abuse and risk assessments
- Ability to demonstrate the use of research based practice
- Ability to demonstrate up-to-date clinical expertise
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of current NHS legislation and policies, including the Children Act 1989
- Ability to identify own learning needs
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of primary health care team working
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidelines
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of management of people, resources and caseload
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Leadership skills and the ability to act as an appropriate role model
- Ability to promote the understanding of the public health role of the HV
- Ability to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative, make decisions and prioritise
- Ability to organise workload, manage time effectively and delegate as appropriate
- Ability to relate theory to practice
- Ability to assess develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care
- Ability to supervise and manage a team and work as an effective team member
- Ability to teach
- Experience of dealing with emotionally upsetting situations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Belinda Coetzee
- Job title
- Locality Manager Hailsham & Seaford
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07800720612
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