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Main area
Public Health Nursing
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Full time and part time available)
Job ref
848-BHC-003-24-G
Employer
Bromley Healthcare
Employer type
NHS
Site
Greenwich Borough
Town
Greenwich
Salary
£40,701 - £48,054 Inc HCA per annum pro rata + Salary Incentive of £2,000
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59
Interview date
06/05/2024

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Health Visitor - Greenwich - £2K Salary Incentive

Band 6

 

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Job overview

Health Visitor- Greenwich - Band 6

£40,701 - £48,054 Inc HCA per annum pro rata +  Incentive £2,000

There is a salary incentive attached to this role of £1,000 upon completion of 6 months probation & a further £1000 upon successful completion of 12 months in the role.

Full time and part-time available

Bromley Healthcare are seeking qualified and student Health Visitors who are keen to develop their leadership skills and sphere of influence and are keen to shape the future of Public Health Nursing in Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich.

We are invested in the development of Health Visiting and School Nursing and this is underpinned by our Public Health Nursing strategy and training programme for all roles within the PHN teams. All Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses have corporate membership with the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) which offers a wealth of professional training programmes and resources to support excellent practice. The iHV has been commissioned to deliver the Leading Excellence in Practice programme to all Health Visitors and School Nurses over the next 18 months.

Our vision is to develop a progressive, inclusive and sustainable workforce that is able to meet the diverse and changing needs of the families whom we serve, and we have created developmental roles who are completing Public Health modules with Canterbury University and will go on to train as Specialist Community Public Health Nurses.

Proposed Interview date W/C 6th May 2024 

Main duties of the job

As a health visitor working in Greenwich you will provide quality face to face contacts for families for all key contacts, work in a diverse borough following the Healthy Child Programme.   Health Visitors have regular management, safeguarding, clinical and restorative supervision and support throughout your career and a chance to develop and grow with Bromley Healthcare.  

Work as part of an integrated team and lead on the delivery of the healthy child programme

· Identify health needs through an ecological assessment and in partnership with families, agree personalised plans to address the needs.

· Delegate aspects of care to the Community Nursery Nurses and Staff Nurses within the skill mix team.

· Engage and participate in service improvement.

· Continuously learn to develop your own skills and those of others.

· In partnership with clients and other partners, assess healthcare needs to develop and evaluate programmes to address the health needs of the population

· Work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities

Working for our organisation

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme,  access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To deliver the Healthy Child Programme by:

  • Carrying out ongoing health needs assessments for all children and families within the community, using professional judgement to allocate each family to the correct level of health visiting care, Universal, Additional Support Offer, Intensive support and Intensive Support Offer for Young Parents pathways.
  • Overseeing the delivery of Universal service key touchpoints by skill mix team members ensuring they are within required timescales, according to the service model, to meet KPI targets.
  • Delivering Additional Support Offer, Intensive support and Intensive Support Offer for Young Parents packages of care to families.
  • Using Outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness of care delivered, planning and implementing revised packages of care, where required, and closing or escalating packages of care as required for each child.
  • Participating and where appropriate, leading on the Early Help process for children, ensuring timely assessment and that coordinated care is delivered to address the needs of the child and family.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma/Degree
Desirable criteria
  • Qualified Nurse Prescriber

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • NMC registration as Nurse or midwife and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Training

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of further professional learning.
  • Knowledge of current research

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Current knowledge and understanding of reports/legislation affecting community nursing including current PHE directives.
  • Teaching
  • Leadership qualities
  • Management skills
  • Knowledge of the public health role of contemporary health visiting
  • Safeguarding
  • Evidence based practice
  • Computer literate
  • Driving license and with use of car for work

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Current community experience
  • Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health/ social care.
  • Team working / autonomous working
  • Evidence of professional updating
  • Experience of working in multi- disciplinary teams.
  • Knowledge of Healthy Child Programme.
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical appraisor/supervisor experience

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sophie Greenwood
Job title
Operational Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07912 479 642