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Health Visitor
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
825-6138747-OPS
Employer
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
0-19 Telford SCHT
Town
Oakengates, Telford
Salary
per annum
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust logo

Health Visitor

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Shropshire Community Health Trust to appoint an enthusiastic Health Visitor to join the Healthy Child Programme 0- 19 Telford Service. The post will be for the Community First Team, this team is dedicated to delivering the universal and universal plus elements of the Healthy Child Programme and early preventative interventions. The candidate will need to be flexible as they may be required to work within the family first team, who support those children and families who require a safeguarding response.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

Our forward thinking innovative and dynamic Healthy Child programme 0-19 Telford service supports health and wellbeing programmes for all children and young people living in Telford and Wrekin. We are looking for a motivated individual with experience of working with children, young people and families. You should have the ability to lead and work within a skill mixed team and deliver allocated components of the Healthy Child Programme. The post holders will have a lead role within maximising the health of children, families and the community.

Your role will require you to work in partnership with partner agencies and providers, to promote and enhance the health and well-being of children and families. You must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role. 

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • NMC Registered
  • Specialist Community Public Health Nurse -Health Visitor qualification
  • Evidence of broader and recent CPD
  • Nurse prescriber (HV)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post-registration experience.
  • Demonstrable knowledge and experience of child protection/safeguarding.
  • Experience of working with children and young people
  • Experience in multi-agency and collaborative working

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • IT skills and computer literacy
  • Ability to undertake critical appraisal of research
  • Ability to analyse complex data and present findings
  • Safeguarding Policies and Procedure
  • Health Needs Assessment
  • Clinical Governance – Application to service Improvement and patient safety
  • Common Assessment Framework
  • Adaptable and flexible to changing needs of client group

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Gray
Job title
Healthy Child programme 0-19 Telford Team Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0333 358 3328
Additional information

For further information about the post please contact: Sarah Gray, or Gayle De Souza Healthy Child programme 0-19 Telford Team Leads Tel: 0333 358 3328 or email admin at [email protected]