Job summary
The Health Visiting Staff Nurse is a registered nurse working as part of the Health Visiting Team providing preventative and supportive health care to children and families in Wiltshire. This includes the identification, monitoring and provision of targeted support to vulnerable children and those whose welfare and safety may be at risk.
The post holder works as a member of the Health Visiting Team maintaining a public health focus under the supervision of a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) to deliver the Healthy Programme in a variety of settings including the home and community venues as delegated by the Health Visitor. All allocated work is completed within the designated competency framework.
Base The role Is based at one of the organisations 3 main hubs In Wiltshire and supported by agile and mobile working.
Main duties of the job
The following is intended to summarise the key responsibilities of the role, but other tasks may be required. After a period of induction and completion of relevant competencies within the competency framework the post holder will be expected to:
1. Work within the boundaries of the Staff Nurse Competency framework
2. Help theHealth Visiting Team to achieve Key Performance Indicators
3. To work in partnership with children and families to identify any health needs at the earliest opportunity and to provide appropriate support to achieve positive outcomes.
4. Help Early Years Services in the community such as Childrens Centres and Early Years settings.
5. To support Infant feeding and parent infant relationships by adhering to the Baby Friendly Initiative Standards
6. You will complete the Family Health Needs assessment for allocated mandated reviews and update the SCPHN (Health Visitor) with any areas of concern.
For a full list of responsibilities please see attached Job Description
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
As aStaff Nurse (Health Visiting Team) Band 5, youll be part of our valued team across the Wiltshire area.
You will feel valued as aStaff Nurse (Health Visiting Team) Band 5within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
7. £28,407 - £34,581 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
8. Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
9. Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
10. Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
11. Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
12. Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
13. An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
14. The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a numberof our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
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