Job summary Are you a qualified Health Visitor or currently studying the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse training in Health Visiting? Are you a retired health visitor looking to return to practice? We have exciting opportunities for you to join one of our forward thinking and innovative Universal Health Visiting teams in Brent. We have a range of part and full time Band 6 Health Visiting posts across Brent. You will be an either qualified or currently in training for your Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification with a passion for public health nursing seeking to new ways of working with families. Our skill mix teams use frameworks such as MESCH and MESCH Infant2School to deliver our progressive service and continue to seek and develop innovative ways of working with Brent families to enable to children to have their best start in life. From April 2023 a Recruitment premia has been introduced to attract and retain qualified Health Visitors within CLCH's Health Visiting Teams. For registered Band 6 Health Visitors, this post is offering a premium of £2,500 payable upon commencement of employment (T&C's apply) Main duties of the job We work in partnership with Brent Family Wellbeing Centre and local Maternity services to deliver Best Start for Life. We believe in co-design and family centred care. In return we offer preceptorship and supportive inductions, corporate membership of the iHV and SAPNA, excellent professional development opportunities and access to the CLCH Academy. Your training and development prospects are always available and encouraged. The team are extremely supportive throughout career. You will be joining friendly well established skill mixed teams, working with Health Visitorwho continually strive to work in partnership with families and early years and maternity services and other voluntary and statutory agencies to provide high quality care to achieve positive outcomes for families in Brent. You will be supported by Team Leaders and Specialist Health Visitors and be offer a recruitment and retention package, £2,500 payable upon commencement of employment (T&C's apply). About us Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire. Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours We can offer you: A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role Car lease scheme T&C's apply Flexible working options Annual travel card loan Training, support and development in your career To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits At CLCH we appreciate and are proud of the diversity in the communities we serve and the workforce we employ. Applications are open and welcome to anyone, regardless of your age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We are proud to say that we follow the workforce race equality standard and 28% of our senior staff (8A and above) are from a BAME background. CLCH also has active BAME and LGBTQI networks. Date posted 21 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 824-ONW-6559893-B Job locations Sudbury Primary Care Centre London Wembley HA0 3HG Job description Job responsibilities To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative health visiting service, and where appropriate, delegate to other members of the health visiting team to ensure delivery of a high quality service To provide a skilled, effective and evidence based health visiting service to clients in a variety of community settings. To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities To collaborate with team colleagues in order to deliver the Quality Strategy objectives. Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities. Job description Job responsibilities To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative health visiting service, and where appropriate, delegate to other members of the health visiting team to ensure delivery of a high quality service To provide a skilled, effective and evidence based health visiting service to clients in a variety of community settings. To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities To collaborate with team colleagues in order to deliver the Quality Strategy objectives. Please refer to the attached job description for full list ofresponsibilities. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse / Miwife with current UK NMC registration Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN) Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards Experience Essential Health visiting experience Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others ? Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans Experience in providing practice based learning support to others ? Experience of evidence based care Experience of supervising staff / students Skills and Knowledge Essential Knowledge of recent developments in primary care ? Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice Knowledge of current health legislation [including Change for Children agenda, Children's Plan etc.) Current knowledge of child protection issues Appropriate knowledge of clinical skills Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance ? Knowledge of NMC Code Knowledge of Personal Development Planning ? Knowledge of clinical supervision Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice ? Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution Ability to work without direct supervision and plan, organise, review and prioritise own workload and others Able to delegate work effectively and safely ? Ability to be flexible and responsive to Be able to identify and access sources of information to inform practice Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice Good communication skills, both written and verba Able to adapt to change and have an open approach to new ways of working Office management and caseload organisational skills Able to work in a team Motivated to learn and develop to meet the needs of the service Willingness to facilitate and support the learning of others in the practice environment Other Essential Able to travel round the locality[car/bike/public transport/foot] Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse / Miwife with current UK NMC registration Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN) Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards Experience Essential Health visiting experience Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others ? Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans Experience in providing practice based learning support to others ? Experience of evidence based care Experience of supervising staff / students Skills and Knowledge Essential Knowledge of recent developments in primary care ? Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice Knowledge of current health legislation [including Change for Children agenda, Children's Plan etc.) Current knowledge of child protection issues Appropriate knowledge of clinical skills Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance ? Knowledge of NMC Code Knowledge of Personal Development Planning ? Knowledge of clinical supervision Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice ? Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution Ability to work without direct supervision and plan, organise, review and prioritise own workload and others Able to delegate work effectively and safely ? Ability to be flexible and responsive to Be able to identify and access sources of information to inform practice Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice Good communication skills, both written and verba Able to adapt to change and have an open approach to new ways of working Office management and caseload organisational skills Able to work in a team Motivated to learn and develop to meet the needs of the service Willingness to facilitate and support the learning of others in the practice environment Other Essential Able to travel round the locality[car/bike/public transport/foot] Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Central London Community Health Trust Address Sudbury Primary Care Centre London Wembley HA0 3HG Employer's website https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)