Job Purpose: 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.
The post holder will be responsible for:
* Clinical
* Quality and Performance
* Management and Leadership
* Professionalism
* Training and Teaching
Main duties of the job
To provide care and attention to the needs of children identified as at risk and/or with complex needs, taking appropriate action when required. To regularly review families causing concern within the guidelines of safeguarding policy and supervision. To record agreed action, prepare and present reports as required. To prepare for, attend and participate in all relevant case conferences and interagency meetings relating to children at risk and/or in need.
To take the lead and provide professional expertise to other professionals and agencies in relation to child health matters.
About us
CLCH NHS Trust is currently re-shaping the way Health Visitors work, looking at new and innovative practices to improve health across London. This includes agile working and provision of laptops to all staff.
Job responsibilities
* Deliver the healthy child programme and work in partnership with families to develop and agree tailored health plans as required.
* Utilising specialist skills and knowledge, advise and support individuals and families on evidence-based health care practices.
* Understand the caseload profile including the health needs of the defined population and local communities, targeting outreach services to meet their needs.
* Initiate referrals to multi-disciplinary/agency colleagues as required to ensure adequate care and support for families and children.
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/group programmes of care that meet the public health needs of the population.
* To develop and delegate appropriately the implementation of regular health promotion initiatives on specific health issues and to specific groups and individuals.
* To facilitate the promotion of the national immunisation programme to ensure maximum possible protection against disease.
Person Specification
* Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
* Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
* Current NMC registration
* Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards
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.
Skills & Knowledge
* Knowledge of recent developments in primary care.
* Knowledge of current health legislation (including Change for Children agenda, Children's Plan etc.).
* Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance.
* 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.
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.
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Reference number
824-BANK-LIT0971
Job locations
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
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