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Site Parkview Centre for Health and Wellbeing Town London Salary £44,806 - £53,134 p.a inc HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 01/05/2025 23:59
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.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Health Visitor - Hammersmith & Fulham (Band 6)
Are you passionate about empowering families and shaping the future of child health? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment where your expertise is valued and your contributions make a real impact? If so, we invite you to join our dynamic Health Visiting team in Hammersmith & Fulham!
At Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust (CLCH), we're committed to providing joined-up, person-centered care. In Hammersmith & Fulham, our integrated service model means you'll work alongside a diverse range of professionals, including school nurses, children's therapists, and adult service providers, creating a supportive network and enhancing health outcomes for the community.
We're excited about our shared vision with commissioners to align Health Visiting with family hubs. This innovative approach will streamline access to vital services for families and create a supportive peer network for our staff across different services. You'll be at the forefront of this exciting development, helping to shape the future of family support in our community.
For registered Band 6 Health Visitors, this post offers a £2,500 premium payable upon commencement of employment (Terms & Conditions apply).
Main duties of the job
* Clinical: Deliver the Healthy Child Programme, provide expert advice, assess community needs, and ensure appropriate referrals and care for children and families.
* Quality & Performance: Contribute to performance monitoring, ensure accurate record-keeping, participate in audits, and contribute to policy development.
* Leadership & Management: Collaborate with colleagues, supervise staff, undertake managerial duties, and contribute to service development.
* Professionalism: Maintain up-to-date knowledge, adhere to professional guidelines, and participate in professional development.
* Teaching & Learning: Support staff development, act as a preceptor, and provide training to colleagues.
Working for our organisation
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
* Training, support and development in your career
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
* Registered Nurse/ Registered Midwife 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
* 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 & Knowledge
* 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
* Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
* Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Key Attributes
* 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 meet the required IT Skills for the post
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.
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, gender identity and expression, 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:
Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN)
Race Equality Network
Rainbow Network which supports LGBTQI staff.
Each network has a champion who is an executive director at the Trust and they hold regular meetings to discuss issues and make plans to improve CLCH.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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