THIS POST IS FIXED TERM UNTIL MARCH 2026 DUE TO SECONDMENT COVER.
Fixed term contract until 31st March 2026. We are looking to recruit a health visitor to work effectively within multi-agency settings to promote health and well-being. The post-holder will have responsibility for caseload management and the delivery of the Healthy Child Wales programme, ensuring a high-quality service to families, individuals, and groups in the community for the promotion of their physical, social, and psychological well-being. Applicants should be a registered nurse with a registered health visitor qualification or a registered nurse/registered midwife with a registered health visitor qualification.
Good written and verbal communication skills, evidence of multi-agency working, and child protection experience are essential. You will also be able to demonstrate evidence of ongoing professional development. Knowledge of the current health agenda relating to children, families, and health visiting is a necessity. The post-holder must be able to travel to undertake the duties of the post at various locations.
Main duties of the job
Manage a Flying Start caseload within a defined population, with the overarching aims of increasing family resilience, improving population health outcomes, and reducing health inequalities while safeguarding the well-being of children.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Being the smallest Health Board in Wales means that you won't get lost in the crowd. Everybody at Powys Teaching Health Board is valued for the contribution they make to our varied and diverse portfolio of community-based services. Together, we can continue to make a real difference to our patients and build on our unrivalled reputation.
As a supportive and progressive employer, we actively encourage you to carve out a career with us through a range of development pathways. We're also situated in one of the most beautiful rural counties in Britain, let alone Wales! Achieving a healthy 'life work' balance is essential, and something we recognize by prioritizing your well-being.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* SCPHN Health Visitor Post Graduate Diploma or Certificate
* Current NMC Registration
* Nurse prescribing
* SCPHN Degree
Knowledge
* In-depth understanding of Public health agenda & Priorities
* Ability to apply and enact local strategy
* Understanding of clinical governance agenda
* All Wales Child Protection Procedures (2008) and Practice
* In-depth knowledge of Health Visiting practice and strategic drivers
Experience
* Teaching in a clinical setting
* Safeguarding
* Multi-agency working
* Partnership Working
Aptitude and Abilities
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to work autonomously
* Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
* Flexible approach to unpredictable workload demands/patterns
* MECC
Values
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
* Confident and ability to motivate others
* Team player and change agent
* Ability to speak Welsh
Other
* Ability to travel between sites and visits in a timely manner
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.
Flying Start Health Visiting Team Leader
£37,898 to £45,637 a year per annum pro rata
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