Barking and Dagenham has exciting opportunities for a number of Band 6 Health Visitors. If you are a qualified Health Visitor we would like to hear from you. We are looking to recruit motivated practitioners with initiative and drive who are keen to contribute to the further development of our service. We work in close collaboration with Children Centre's as well as other agencies to improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities for children, young people and their families in our borough.
Main duties of the job
For newly qualified practitioners, we have a Preceptorship Programme in place to aid your development. We also offer a wide range of 'in-house' and other training opportunities for continuous professional development through our learning and development department as well as clinical supervision and mentorship. You will need to have the ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team. You need to have excellent communication skills and experience of working in partnership across organisational boundaries. You need to be willing to facilitate and support change in service delivery.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* SCPHN - Health Visitor
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working within a community 0-19 setting
* Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
* Experience of Health Visiting
* Experience of the Healthy Child Programme
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
* Safeguarding Children and Young People
Knowledge
Essential
* Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme 0-5
Other
Desirable
* Ability to travel effectively throughout the Trust
Employer details
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Dagenham
Five Elms Road
Dagenham
RM9 5TT
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