North Tyneside Council is seeking to recruit qualified Health Visitors (SCPHN) to work within the 0-19 Children’s Public Health Service.
This is your chance to work with an outstanding group of safeguarding and health professionals. The service has close working relationships with the early help service, multiagency safeguarding hub (MASH), education, housing, primary care, midwifery services, and sport and leisure which ensures good outcomes for families and provides positive working relationships for colleagues.
The Signs of Safety model is embedded throughout the service and robust safeguarding supervision is provided to colleagues by Safeguarding Nurse Advisors. North Tyneside Children’s Social Care was graded outstanding by Ofsted in 2024. Colleagues are provided with support and supervision from the Nurse Manager throughout their probationary period and beyond and have access to an identified preceptor.
Are you a qualified Health Visitor with knowledge and skills to provide evidence-based interventions within the 0-19 service?
In 2022, a CQC inspection rated the service ‘good’ with outstanding leadership, stating 'All those responsible for delivering care were committed to working collaboratively as a team to benefit children, young people, and their families. They supported each other to provide good care and communicated effectively with other agencies’.
The service was reaccredited in March 2024 with the UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award and is supported by a Specialist Infant Feeding Team.
The post holder will be responsible for leading the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within the context of integrated prevention and early help locality teams. They will ensure universal contact is offered for the five nationally mandated reviews. Additional support and targeted interventions will be offered to those families where additional need is identified.
0-19 colleagues use ParentLine, a confidential texting service, as additional support for the families in North Tyneside.
The essential requirements of the post are 1st level NMC registration/Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) qualification and the ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.
The 0-19 service offers opportunities for career progression and provides an atmosphere of continuous professional development with supervision and assessment of pre and post-registration students.
Benefits include:
* Access to NHS or Local Government Pension Schemes.
* A generous annual leave allowance, which increases with service, plus bank holidays.
* Your annual NMC fees are paid for by the service. Professional membership of iHV and/or SAPHNA.
* Agile Working supported by smartphone/laptop and access to technology such as Microsoft Teams and SystmOne.
* Access to Occupational Health services including physiotherapy and counselling.
* Our Employee Assistance programme which includes a telephone helpline and extensive online resources for support and advice.
* Discounted membership of our Leisure Centres including 5 gyms; 4 pools; 1 health suite and over 250 classes every week.
* The Benefits Plus Scheme enabling salary sacrifice for additional annual leave; Childcare Vouchers; Car Leasing; Cycle to Work scheme.
To hear more about why you should consider joining North Tyneside Council as a Health Visitor, click here.
You will be appointed to Grade 9 or 10 depending upon your qualifications and experience:
Grade 9 Public Health Visitor (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse) - SCP 28 - £37,938 to SCP 32 - £41,511 pa
Grade 10 Public Health Visitor (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse) Advanced Practitioner (requires 3 years post SCPHN registration) - SCP 33 - £42,708 to SCP 37 - £46,731.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and an Enhanced DBS disclosure, including Barred List Check, will be required.
For information about North Tyneside Council, the benefits of working for us, and the many attractions of working and living in North Tyneside, please see the council’s “About Us” pages on www.northeastjobs.org.uk.
North Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and adults at risk of harm. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures, and guidance. Within North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybody's business.
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