Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) to join our caring and progressive Health Visiting service.
Our health visiting service provides support to families (adults) with children aged zero to five. You'll be juggling a varied caseload and you'll need to be confident and flexible to provide the best support for new and growing families.
You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by using your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning and make sure that children and families (adults) who use our services have a good experience.
Main duties of the job
What will the role involve?
* Contributing to antenatal and postnatal care programmes
* Completing HCP mandated reviews, packages of care and safeguarding.
* Supporting in the supervision/line management and development of colleagues
* Undertaking a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions to support the outcomes for families and the service
* Attend and contribute to team meetings
* Building relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment.
We have full and part-time opportunities ranging from a minimum of 22.5 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week between 9am to 5pm. This role is a community-based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your base and community settings or client homes.
We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement and a competitive pay framework to progress through.
So, if you're enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and are up for a new challenge then we would love to hear from you!
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, excellent.
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients, and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that suits us both.
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor
* Health related degree and evidence of relevant post graduate development at Level 6
* Current NMC registration
* Working towards Master level study
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years of experience in a public health environment in area of practice
* Experience of leading and managing teams, developing policy and service development plans with practical experience of change management.
* Practical experience in managing health related projects/complex caseloads
* Supporting others (mentor/educator/supervisor) experience
Knowledge
* Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance relevant to care setting and its application across health care services
* Proven ability to develop effective partnerships to achieve practical outcomes across organisational boundaries including statutory organisations, external agencies, community and voluntary organisations
* Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months
Skills
* Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors including areas of social deprivation.
* Strong influencing and negotiating skills, highly developed facilitation skills.
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.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Head of Operational Services Health Visiting
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