Main area: Health Visiting
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Located in the Southam Health Visiting Team.)
Job ref: 203-FH955
Site: Health Visiting - Southam Clinic
Town: Southam
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/11/2024 08:00
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree.
We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond, ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on-Stour to Community Services across the whole county.
Job overview
Due to staff progression, we currently have various Health Visitor hours available within our Health Visiting service based within Stratford.
Southam Health Visiting offers a wide range of Health Visiting experience and opportunities. You will find our Warwickshire Health Visiting service a welcoming and supportive place to work, and a supportive preceptorship programme exists for newly qualified Health Visitors.
We are looking for Health Visitors who are proactive, innovative, like a challenge, and enjoy working as part of a lovely team. While the post is based at the Stratford Hospital, we promote agile working and will consider flexible working requests.
Main duties of the job
1. To effectively lead and deliver on the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) 0-5 (DH 2010) to improve outcomes for the children and families.
2. Named responsibility and professional accountability for the management of a defined team caseload including the delegation of tasks to members of the team.
3. To contribute to the Public Health Agenda, meet Public Health targets and reduce health inequalities.
4. To actively lead teams both within Health Visiting and partner agencies.
5. To work as part of a team to ensure that the services key performance indicators targets are achieved.
6. To act as a role model and be professional at all times adhering to the current NMC Code of Conduct.
7. To participate in nurse prescribing following NMC and local policy.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse or Midwife
* Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
* Nursing Prescribing
* Leadership Course
Experience
* Broad range of clinical experience
* Experience of working in a team environment
* Experience of current developments in the NHS/HV
* Preceptorship of staff
* Experience of using technology
Skills
* Must be able to demonstrate that you have made a positive change to the outcome of a child or their carer
* Must be able to demonstrate compassion, caring, and good listening skills
* Ability to facilitate groups
* Must have knowledge of clinical supervision and be able to provide supervision and support staff
* Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equal opportunities
* Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the need for confidentiality
* Demonstrates an understanding of child protection, working with others to protect children
* IT skills and able to use Microsoft office competently
Personal Qualities
* Ability to manage and lead a team
* Ability to work collaboratively as part of the team
* Ability to influence and persuade
* Ability to be self-motivated
* Ability to be an effective communicator
* Excellent role model
Other
* Ability to drive and hold a valid driving licence
* Willing to work in an agile manner as required, including home, base and other venues
* Must be a non-smoker during working hours
* Must be willing to undertake Disclosure & Barring Service to Enhanced level
* Must be legally entitled to work in this country
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