Specialist Health Visitor

2 weeks ago

Slough Berkshire, United Kingdom Solutions4Health Full time

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is passionate about delivering outstanding specialist clinical services to the diverse and highly mobile population of Slough.

The post holder will work as part of the Vulnerable Families Team, to deliver a high level of care to families with complex needs. This could be due to additional factors such as social deprivation, housing and/or due to the identification of high levels of morbidity. The post holder will have the knowledge and skills to identify/ assess risks and hold a caseload of families in receipt of a universal plus and universal partnership plus service as per Healthy Child Programme. They will work in partnership with families who may be new to the country, experiencing drug and/or alcohol misuse, domestic abuse, mental illness and families who may be residing in temporary accommodation and showing reluctance to engaging with local service provisions such as Children’s Centres/GP. The post holder will have the responsibility for identifying highly vulnerable families, undertaking assessment to determine need, co-ordinate family health plans and ensure additional targeted support is provided to improve the health inequalities for those at most risk of poor long-term health outcomes.

The ideal candidate will be hardworking, adaptable and a passionate leader who is committed to improving the health and development of our families in Slough.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking for a new challenge, offering many prospects for development both for themselves and the service.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The specific accountabilities of this role will be flexible and will change to meet the needs of the organisation as required but will include (or be equivalent in nature to) those listed below:

  • To have the ability to access, understand and use research, legislation, local and national policy in response to homelessness, mental health, domestic abuse and substance misuse and its impact on children and families.
  • To receive and appropriately manage referrals from multi agencies such as Midwifery, Police, Early Help and Slough Children’s Services.
  • To visit properties accommodating temporary populations in Slough such as bed and breakfasts, hotels and refuges.
  • To assess the health needs of families recognised as having increased vulnerabilities.
  • To deliver and review care as part of multi-agency working in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
  • To arrange and utilise translation services as needed to support families where English is not their first language in order to access services.
  • To enable and ensure appropriate pathways are developed and maintained with Health colleagues, Primary Care, Local Authority and voluntary agencies working with new entrants to the country.
  • To contribute information specific to transient vulnerable families to support audits, reports and service planning.
  • To record and monitor outcomes of interventions; to evidence that the service provision has modified aspects of clients behaviour and demonstrates effectiveness.
  • To represent Public Health Nursing 4 Slough at local panel meetings such as Early Help, MARAC and Housing Panel.
  • To contribute and deliver training to implement new learning specifically for Health Professionals.
  • To contribute to multi agency planning and training programmes where appropriate.

Professional

  • Participate in clinical and child protection supervision and appraisals as required.
  • Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records as defined in the record keeping policy.
  • Actively participate in research and audits as required.
  • Work within current clinical governance framework.
  • Undertake all statutory and mandatory training.
  • Attend meetings as advised by Public Health Nursing Manager.

Other Duties

The duties and responsibilities in this job description are not exhaustive. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties that may be required from time to time within the general scope of the post. Any such duties should not substantially change the general character of the post. Duties and responsibilities outside of the general scope of this grade of post will be with the consent of the post holder.

Employees of S4H must comply with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. The post holder must not; either during the course of their employment, or following termination of their employment, disclose any information relating to service users or employees, or of the lawful business practices, of the organisation.

The post holder will be required, when and where appropriate to the role, to comply with the processing of requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

The post holder must comply with S4H policies that protect the information assets of the organisation from unauthorised disclosure, modification, destruction, inappropriate access or use.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining all clinical and/or corporate records that fall within the remit of this role to the standards in S4H's records management policies, and data quality processes and standards.

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