Health Visitor

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Health Visitor to work within the Ilkeston team in the Erewash Locality, for 30 hours per week, delivering services to children and families as part of a Section 75 contract.

The post holder will provide health visiting services to families in the community team caseload by delivering the Healthy Child Programme at a community, universal, targeted and specialist level.

The post holder will also be able to undertake face to face contacts on a daily basis to respond to client needs.

If you think that you could make a positive impact on the local community, the team and the organisation, then please call to find out more.

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The post holder will
- Deliver the public health role as a SCPHN Health Visitor working with communities and partner agencies and delivering the core contacts within the Healthy Child Programme.
- Provide health visiting services to families in the community team caseload by delivering the Healthy Child Programme.
- Manage a defined active caseload and take responsibility for Safeguarding Children issues within that caseload.
- Have continuing responsibility for the assessment of individuals needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
- Prescribe according to assessed individual need from the Nurse Prescribing Formulary.
- Manage a team of health visiting support staff.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.

Our Vision
“To be the best provider of local health care and be a great place to work”

Our Values
- To get the basics right
- To act with compassion and respect
- To make a difference
- To value and develop teamwork
- To value everyone’s contribution: “everyone matters”

Please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.