Health Visitor

**SSAFA**:
**Employment Type**
- ContractCasual Work hours as required

**Location**
- On site - CyprusLimassol

British Forces Cyprus

**Salary**
- £18.00 per hour**Seniority**
- Senior**Closing**: 11:59pm, 15th Apr 2024 BST

**Job Description**:
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Bank Health Visitor to support the Health Visiting Service in British Forces Cyprus. You will be responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme to families with children aged 0-5 years; developing, implementing and evaluating health plans in response to identified needs of the individual, family and community; participating in health promotion and public health campaigns; and assisting with the delivery of childhood immunisations.

You will work collaboratively with the Community Health Team, Primary Care, Social Care, Education and welfare agencies. Furthermore, you will be involved with Early Help Assessments and attend multi-agency meetings.

About the team

You will be a member of the SSAFA Community Health Team based in Akrotiri, working alongside Midwives, School Nurses, Community Children’s Nurses, Speech and Language Therapists, CAMHS, Dietitian, Consultant Community Paediatrician and Community Paediatric Psychiatrist. As a Bank Health Visitor there will be requirement to work in Episkopi and Dhekelia.

About you

You must be a Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor). Experience of work within a military environment would be an advantage. You will be able to manage and prioritise a caseload effectively, have good time management skills, excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills and be committed to personal and professional development. You will have a good working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children.

All SSAFA staff are required to be committed to safeguarding children and adults and to adhere to child protection policies and guidelines in conjunction with Command Local Safeguarding Children’s Board procedures.

A valid driving license and the ability to drive a manual car is essential.

Please note a relocation package is not included with this role.

About SSAFA

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.

SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us.

Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA

SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.

Further information about the role

View the full job description here.

How

Interviews: 29 April 2023