Health Visitor

Health Visitors Band 6 As an added incentive, there's an extra recruitment and retention bonus of £2,000, distributed in two instalments during the initial year. Croydon Health Services is actively searching for qualified Health Visitors and student Health Visitors who are eager to enhance their leadership capabilities and contribute to the future direction of Public Health Nursing in Croydon. We're looking for individuals who are enthusiastic about collaborative work, possess warmth and excellent communication skills, and demonstrate a solid grasp of the Healthy Child Programme and Safeguarding policies. Our dynamic learning and development team promises an exciting journey within our service. We collaborate with two universities to facilitate the growth of Band 5 Nurses in completing Public Health modules, aiding those aspiring to achieve the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification. This role is an integral part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to delivering the Healthy Child Programme and offering additional support to families with children aged 0-5. Our aim is to implement an integrated approach to Health Visiting throughout Croydon Health Services. Please be aware that flexible working arrangements can be discussed with line managers to accommodate service requirements. The post holder will lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme by: Working to and managing a designated and defined case load of families, the Health Visitor will be the named health professional responsible for the planning and delivery of the HCP, reporting to and being line managed by a Team Leader or Clinical Service Lead (CSL) Planning their own workload effectively to meet client needs, clinical activity targets and KPIs Working in partnership with the team members, infant feeding colleagues, service users, Croydon Health Service (CHS) staff, and all stake holders, to promote the health and wellbeing of Children, Young People (age 0-19 years) and their families Working in partnership with the CSL, Practice Educator and multidisciplinary teams in the development of innovative clinical practice in line with the Healthy Child Programme Assess client needs, using the Family Strengths and Needs, Early Help Assessments and Risk Assessment tools (as appropriate) to plan, implement and evaluate evidenced based care given and support families where there is a chronic illness or disability and to advise on care in cooperation with other agencies Liaise effectively with colleagues within Croydon Health Services and partner organisations to ensure care for children and families is timely, well-coordinated. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. **These include**: Croydon University Hospital Purley Hospital The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside A minor injuries unit in New Addington The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. **Our Vision**: “Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it **Our 5 key ‘Her for you’ promises to the people of Croydon are**: You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff Yee fell confident in your treatment from skills teams of compassionate clinicians You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, mínimal waiting and care closer to home You feel it’s getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services We are one of 17 Trusts in the country who have been accepted as national pioneers on staff engagement and empowerment, through the adoption of "Listening into Action" as a new way of working. The approach we are taking to “Listening into Action” is new and different. **Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification