Health Visitor

Job Introduction
We are looking for a Health Visitor to join our UNICEF Baby Friendly Accredited BANES Health Visiting service, in our Somer Valley team. If you are dedicated to improving health and quality for children, we would love to hear from you.

You will join a team who is innovative and progressive with a focus on fostering development for all their staff with opportunities for apprenticeships and other development opportunities.

You will work with other Health Visitors, Early Years Community Practitioners, and Community Nursery Nurses and report to a Clinical Team Lead to deliver Universal Children’s Services in line with the Healthy Child Programme to improve health, reduce inequalities and safeguard children & young people.

Hours are typically 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday with opportunities for flexibility within this upon discussion.

There are opportunities for **full and part-time hours in our Somer Valley Team.**

Main Responsibilities
As a Health Visitor you will devise and implement individualised care plans for each child based on a needs assessment, within the Healthy Child Programme, while actively involving the child / parent / carer / family in the planning and implementation of any proposed programme of care and support.

You will identify and assess health, growth and development in the 0-5 age range (0-19 Pathway) to advise and refer appropriately

You will Identify children at risk and follow B&NES safeguarding policies and procedures. As well as provide information and education in support of Childhood Immunisations.

You will be a registered Health Visitor (RHV) and hold NMC registration. You will also hold a Valid UK Driver’s License and have ready daily access to a car in order to carry out the duties of the post.

About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006 we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

Package Description
As a Health Visitor, you’ll be part of our valued of Health Visiting Service team in Somer Valley.

You will feel valued as a Health Visitor within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

- £33,706 - £40,588 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission