Health Visitor

3 months ago

London, United Kingdom Central London Community Health Trust Full time

Job summary

Hammersmith & Fulham Health Visiting - Health Visitor - Band 6

Within Hammersmith and Fulham (H&F) CLCH provide a range of services including Health Visiting and School Nursing, Children's Therapies as well as numerous adult services, this means that you will benefit from a close working relationship with peers and a joined-up approach to care leading to improved health outcomes for the people you care for.

Within your team you will benefit from a Borough lead with a wealth of experience in Children's health, Safeguarding, School Nursing and Immunisations and a team that has in excess of 300 years' experience who are ready to support your learning and development. The team in Hammersmith are based within Parkview Centre for Health and Wellbeing, Richford Gate, Park Medical centre, Parsons Green Health Centre.

There is shared vision between commissioner and LCH to align Health Visiting with family hubs, this is will families to access a range of services at once and facilitate a supportive peer network for staff across services.

For registered Band 6 Health Visitors, this post is offering a premium of £2,500 payable upon commencement of employment (T&C's apply)

Main duties of the job

Hammersmith and Fulham council believe first time buyers, key workers and people earning a low to middle income should not be forced to rent expensive accommodation, or have no choice but to live miles away from where they ;F Home Buy is here to assist those working in the borough, to achieve home ownership. Visiting them on line at and go to the H&F Home Buy page, you may be able to realise your aspiration of becoming a home owner.

The borough has great transport links internally with 3 stations, great bus links across the patch and a full east-west Safer Cycle Pathway route. For commuting you will benefit from access via the Piccadilly, District, Circle and Hammersmith and City lines.

H&F is known to be one of the safest residential areas of London. H&F is a vibrant place to live and work with a diverse community and rich cultural heritage. A small inner-London borough situated to the west of the capital, it has excellent transport links to three town centres and vast array of experiences and entertainment for visitors and residents to enjoy. From excellent open spaces, bars, restaurants and stately riverside walks we have a lot to offer and a lot more to come including a massive 40-acre retail and leisure complex already underway at White City.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role Car lease scheme *T&C's apply Flexible working options Annual travel card loan Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here:

Job description

Job responsibilities

Deliver the healthy child programme and work in partnership with families to develop and agree tailored health plans as required Utilising specialist skills and knowledge, advise and support individuals and families on evidence-based health care practices. Understand the caseload profile including the health needs of the defined population and local communities, targeting outreach services to meet their needs. Initiate referrals to multi-disciplinary/agency colleagues as required to ensure adequate care and support for families and children Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual/group programmes of care that meet the public health needs of the population

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN) Current NMC registration Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards

Experience

Essential

Health visiting experience Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans Experience in providing practice-based learning support to others Experience of evidence-based care Experience of supervising staff / students

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of recent developments in primary care Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice Knowledge of current health legislation [including Change for Children agenda, Children's Plan etc.) Current knowledge of child protection issues Appropriate knowledge of clinical skills Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance Knowledge of NMC Code Knowledge of Personal Development Planning Knowledge of clinical supervision Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution Ability to work without direct supervision and plan, organise, review and prioritise own workload and others Able to delegate work effectively and safely Ability to be flexible and responsive to Be able to identify and access sources of information to inform practice Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice Good communication skills, both written and verba Able to adapt to change and have an open approach to new ways of working Office management and caseload organisational skills Able to work in a team Motivated to learn and develop to meet the needs of the service Willingness to facilitate and support the learning of others in the practice environment

Key Attributes

Essential

Able to carry out the duties of the post Able to travel round the locality[car/bike/public transport/foot] Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post

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