Health Visitor

Job summary

Areyou an existing Health Visitor looking for a change or an area where you aresupported to deliver all the Public Health Nursing offer such as the communityand universal offer? If so, Warrington is the borough for you

Anexciting opportunity has arisen for caring and ambitious Health Visitors tojoin our 3 well established integrated teams within our Warrington 0-19service. We pride ourselves on our excellent hands-on community nursing care,where we offer well balanced varied caseloads, variety within your role and allwith the dedicated onsite support from Team Leaders and Senior Management Team.

We area high performing welcoming and supportive service, who values our teammembers, will treat you as an individual, have the opportunity for flexibleworking, have access to engagement and wellbeing services and share themotivation to work together to provide outstanding public health nursing careto the families of Warrington.

Bridgewateroffers flexible working, hours and location can be discussed at interview.

If we sound like the team for you and you would like moreinformation on joining us then please get in touch. We are more than happy tochat with you over the phone, via email of arrange to meet for a cup of coffee,which ever suits you best.

Main duties of the job

You will:

Be a qualified Health Visitoror qualifying in the next 3 months.

Provide supportive leadershipwithin the 0-19 team

Be an autonomous practitionerwho is able to support the needs of the team and service.

Take part in servicedevelopment, promote innovation and demonstrate skills in public health.

Have a flexible andconscientious approach to tasks.

Be able to communicateeffectively with partner agencies, promoting the work and reputation of theservice, working for the best interests of the child, and adopting a thinkfamily approach.

Asa key professional in the protection of children, you will be required to workcollaboratively with other agencies to meet their needs.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver ourNHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health andpromote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they werecreated in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was importantto them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P - Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs andpromote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E - Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O - Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationshipsbased on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P - Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the rightskills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L - Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities andshow great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E - Efficient -We use our resources wisely to providesustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:

Public Health

To assess health needs at thelevel of the individual, community group and

population in accordance with local and national priorities.

Tocontribute to the development of public health strategies, needs

assessment/ profiling and local policies and procedures as appropriate.

Topromote the development of local health improvement networks.

The Health Visitor as an Administrative Manager isresponsible for:

Tomanage a defined caseload of clients, working within Bridgewater and

local servicespecific policy and guidelines and ensure Key Performance

Indicatorsare achieved.

To assume therole of Lead Professional where appropriate with the aim of

meetinghealth needs and to the co-ordination of support services as

appropriate.

To ensure theHealthy Child programme is effectively implemented in line

with policyand delivered to the caseload population.

To assess thehealth needs of children and their families, plan appropriate

healthimprovement interventions with individual families and evaluate

outcomes.

To develophealth plans with individuals and families based on shared

assessment ofhealth need, identifying in partnership, the requirement for

future HealthVisiting support.

To offerdirection, support and supervision to skill mix team colleagues in

relation todelegated case work

To act uponappropriate referrals from other members of the Primary Health

care team orother agencies and delegate work accordingly.

To identifythose children in need of protection, initiating Child Protection

Referral whenindicated and acting in accordance with Trust and Warrington

LocalSafeguarding Board policy and procedures.

Toparticipate in any proceedings required with regard to Trust Safeguarding

Policy andprocedure , Case Conferences, Core Group and Child in Need.

To completeCourt Reports as requested and adhere to time scales mandated

by Court andattend/participate in any subsequent Court proceedings.

Complete PDRsand return to work pro-forma as required to the designated

named staffwithin the team.

To support theTeam leader with delegated responsibilities in their absence

Clinical

Maintainactive status on NMC register acting in accordance with the

professionalcode and guiding documents in adherence with revalidation

framework.

To deliver theHealthy Child Programme using evidence-based practice to

activelypromote the health of children and young people.

To ensure thatHealth Visiting interventions are clinically effective, and

evidencebased.

To provideinformation, advice and guidance on the management of health

issues in arange of appropriate settings.

To assess theneed to follow up children accessing A+E department and Walk

in Centre,taking appropriate action when necessary.

To identifythose children whose health requires referral on for more

specialisedprofessional intervention taking the necessary action to progress

this.

To developevidence-based interventions/care programmes on a range of

subjects, foruse with clients.

To identify atan early age, those children requiring additional support and

interventionand to adhere to clinical pathways in supporting those children.

To promote theimmunisation of infants and pre-school children according to

Trust policyand in epidemic situations to the wider population as determined

by localneed.

To identifyminor childhood illness and as a Nurse Prescriber issue a

prescriptionfor treatment when indicated, appropriate and within the Health

Visitorsscope of practice.

To contributeto the development of health education literature for local

distribution,ensuring that clinical governance/quality assurance

requirementshave been met.

Leadership

To actas a positive and professional role model both within the service and

whenrepresenting the service to the wider community.

To lead andmanage change, encouraging others to recognise the need for

change,developing a shared vision and inspiring and motivating other team

members.

To participatein staff recruitment and selection when required.

Plan andprioritise with the Team Leader to meet the service objectives.

In partnershipwith the Team Leader and Practice Development Lead

contributetowards the development of evidence-based practice projects

ensuring thatclear standards are set, monitored and evaluated in line with the

0-19 servicekey performance indicators.

In conjunctionwith the Team Leader to undertake individual performance

reviews onnursing staff within Band 5, 4, 3 and 2.

Develop andimplement policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own

area ofwork.

Team working

To showsa strong commitment to team working, demonstrating respect and

considerationto other team members and colleagues in partner agencies

To attend andparticipate in team allocation meetings.

To attend andparticipate in Service Link meetings.

To engage withand contributes to the development of the team and the

service.

Activelyparticipate in the orientation of new staff to their duties, ensuring that

expectationsof the role are discussed and developed.

Responsibilities for data and information resources

Tosubmit statistical returns within a given period in order to fulfil data

requirementsand to contribute to ensuring adequate funding of the service.

To collect andmonitor local data , KPI data in order to improve outcomes

for children

Assess andanalyse local community / reach area data, in order to inform

workpriorities.

EnsureElectronic database of caseload is updated with current health

screeninginformation and levels of need

Training and Education

Toattend in service training as required in order to maintain current practice

To adhere tothe requirements of the NMC with regards to PREP.

To undertakeand complete mandatory training as required by Bridgewater

CommunityTrust.

To completeSafeguarding training as required and acquire and maintain a

knowledge ofcurrent legislation and guidance.

To identifypersonal training needs and take the necessary steps to meet

those needs.

Record Keeping/Records Management

Tocomplete Health Visitor records, in compliance with Bridgewater policy

and Localservice specific policy/procedure.

To maintainstrict confidentiality for all clients according to policy.

To maintainrecord keeping skills and knowledge by undertaking regular

training.

To adhere toBridgewater and local service guidance in relation to the

management ofRecords, including storage and transfer.

Supervision

The postholder will be able to recognise their own level of professional

competenceand identify sources of support as required.

To attend for1:1 supervision with the 0-19 Team Leader

To attend andpartake/engage in group clinical supervision.

To attend andpartake/engage in Safeguarding supervision .

.

Ensuring quality:

Participatesand engages with Personal Development Reviews

Maintains theup-to-date knowledge and skills required to safely undertake

the role,identifying any training needs and ensuring they are met.

Is conversantwith and adherent to care pathways used with the service.

Attendsrelevant in-service training and other professional seminars, lectures,

courses, andstudy days.

Ensure allmandatory training is accessed, kept up to date, recorded and

reported.

Undertakes therole of preceptor, mentor and trainer as required by the

service withregards to newly appointed staff and Student Nurses on

placement.

Assists in theeducation of learners.

Research and Audit

Toparticipate in research projects.

To be activelyinvolved with practice development in order to meet the needs

of theclient.

To ensurecurrent evidence base informs professional practice.

To comply withTrust requirements regarding data collection.

To participatein audit activity as required.

To ensureadherence to the Trusts clinical governance and nursing

strategies.

This job description is an outline of the role andresponsibilities. From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we mayask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your roleand banding.

The 0-19 service is commissioned to deliver a service 8am-8pm.Therefore, the post holder would be expected to work flexibly providing aservice at evenings and weekends, dependant on the needs of the service.

As the 0-19 service is delivered across Warrington you willhave a base for administrative purposes only, as we may ask you to deliver aservice from a variety of bases dependent on needs of the service.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of multi-agency working. Experience of working with different communities. Experience of community development working.

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification Active UK NMC registration Registered non-medical nurse prescriber Evidence of additional training relevant to role (motivational interviewing / Solihull approach / NBO)

Additional Criteria

Essential

The ability to travel independently across the Trust The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Skills and Attributes

Essential

Evidence of on-going personal and professional development. Understanding of community development approaches. Effective time management skills. The ability to write and present clear and effective reports. The ability to work as part of a Team and autonomously. Ability to prioritise and delegate workload. Ability to demonstrate in depth knowledge of child development and child protection issues and legislation. Ability to demonstrate leadership skills IT skills Good understanding of local and national policies relating to child health Ability to plan and evaluate packages of care. Ability to communicate sensitive information to parents. Understand need for confidentiality. Demonstrate a flexible approach to working.

Desirable

Ability to demonstrate effective presentation skills

Right to Work

Essential

Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

Additional Criteria

Essential

If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:

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