Solutions4Health are delighted to be offering the role of Health Visitor in Slough. This is a full time job with a salary of £35,391.30 to £42,503 inclusive of NHS Fringe weighting allowance and depending on experience.
Job Description
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals who are passionate in delivering public health to the local community. This is an exciting time for individuals looking for new challenges to join our team with many opportunities for development. The ideal candidates will be hardworking and adaptable individuals who are passionate about high quality teamwork. The post holders need to be able to evaluate and prioritise work, responding quickly to daily changes in work pattern.
Main Duties
The specific accountabilities of this role will be flexible and will change to meet the needs of the organisation.
Deliver the Healthy Child Programme across Slough
Search for health needs in the community, identifying need in relation to national and local agendas
Act as a health link for other agencies e.g. voluntary services, public and private agencies
Identify vulnerable families and mobilise appropriate resources
Manage workload in a corporate way within the integrated team
Prioritise workload to reflect a service based on reducing health inequalities
Undertake leadership responsibilities
Demonstrate commitment to safeguarding
In accordance with objectives and priorities agreed; deliver a quality, accessible service
Accept accountability for own clinical practice including clinical supervision
Proactive in multiagency working and collaboration to improve life chances for all children
Personal Specification
The successful candidate will have:
Effective negotiating and influencing skills. Ability to work in partnership with CYP, families and colleagues
Proven skills in leading, managing and developing teams
Ability to prioritise caseloads and service delivery within the team.
Ability to adapt to the demands of a constantly changing environment
Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
Ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
Ability to work autonomously
Ability to undertake health needs assessment with CYP, families and profiling of the community/ school
Knowledge of safeguarding issues, policies, procedures, current legislation, and relationship to practice
Ability to identify safeguarding concerns and liaise appropriately with other agencies
Ability to facilitate learning with individuals and groups in a variety of settings
Good standard of IT skills
Required Skills/Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
Registered Nurse SCPHN
Current political drivers relevant to CYP. i.e. healthy eating/lifestyles, smoking cessation, behavior management, positive parenting
Knowledge of Clinical governance
Knowledge of Clinical supervision
Knowledge of Inequality and its impact on health
Understanding of the process of research, and evidencebased practice to promote good health
In depth knowledge of the policies related to: School Nursing, Healthy Child Program (DOH 2009), Children Act 2014, Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015)
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