Health Visitor inSurbiton inSurbiton PUBLISHED
THU 17 OCT 2024
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Key responsibilities include developing and evaluating care programs, conducting home visits, facilitating parenting support groups, and promoting immunisation and public health initiatives. Ideal candidates should be qualified health visitors with strong IT skills, experience in safeguarding management, and a commitment to working within a multi-disciplinary team to improve community health. The position also involves mentoring students and fostering a reflective practice environment while ensuring high-quality service delivery and effective communication across healthcare services.
We are looking to recruit a Health Visitor who is innovative and highly motivated to join our integrated team of Health Visitors, Community Staff Nurses, Nursery Nurses, School Nurses, and Speech and Language Therapists. You will be working as part of a well established multi-disciplinary team, and have the ability to meet the demands of the rapidly changing primary care scene. We provide a universal service to all families and children within the 0 to 19 age group, targeted in response to the identified needs of the population and are committed to taking forward the local Children and Young Peoples Plan.
It is essential that you are:
- Qualified Health Visitor
- IT skilled
- Experienced in implementing evidence-based practice and developing strategies, clinical guidelines and policies
- Can demonstrate and understanding of current issues affecting community health services.
- Knowledge and experience of Safeguarding Children management and practice
About us
2. Job Purpose
To develop a Family-centred Public Health role aimed at improving health and tackling inequalities.
To assess and identify the health needs of individuals and families within a defined population, working in partnership with the community, health care professionals and other statutory and voluntary organisations as per Your Healthcare policy.
To plan, implement and evaluate care programmes, in conjunction with clients, carers and families.
To assess and identify health and social inequalities within the framework of the Local Authority, Children and Young Peoples Plan
3. Dimensions
The department contributes to the overall success of the Organisation in 6 key areas:
- Health Visiting Service
- School Health Service
- Sexual Health and Contraceptive Service
- Safeguarding
- Looked After Children
- Speech and Language Therapy.
4. Key Result Areas
Provide and maintain a continuing and comprehensive health visiting service to all clients for a defined population.
Assess the health care needs and to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care relating to individuals and families within the defined caseload.
Maintain the safety and protection of children by following the Local Safeguarding Board Procedures and develop services which promote the safety and well being of children, participating in meetings, discussions and case conferences as appropriate.
Undertake the role of Extended Nurse Prescriber within the scope of the Nurse Prescribing Formulary (V200), National Prescribing Centre Guidelines, local protocols and Trust guidelines having successfully completed the Extended Nurse Prescribing (V200) course and additional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Promote good health care by consulting, and advising individuals and families, referring and liaising with other professionals and agencies appropriately.
Develop parenting skills by facilitating parenting and support groups.
To undertake home visits to support, advise and inform parents and especially to target vulnerable children and their families.
Participate in Clinical Governance and Audit activities to ensure the highest quality of practice is maintained
Develops a family centred public health role in line with the local and national Public Health Agenda.
Identifies by profiling, community health needs in partnership with other agencies in order to develop and deliver appropriate services and evaluating effective outcomes of intervention.
Implement and promote the immunisation programme.
Participates in the child health surveillance and immunisation programme and actively promote the Public Health Agenda.
Participate in health promotional and health educational activities in a range of community settings.
Maintain an up-to-date knowledge base and skill development which reflects local needs and evidence based approach to practice.
Create, maintain and enhance effective working relationships within the team and with other staff and agencies in order to promote interdisciplinary team working across Your Healthcare, Local Health Economy, Social Services and other agencies, including Childrens Centres and Extended Schools.
To actively participate as a member of the Children and Family Services Department and attend and actively participate in meetings as required by Your Healthcare.
Submit written reports as determined by Your Healthcare and the Local Authority.
Maximise the use of human and material resources and notify management of unmet need.
Ensure a structured and appropriate delegation of tasks and activities is implemented for skill mix.
Provide mentoring and assessment for pre-registration students and team members.
Promote, develop and foster an environment that is conducive to learning for students and clinicians.
Undertake the role of Clinical Supervisor participating in and supporting others in Clinical Supervision.
To undertake preceptorship and teaching roles as required by the service.
To develop a culture of reflective practice and self awareness within the Children and Family Services Team.
To identify the need to change policies and influence the change process.
To make use of automated information systems in order to improve quality and co-ordination of services and to enable faster and more certain communication within Your Healthcare. Necessary training can be provided.
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