Health Visitor inLeatherhead inLeatherhead PUBLISHED TUE 5 NOV 2024

Band 6: £39,205 to £47,084 a year inclusive of 5% High Cost Area allowance per annum pro rata PERMANENT GOOD SALARY

CASELOAD FAMILY MIDWIFERY MULTI-DISCIPLINARY

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CSH Surrey is seeking a motivated and innovative Health Visitor for their 0-19 team in Leatherhead, Dorking, Banstead, and Tattenham, set to transition following a retendering process in April 2025. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering an evidence-based service to children, young people, and families, aligning with the Healthy Child Programme. Key duties include assessing health needs, developing and implementing interventions, managing a caseload, and providing mentorship and support to junior staff. The role also emphasises collaboration with various agencies, engagement in safeguarding, and the promotion of health equity.

Candidates should possess strong leadership and communication skills, demonstrate teamwork, and have a good understanding of the diverse needs of families. The position offers professional development opportunities, including participation in leadership programs and an invigorating training plan. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available.

Following a retendering process, the children's service is due to be transferred to the new provider on the 1st of April 2025. Given this post sits within the transferring service, in line with the legislative requirements, the successful candidate will be part of the TUPE transfer along with other colleagues.

This is an exciting challenge for a motivated and innovative Health Visitor to join our experienced skill mixed 0-19 team based in Dorking, Leatherhead, Banstead and Tattenham.

The ideal candidate for our team would be a clinical practitioner with leadership and excellent interpersonal and communication skills. We look for individuals with a strong approach to teamwork, those who demonstrate initiative, a good understanding of children, young people and their families and ability to support families from a diverse population within the borough.

Our teams offer a strong leadership structure, friendly working skill mix team and admin support. We also have good working relationships with partner agencies such as Midwifery, Social Care and Surrey Safeguarding Board.

We are committed to professional development with an invigorating training plan and excellent preceptorship model to support newly qualified health visitors. To those looking for career or self-development we offer Leadership Programmes

Please refer to the full job description and person specification attached for further details about this position.

This role is supported by our Clinical Service Managers, Clinical Team Leaders and our Safeguarding Team to provide excellent professional practice and to further develop your skills and knowledge.

UK Visa and Immigration Sponsorship: Please note that we do not offer UKVI sponsorship for these posts, and so all applicants require a current right to work in the UK.

For more information contact Nikki Reeves, Clinical Team Lead on .

About us
The post holder will be a member of the 0-19 public health team delivering an evidenced based and needs led service for children, young people and their families in line with the Healthy Child Programme (HCP). Supported by the clinical team lead, the post holder will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of health needs, including the development, implementation and evaluation/audit of evidence based interventions.
She/he will take responsibility for ensuring the quality and standard of care and delivery of a service to improve outcomes for children and families. The post holder will participate in delivering a universal core service, and provide targeted interventions, to address health inequalities, where necessary referring to specialist services. This role will also include safeguarding responsibilities, mentorship of students (pre and post registration), line management of a skill mixed 0-19 team and staff appraisals.
Principal duties to include:

Work collaboratively with the skill mixed health visiting team to ensure equity ofservice provision, promoting good practice and the sharing of resources.

Prioritise own work in line with areas of highest risk or client groups with greatesthealth need, delegating other work to the wider skill mixed team whilst providing theteam with supervision and support

Facilitate good team working, through effective leadership skills delegating andsupervising the work of a skill mixed team to ensure efficient delivery of the 0-5HCP

Assist in meeting public health targets e.g. teenage sexual health, accidentprevention, breast feeding, immunisation, smoking cessation and obesity

Undertake continued responsibility for the management of a caseload

Build and develop good working relationships with childrens centres, midwifery, GPpractices and the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Work collaboratively with all relevant agencies to influence/develop policies whichwill enhance health

Be responsible for organisation, prioritisation and planning of health promotionactivities, by assessing local health needs and promote key health topics to meetAll our health 2DH targets

Where appropriate work with Children and Family Health Surrey (CFHS) Nurseprescribing lead to prescribe in line with local and national policy guidelines.

Make Every Contact Count with children, and their families in a variety ofcommunity settings e.g home, children centres, nurseries

Undertake well child clinic sessions within agreed venues and children centres

Assist in the planning and where appropriate in the delivery of continenceassessments

Identify and support children and families who have unmet health needs, providingsupport and targeted interventions and where necessary referring to specialistservices

Participate in prevention and early detection of all categories of abuse in all agegroups

Take appropriate action in cases of suspected or actual child abuse, working withinSurrey safeguarding childrens code of practice and procedures

Attend child protection conferences/core groups as required and contribute to thedevelopment of the protection plans and decision making processes, within themulti-agency setting

Participate in safeguarding supervision

Ensure that clear concise reports are written and that organisational record keepingguidelines are adhered to

Assist in research, participate in clinical audit and evaluation of service includingthe monitoring of records of others within the 0-19 team

Undertake health needs assessments for children who are looked after

Support and attend group clinical supervision as per organisation policy

Actively participating in steering groups to develop HV practice guidelines

Supervise junior members of the skill mixed 0-19 team as directed by the ClinicalTeam Lead and undertake junior staff Personal development Review (PDR) appraisals and direct line management.

Contribute to the pre and post registration opportunities made available to studentsacross CFHS, which may include supervision of student practice placements

Assess practice competencies of junior staff members, contributing to their trainingand development needs

Participate in meetings as appropriate

Be prepared to be flexible within contracted hours

Work in accordance with the needs of the service, undertake other duties asrequired within current skill set

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To work as a Health Visitor in the UK, you'll need a combination of qualifications, skills, and personal attributes. Here are the essential requirements:

Qualifications:

1. Nursing or Midwifery Qualification: You must be a registered nurse or midwife, having completed a degree program.

2. Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Qualification: Additionally, you need to complete a Health Visiting program, which leads to SCPHN certification.

Key Skills:

1. Communication Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with individuals and families, often in sensitive situations. This includes listening skills and the ability to convey health information clearly.

2. Empathy and Compassion: Understanding the emotional and social challenges faced by families and providing support with sensitivity.

3. Assessment Skills: Proficiency in assessing the health needs of individuals and families, including physical, emotional, and social health.

4. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify issues and develop appropriate support strategies and interventions.

5. Organizational Skills: Effective time management to handle a caseload and keep records accurately.

6. Collaboration and Teamwork: Working alongside colleagues in health and social care, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach.

7. Cultural Competence: Understanding and respecting diverse backgrounds and perspectives, adapting care to meet the needs of different communities.

8. Knowledge of Public Health Policy: Understanding health promotion strategies, childhood development, and current public health issues.

9. Teaching and Educating Skills: Ability to educate families about health, nutrition, parenting, and accessing services.

10. Resilience and Adaptability: Working in challenging environments and adapting to changing situations.

Personal Attributes:

1. Patience: Families may require ongoing support, and patience is essential.

2. Integrity and Professionalism: Maintaining confidentiality and demonstrating ethical behavior at all times.

3. Motivation: A commitment to improving community health and wellbeing.

Continuing Professional Development:

- Engage in lifelong learning and professional development to stay updated with best practices and new policies.

Experience:

- Previous experience in community nursing or working with families and children can be advantageous.