Assistant Practitioner - Health Visiting inLlanelli inLlanelli PUBLISHED 4 NOV 2024
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This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until 30/03/2025.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as an Assistant Practitioner within the Generic Health Visiting team in Carmarthenshire.
As an Assistant practitioner you will be working as part of a skill mix team with families in their homes or community settings, as delegated by the Health visitor to improve the overall wellbeing and health of children and families.
To support the best possible outcomes for children and families the Assistant Practitioner will deliver evidence based strategies and key messages from the Healthy Child Wales Programme
The successful applicant will: -
Undertake home visits to children / families andimplement a planned programme of care, report progress / changes to the delegating Registered Practitioner.
Prepare information packs, making appointments and participating in child health clinics under supervision.
Give appropriate advice to families regarding childcaree.g. nutrition, sleep problems, and behaviour.
Follow-up parents / children who default appointments.
Reinforce key public health messages to children and parents/carers provided by the relevant practitioner.
Give advice on issues of safety in the home and the local community.
Facilitate a range of group work.
Introduce families to the range of local support that is available to them i.e. Family Centres, Playgroups, Mother & Toddler Groups. Support the introduction of the family to these groups.
To undertake a range of clerical duties to support the team.
To report and record any concerns/complaints or issues to the Registered Practitioner.
To answer the telephone, and ensure the information is received by the relevant staff.
About usYou will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 22/11/24
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Get instant access to our financial wellbeing benefit Wagestream. Wagestream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real-time, stream up to 50% of the money youve already earned, learn easy tips to manage your money better and save your wages straight from your salary.
www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnssj9m
This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until 30/03/2025.
If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as an Assistant Practitioner within the Generic Health Visiting team in Carmarthenshire.
As an Assistant practitioner you will be working as part of a skill mix team with families in their homes or community settings, as delegated by the Health visitor to improve the overall wellbeing and health of children and families.
To support the best possible outcomes for children and families the Assistant Practitioner will deliver evidence based strategies and key messages from the Healthy Child Wales Programme
The successful applicant will: -
Undertake home visits to children / families andimplement a planned programme of care, report progress / changes to the delegating Registered Practitioner.
Prepare information packs, making appointments and participating in child health clinics under supervision.
Give appropriate advice to families regarding childcaree.g. nutrition, sleep problems, and behaviour.
Follow-up parents / children who default appointments.
Reinforce key public health messages to children and parents/carers provided by the relevant practitioner.
Give advice on issues of safety in the home and the local community.
Facilitate a range of group work.
Introduce families to the range of local support that is available to them i.e. Family Centres, Playgroups, Mother & Toddler Groups. Support the introduction of the family to these groups.
To undertake a range of clerical duties to support the team.
To report and record any concerns/complaints or issues to the Registered Practitioner.
To answer the telephone, and ensure the information is received by the relevant staff.
About us
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Interviews will be held on 22/11/24
The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.
Get instant access to our financial wellbeing benefit Wagestream. Wagestream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real-time, stream up to 50% of the money youve already earned, learn easy tips to manage your money better and save your wages straight from your salary.
www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnssj9m
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