Bank B6 Health Visitor – Wandsworth

Job title:

Bank B6 Health Visitor – Wandsworth

Company

NHS

Job description

o To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative health visiting service, and where appropriate,delegate to other members of the Health Visiting team to ensure delivery of a quality serviceo To deliver the healthy child programme and work in partnership with families to develop andagree tailored health plans to address their parenting and health needs.o To actively participate in service development activities.o To work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamlessdelivery of services for clients and communitiesMain duties of the job

• providing health advice and health education programmes
• undertaking developmental assessments of babies and children
• helping people come to terms with issues such as postnatal depression
• establishing and addressing key health needs
• referral to and liaison with other relevant organisations
• assessing parenting skills and children’s home situations, and offering parents any further support that may be needed
• working with other professionals such as social workers, GPs and school nurses

About usCLCH NHS Trust is currently re-shaping the way Health Visitors work, looking at new and innovative practices to improve health across London. This includes agile working and provision of laptops to all staff.Date posted07 January 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£22.92 an hour pay + HCAS + 12.07% Holiday payContractBankWorking patternFlexible workingReference number824-BANKHV-LIT1339Job locationsRoehampton Family Hub166 Roehampton LnVariousSW15 4HRJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo provide a skilled, effective and evidence based health visiting service to clients in a varietyof community settings. To apply specialist skills and knowledge in the delivery of the health visiting service. To consult, advise and educate individuals and families on good health care practices. To develop health profiles of the defined population and local communities, identifyinghealth needs of disadvantaged groups and targeting outreach services to meet their needs. To identify, prioritise and implement programmes of care that meets the public health needsof the population. To provide parenting skills support and information both through coordinating /participatingin parenting groups and one to one home visits to families, especially those children andfamilies identified with complex health needs/vulnerabilities To provide health assessments, advice and education to families and individuals of all ages inthe population group, prioritising services appropriate to local public health and populationneed. To develop and implement regular health promotion initiatives on specific health issues and. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo provide a skilled, effective and evidence based health visiting service to clients in a varietyof community settings. To apply specialist skills and knowledge in the delivery of the health visiting service. To consult, advise and educate individuals and families on good health care practices. To develop health profiles of the defined population and local communities, identifyinghealth needs of disadvantaged groups and targeting outreach services to meet their needs. To identify, prioritise and implement programmes of care that meets the public health needsof the population. To provide parenting skills support and information both through coordinating /participatingin parenting groups and one to one home visits to families, especially those children andfamilies identified with complex health needs/vulnerabilities To provide health assessments, advice and education to families and individuals of all ages inthe population group, prioritising services appropriate to local public health and populationneed. To develop and implement regular health promotion initiatives on specific health issues and.Person SpecificationeducationEssential

• Registered Nurse o Registered Health Visitor o Current NMC registration o Evidence of continuing post registration education and training
• Recent health visiting experience o Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets. o Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and inter-agency working o Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others o Experience of assessing

Desirable

• Mentor training or prepared to work towards

Person SpecificationeducationEssential

• Registered Nurse o Registered Health Visitor o Current NMC registration o Evidence of continuing post registration education and training
• Recent health visiting experience o Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets. o Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and inter-agency working o Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others o Experience of assessing

Desirable

• Mentor training or prepared to work towards

Expected salary

£22.92 per hour

Location

Wandsworth, South West London

Job date

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 03:29:10 GMT

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