Health Visitor – Brentwood

Job title:

Health Visitor – Brentwood

Company

NHS

Job description

Are you looking for aHealth Visitorrole that offers variety, where you are supported by a team of practitioners, along with a clear development path, which includes the opportunity to become a dual qualified SCPHN Nurse and can lead to a variety of strategic Band 7 and 8 roles?Working within Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services offers a unique environment, with clear visibility of senior management who are easily approachable due to their hands-on approach, which includes our Managing Director. You will feel listened to and be given the platforms to have your voice and ideas heard.Working in South Essexoffers the additional benefit of working closely with colleagues from our CCG including paediatricians, speech and language therapists and dietitians, where you can share insight, gain support and work together to create effective support plans.On behalf of the NHS, Essex County Council and WECCG, HCRG Care Group and Barnardos are commissioned to provide a range of children, young people and family services throughout Essex that are free at the point of delivery.We are striving to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families in the community, for the community, with the community.www.essexfamilywellbeing.co.ukMain duties of the jobThere is aHealthy Family Teamlocated within every District of Essex and is made up of a multi-disciplinary team, including Health Visitors, School Nurses and additional colleagues who work together to provide family support.As a Health Visitor, you will be responsible for:

• The delivery of the Healthy Child Programme including assessment of health needs, development, implementation and evaluation of packages of care
• Using the Family Health Needs Assessment tool to plan and evidence care
• Devise and implement individualized care plans for each child based on a needs assessment, within the Health Visiting Strategy, while actively involving the child/parent/carer/family in the planning and implementation of any proposed programme of care and support
• Identify and assess health, growth and development in the 0-5 age range (0-19 Pathway)
• Use the Early Help Assessment Tool when there is unmet need identified.
• Participate in effective partnership working with other agencies and taking a lead professional role where appropriate.
• Use evidence-based practice to develop and maintain a high quality and cost-effective standard for Specialist Public Health Nurse/Health Visiting practice.

You will also develop your leadership skills by undertaking mentorship responsibilities to both pre-registration and SCPHN students whilst on placement within the service and provide preceptorship to support new staff members.About usAbout the CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2Date posted13 September 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£35,392 to £42,618 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-timeReference numberHCRGCG/TP/24475/11529Job locationsHCRG Care GroupBrentwoodEssexCM15 9NGJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAs aBand 6 Health Visitor, you will be part of our valued team at our Essex, Family Wellbeing Service,receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including-

• Band 6 Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards- with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will have Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification -SCPHN
• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families
• You will have a passion to drive positive change to families and use the platform HCRG Care Group offer to suggest innovative improvements as and when you see fit.
• You will also have a valid UK driving licence, with access to a car for work purposes.

Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAs aBand 6 Health Visitor, you will be part of our valued team at our Essex, Family Wellbeing Service,receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including-

• Band 6 Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards- with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission.

The Ideal Candidate

• You will have Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification -SCPHN
• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families
• You will have a passion to drive positive change to families and use the platform HCRG Care Group offer to suggest innovative improvements as and when you see fit.
• You will also have a valid UK driving licence, with access to a car for work purposes.

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Expected salary

£35392 – 42618 per year

Location

Brentwood, Essex

Job date

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 02:32:07 GMT

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