My family and I wouldn't be this well at this stage without the help and support of this service. Join us and become part of the health visiting service that supports children and families in Lambeth and Southwark, helping to give children a good start in life.

We are looking for registered Health Visitors to join our diverse team of health visitors who make a difference every day to the lives of families in Lambeth and Southwark. Full time/part time posts available.

Working within either Lambeth or Southwark, you will be based in our main office, within community clinics and agile working. You will work within the Health Visiting Service, working closely with Community Staff Nurses, Child Development Support Workers and other skill mix staff. Together, you will be providing nursing support and care to local families.

From May 2024, a recruitment premium has been introduced to attract and retain qualified health visitors within GSTT health visiting teams.

This post offers a premium of �2,000 for registered Band 6 Health Visitors, payable upon commencement of employment (T& Cs apply).

Advert closing: 7th August 2024

Interview date: 16th August 2024

Main duties of the job

Part of the main duties involves:

• To organise the delivery of Health Visiting services to a defined population, including home visiting and provision at other sites
• Undertake health needs assessments at home and virtually if required with Children and families and working in partnership with other agencies/services, to implement appropriate individual programmes of care
• Undertake family centred enhanced support with families with complex health and social needs to improve outcomes for children and families

About us

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and creating a sense of belonging and fun for all our teams caring for women, children and families. When you join us, you become a valued member of the Evelina London community and can access the wider Evelina and Nightingale education academies. Choosing us as your employer affords you opportunities to be part of a Trust which recognises the value of sharing expertise, research and education between community and acute services.

Working with us you will have access to numerous benefits:

• A mobile device, android phone and personal protection device whilst in practice allowing you to work more flexibly and staff to achieve a better work/life balance
• The opportunity to apply to the Evelina Eranda Rothschild Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship programme, which provides education, training and mentorship to nurses and midwives who have an idea for a project which will improve patientexperience. Open to all grades of nursing staff.
• A robust safeguarding supervision and managerial supervision framework
• Access to the world class clinicians and services and education and training from the 'Outstanding' Evelina London's Children Hospital
• Access to our HEI partners e.g. Kings College London for Masters level education opportunities
• Annual season ticket loan
• Care First - our excellent employers' benefits service who have extensive resources

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further details of Duties and Responsibilities.

Main responsibilities

• To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and be conversant with current professional advice and
• To maintain own level of clinical competence by reading relevant literature and taking opportunities for personal and professional development
• To use evidence based practice to develop and maintain a high quality standard of health visiting
• To participate in audit/ research as required by the health visiting and the Trust
• To organise the delivery of Health Visiting services to a defined population, including home visiting and provision at other sites
• Undertake health needs assessments at home and virtual if required with clients and working in partnership with other agencies/services, to implement appropriate individual programmes of care
• Undertake family centred enhanced support with families with complex health and social needs to improve outcomes for children and families.

Person Specification

Skills and ability

Essential

• Ability to undertake a health needs assessment, and work in partnership with families
• Ability to communicate with clarity, effectiveness and empathy to both families and colleagues
• Knowledge of Safeguarding children
• Ability to work collaboratively with other services and partners across organisational and clinical boundaries
• Able to travel across a range of community settings with equipment and mobile devices
• Ability to manage a designated caseload Autonomously
• Provide advice and guidance with tact and sensitivity
• Ability to work in a team and delegate appropriately
• Aware of NMC Professional Codes Knowledge of NHS developments Knowledge of current health and social care policy

Experience

Essential

• Experience of leading on delivery of the Healthy Child Programme for children under 5 years
• Experience of working with families with safeguarding needs
• Experience of planning and delivering health promotion programmes
• Experience of managing skill mix team including supervision and appraisal.
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of mentoring students

Desirable

• Post registration health visiting experience

Qualification

Essential

• Specialist Practitioner qualification, Health Visiting
• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Mentor qualification
• NMC Registered

Desirable

• RSCN qualification
• Masters Degree

Values & Behaviour

Essential

• Awareness of the organisation values and behaviour

Additional Information

Essential

• Emotional Resilience
• Responsive to change and ideas adapt to new systems flexible working pattern

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community- Lambeth and Southwark

London

SE1 9RT

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