**Please note, the NHS salary scales have recently changed and are expected to come into effect in October. New starters joining the Trust before this time will commence on the old payscales and will move to the new ones once they have been finalised**

We welcome applications for a qualified SCPHN Health Visitor to join our 0-19 team in Northumberland. The post holder will be based in either Ashington Family Hub, within an established skill mixed team. The team comprises of Health Visitors, Public Health Staff Nurses and Family Health practitioner's to deliver the 0 to 5 component of the Healthy Child Programme.

Various hours are available.

Main duties of the job

The Health Visiting role is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme as part of a one team approach, planning, delivering and evaluating an efficient and cost effective service for an identified population, you will be delivering the National and Local Public Health agendas in response to identified health and social need working with partner agencies in a strategic, creative and holistic way to ensure best outcomes for children, young people and families.

The HV is responsible for leading and delivering the Healthy Child Programme against the 6 early years high impact areas, ensuring services are provided within the tiered model approach- building community capacity, universal, universal plus and universal partnership plus.

They will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to deliver under pressure and able to work in a rapidly changing environment.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJs Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in our values of Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career within the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust provides children's services in North Yorkshire, County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead, Sunderland, Northumberland and Wakefield. We also provide care for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A full list of duties is available in the job description attached.

For more information please contact Sam Anderson (Service Manager) - 07741700427 or Ally McCudden (Locality manager) - 07812394533

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification (HV)/ or equivalent Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Highly developed specialist knowledge relevant to working with children and families underpinned by theory.

Desirable

• children's Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Experience of partnership working.

Desirable

• Experience in leading teams in the provision of health services to children, young people and families.

Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ashington Family Hub

Alexandra Road

Ashington

NE63 9EF

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