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Public Health Practitioner - Health Visitor

Employer
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Codsall
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata
Closing date
23 Jan 2025
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Profession
Nurse, Community nurse, Health visitor
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time
The post holder will be part of the Children's and Families Care Group and the Universal Services function based in Seisdon and will work in a variety of settings. The primary aim of the 0-19 Integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing Service is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children, young people and families across Staffordshire.

This is a dynamic post that requires you to work closely with uni/multi-disciplinary teams/agencies in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served.

You will work alongside the Team Leaders and Professional Lead to ensure synergy across the localities. This will ensure that services are delivered to a high standard that are accessible and demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion.

The nature of the service will be determined by local service specifications

Main duties of the job

  • Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the job description
  • Work within their scope of practice
  • Demonstrate at all times the Values of Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust.
  • Be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner and have detailed professional and clinical They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in public health across the 0-19 agenda.
  • Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.
  • Be skilled in the assessment of children and young people's care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
  • Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
  • Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to
  • Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
  • To deliver commissioned aspects of the Healthy Child Programme.


About us

By joining Team MPUFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

Supporting your career development and progression.

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccination every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information.

The primary aim of the 0-19 Integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing Service is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children, young people and families across Staffordshire.

Person Specification

NMC

Essential

  • Registered nurse
  • SCPHN


SCPHN

Essential

  • SCPHN


Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Codsall Health Centre

Elliots Lane

Codsall

WV8 1PH

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

301-VA-24-6894613

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