Health Visitor - Peterborough, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

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Peterborough, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Hours from 22.5 hours per week to full time available (for part-time posts - salary will be pro rata).

We have vacancies for a number of qualified Health Visitors to join our existing team of Health Visitors working in Peterborough.

As a qualified Health Visitor, you will be working in a well-supported skill mix team to deliver a universal Healthy Child Programme targeting those with additional needs.

We enjoy excellent working relationships with our partner agencies and work together to ensure families receive a seamless service. We deliver services in client's homes, Children's Centres and other community settings.

The post holder has continuing responsibility for an identified caseload and is committed to the development of an effective high quality service to designated families with pre
- school children and infants.

The post holder will use evidenced based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in line with the Healthy Child Programme, addressing inequalities in health and maintaining excellent links with relevant agencies.

This vacancy is open to newly qualified SCPHN Health Visitors as well as experienced practitioners.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community.

These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information for families and the wider multiagency team.
To establish and maintain relationships with clients and wider team

members. To communicate highly sensitive condition related information including child abuse, to clients, relatives, and the wider multiagency team.

To interact with other team members throughout the Health Visiting Team, wider children's services, and other external agencies.
To motivate others within the Health Visiting Team. Make presentations to a wide audience.
Lead and direct Health Visiting and Children's Centre teams in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, while facilitating and empowering decision making within teams. Lead and implement policies, which inform and develop practice, while influencing strategies and policies, which improve health and reduce inequalities. This can be undertaken at a strategic level through health needs assessment.
The post holder will be able to demonstrate evidence of their NMC

registration Professional Qualifications and specialist knowledge
underpinned by theory. Nurse Prescribing is an integral part of the Job role.

Assess the physical emotional and developmental needs of infants and children within the context of the family and community environment.
Assess the need for further support for disadvantaged families and those in need of safeguarding.
Assess the health needs of a defined geographical community and

particular target groups in relation to young children and their families.

Manage analyse and communicate data and information relating to health.
Plan, organise and evaluate straightforward and complex activities or

programmes. Plan and organise own workload and child health clinics.

Participate actively in multi-agency planning meetings.
Be able to deliver presentations to a multi-agency audience
Must be a car owner/driver or have access to suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the role (Use of public transport is not seen as acceptable). You must have the ability to travel and may be required to work across both Peterborough and Cambridgeshire.
Be able to use basic IT system.
Promote the health, wellbeing and developmental needs of infants and young children. Plan implement, deliver and monitor programmes designed to promote health and reduce inequalities.
Respond in line with local safeguarding procedures to protect infants and young people from abuse and neglect.
Through excellent communication and relationship building address health inequalities.
Practice as an independent non medical prescriber within the framework of professional accountability.
Work in partnership supporting individuals and families to develop problem solving skills, foster positive relationships and promote health.
Follow policies as outlined by the employer, which includes locally agreed polic