Health Visitor - Barking, United Kingdom - NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
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Barking, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Health Visitor 0-19 Universal Children's Service


An exciting opportunity has arisen for two full-time Health Visitors, to join our dynamic 0-19 Universal Children's Service in Barking and Dagenham.

West Locality Team is going through some exciting changes supporting the development of the family/community hubs in Barking.

We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic and innovative Health Visitors to be a part of our team to implement the healthy child programme requirements for the family/community hubs.


We offer opportunities for learning and development in order to develop in your role, with collaborative working within an integrated skill-mix team.

We offer agile working and place an emphasis on the health and well-being of our staff.

We work collaboratively with other agencies and towards reducing health inequalities for children, young people and their families and the safety and well-being of our clients is always paramount.


For newly qualified practitioners, we have a preceptorship programme in place to support development and learning and offer clinical supervision and mentorship.

Also, there is opportunity for experienced health visitors to develop their skills in audit and research.

One full time and one part time (2 day per week) health visiting vacancies are available.

Job Overview

  • To lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, and ensure the Service model is implemented in practice.
  • Ensure services are provided within the 4 tier model
  • Your Community, Universal, Universal plus and Partnership plus. This will incorporate building community capacity, and embedding this into caseload, team and locality management.
  • Responsible for the management of caseload allocation as per locality/team, and classification of cases in line with the national strategy of Universal, Universal plus and Universal partnership plus.
  • Work in accordance to the Locality commissioned service specification, to ensure the 5 mandated reviews are completed within required timescales and services provided are evidence based practice.
  • To improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people especially those from disadvantaged groups.
  • Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/ Health Visitor qualification
  • Student Health Visitor due to qualify
  • Evidence of working with children and young people
  • Willing to undertake further training as required
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.

All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.

As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.

The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster.

We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary with a minimum payment of £4,108 and a maximum payment of £5,177 per annum (pro rata for part-time).

Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information on this role.
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