Health Visitor - Bromley, United Kingdom - Bromley Healthcare

Bromley Healthcare
Bromley Healthcare
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Bromley, United Kingdom

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Health Visitor vacancy in Bromley Borough

£38,762 - £45,765 incl HCAS per annum pro rata+ Salary Incentive of £1000 (£500 after successful completion of 6 mths probation and £500 after successful completion of 12 months service).


Bromley Healthcare are seeking qualified and student Health Visitors who are keen to develop their leadership skills and sphere of influence and are keen to shape the future of Public Health Nursing in Bromley, Bexley and Greenwich.


We are invested in the development of Health Visiting and School Nursing and this is underpinned by our Public Health Nursing strategy and training programme for all roles within the PHN teams.

All Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses have corporate membership with the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) which offers a wealth of professional training programmes and resources to support excellent practice.

The iHV has been commissioned to deliver the Leading Excellence in Practice programme to all Health Visitors and School Nurses over the next 18 months.


Our vision is to develop a progressive, inclusive and sustainable workforce that is able to meet the diverse and changing needs of the families whom we serve, and we have created developmental roles who are completing Public Health modules with Canterbury University and will go on to train as Specialist Community Public Health Nurses in September 2023.

Work as part of an integrated team and lead on the delivery of the healthy child programme

  • Identify health needs through an ecological assessment and in partnership with families, agree personalised plans to address the needs.
  • Delegate aspects of care to the Community Nursery Nurses and Staff Nurses within the skill mix team.
  • Engage and participate in service improvement.
  • Continuously learn to develop your own skills and those of others.
  • In partnership with clients and other partners, assess healthcare needs to develop and evaluate programmes to address the health needs of the population
  • Work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities


There are strong career pathways for Public Health Nurses within the organisation and we will support you to develop through training, supervision and opportunities to engage in the work streams within the PHN strategy.


Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.


Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.

Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

  • Support collecting data to inform the performance management framework for the service ensuring team members are completing timely and accurate data collection via EMIS.
  • If prescribing: To undertake Nurse Prescribing in accordance with NMC guidelines and ensure safe prescribing practice within professional and BromleyHealthcare guidelines/ policies.
  • To liaise with the School Health Service, with particular reference to vulnerable children, their families and children with special needs.
  • To participate in regular clinical supervision. Managerial
  • To plan and record individual programmes of care for children and families.
  • To assist in the identification of local health needs and ensure the optimum use of resources.
  • Delegate work to Community Nursery Nurses that is within the sphere of competence of the skill mix and assist in training.
  • The post holder must carry out their responsibilities with due regard to Bromley Healthcare's Equality and Diversity policy. They must ensure that equality is promoted at all times ensuring that all patients, clients and colleagues are treated in an equitable manner, respecting anddemonstrating an understanding of diversity within the workplace. Education and Training
  • To participate in an annual appraisal of their work where objectives will be set. The post holderwill be expected to undertake any training or development as identified at appraisal.
  • To undertake such training as may be required to meet the needs of the service both mandatory and service specific.
  • To assume responsibility for maintaining own level of professional development and clinical competence. Clinical Governance
  • All staff are responsible for identifying areas within their service which do not meet Clinical Governance quality standards.
  • All staff are expected to participate in Clinical Governance actions to achieve Clinical Governance within their service.
  • All clinicians are expected to participate in quality improvement activities including clinical audit programmes.
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