Health Visitor - Nairn, Highland, United Kingdom - Highland Council

Description

Nairn Town and County Hospital Social Work Services Cawdor Road Nairn, IV12 5EE


Contract Type:
Permanent


Position Type:
Part Time
Vikki Thompson - Team Lead Child Health Tel:

We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated, trained Health Visitor or trainee Health Visitor to join the Nairn Health Visiting team.

The post is full time – 30 hours. You will undertake a Masters/MSc, Postgraduate Diploma in Early Years Practice Health Visiting. Evidence demonstrates the importance of prevention, early identification, and intervention throughout the early years of life.

Health Visitors have a significant public health role to play in relation to individuals, families, and communities by providing critical support to all children under five years of age.

You will identify health needs as early as possible and improve health and wellbeing by promoting health, preventing ill health, and reducing inequalities.

You will visit families in their own homes and provide health advice and support to empower parents to care for their children.

Your health visiting practice will be based on the Universal Health Visiting Pathway underpinned by GIRFEC and the National Practice Model.

Although your focus of health visiting will be on young children, you will have to build a solid bond with the whole family.

It will also be your responsibility to understand their concerns and health needs and deal with it in a safe and supportive manner.

You will be working as an autonomous practitioner with families, young children, and vulnerable individuals, means you must be approachable, friendly and have excellent communication skills.

Educated to Master's level in a relevant nursing area, or

Educated to Master's level in a relevant nursing area, OR:
Please APPLY ONLINE .

If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T:
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As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.

Post-Registration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing and be registered on Part 3 of the NMC register.

Educated to Masters level in a relevalnt nursing area or can demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through, for example, completion of NES modules on Assessment, Leadership and Critical Thinking.