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

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

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Grays, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We have vacancies within our 0-19 structure for Health Visitors to join us on our continued journey to ensure all children and Young people have the best start in life, and can achieve to their optimum ability.

We offer stability, recognition and development, and have channels for staff to contribute to the ongoing service plans.

We have a fantastic offer for you when you join us:

Lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme working in ways most appropriate to local public health needs and across a range of settings and organisations including; general practice, maternity services and Children's Centres
Active participation in Children's Centres Advisory Boards, promoting, and providing advice on the Healthy Child programme's evidence base, to maximise safe delivery by appropriately skilled staff.
Act as a General Practice link Health Visitor as aligned by your Team Leaderto provide effective communication, support and direction with regards to identified children within the practice, the Healthy Child programme, and required services within your local community

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
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.

High Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,136 and a maximum payment of £1,915 per annum pro rata).

Please see attached job description for further information

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.