Health Visitor - Bellshill, United Kingdom - NHS Scotland
Description
The main role for the Health Visitor (HV) is to be the designated named HV for all Children within their caseload from antenatal to school entry age, excluding the unborn child.
This requires the HV to commence the child's planning process.To discharge these responsibilities the post holder will have a responsibility to monitor the child's wellbeing and assess if a need is identified.
They will work in partnership with the child's family and all involved agencies to produce a child's plan which will require to be monitored.
In discharging these responsibilities the post holder is responsible and accountable for maintaining clinical, staff and information governance.Registration requirements
- Registered nurse or midwife at degree level or equivalent
- Postregistration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing and be registered on Part 3 of the NMC register
Qualifications & Knowledge
- Educated to Masters level in a relevant nursing area, or
- Can demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through, for example, completion of NES modules on Assessment, Leadership, and Critical Thinking.
- Knowledge of health and social care pathways related to safeguarding, early intervention and protection
Qualities and Skills
- Can demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
- Experience of caseload management and planning to meet deadlines
- Experience of using a strength based approach working in partnership with families
- Able to use a number of assessment tools used to decide referral pathways
- Management of risks and concerns using critical thinking to enable effective decision making
- Ability to provide professional advice within a multiagency setting that puts children's interests and safety first
- Can lead discussions and make decisions based on an assessment of a range of factors in complex situations
- Ability to develop and implement policies, procedures, service standards and improvements
- An ongoing commitment to continuing professional development
- Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children's setting/secure unit.'
_ Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations._
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