Health Visitor - Wigan, United Kingdom - Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Wigan, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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There has never been a more exciting time to have a career in Health Visiting in Wigan, come and see what it's like to work in WWL community.

We are now seeking to recruit dynamic and motivated Health Visitors to join the Health Visiting Service in Wigan. Working pattern across Monday to Friday - full and part time will be considered.


We are currently working in partnership with commissioners to develop Health Visiting and School Nursing services into integrated Start Well Team, delivering services across a 0-19 Universal agenda.

As a member of the Health Visiting service you would have the opportunity to influence the future design of this role and the wider delivery to children and young people in Wigan.


The post holder will ensure the planning and delivery of a high quality and effective Health Visiting service to a given population of pre-school children and their families.

Working on the basis of progressive universalism they will work in partnership with individuals, families and other agencies to deliver effective interventions in order to improve health outcomes for the children of Wigan.

They will maintain a responsibility for Safeguarding and Protecting children within their area of responsibility.

An Enhanced DBS with Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be obtained during pre-employment checks.

This post involves contact with patients and families face to face within a community setting.

Therefore it cannot be ruled out that the postholder may come in to contact with people who have COVID-19, although the Trust provides PPE and takes all reasonable steps to minimise risk.

Choose Well - Choose WWL


Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas.

At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values 'the WWL Way'.


WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity.

With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Planning and Organisational Duties

  • To assess health needs at the level of the individual, community group and population in accordance with local and national priorities.
  • To contribute to the development of public health strategies, needs assessment/ profiling and local policies and procedures as appropriate.
  • To promote the development of local health improvement networks.
  • To manage a defined caseload of clients, working within Bridgewater and local service specific policy and guidelines.
  • To assume the role of Lead Professional where appropriate with the aim of meeting health needs and to the coordination of support services as appropriate.
  • To ensure the Healthy Child programme is effectively implemented in line with policy and delivered to the caseload population.
  • To assess the health needs of children and their families, plan appropriate health improvement interventions with individual families and evaluate outcomes.
  • To develop health plans with individuals and families based on shared assessment of health need, identifying in partnership, the requirement for future Health Visiting support.
  • To offer direction, support and supervision to skill mix team colleagues in relation to delegated case work
  • To act upon appropriate referrals from other members of the Primary Health care team or other agencies and delegate work accordingly.
  • To identify those children in need of protection, initiating Child Protection Referral when indicated and acting in accordance with Trust and Halton Local Safeguarding Board policy and procedures.
  • To participate in any proceedings required with regard to Trust Safeguarding Policy and procedure e.g. Case Conferences, Core Group and CAF meetings.
  • To complete Court Reports as requested and adhere to time scales mandated by Court and attend/participate in any subsequent Court proceedings.
  • To ensure that Health Visiting interventions are clinically effective and evidence based.
  • To provide information, advice and guidance on the management of health issues in a range of appropriate settings.
  • To assess the need to follow up children accessing A+E department and Walk in Centre, taking appropriate action when necessary.
  • To identify those children whose health requires referral on for more specialised professional intervention taking the necessary action to progress this.
  • To identify at an early age, those children requiring additional support and intervention and to adhere to clinical pathways in supporting those children.
  • To promote the immunisation of infants and preschool children according to Trust policy and in epidemic situations to the wider population as determined by local need.
  • To identify minor childhood illness and as a Nurs
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