Community Staff Nurse – Health Visiting
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Job summary
This is an exciting new opportunity for a qualified nurse to become part of the health visiting teams within Warwickshire to gain experience within the service with a view to undertake Health Visitor training, on an apprenticeship, when available.
We are looking for those who can work proactively, innovatively, and independently in the role, having excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiating skills, working within the Health Visiting team structure with skill mix staff including Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurses and Health Visitor Clerical assistants. You will be required to work collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries with other departments and areas.
Support and Mentorship within the role will be offered.
Car driver/owner essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a Registered Nurse who will work within the service under the line management of the Health Visitor / Clinical Lead.
The post holder will have a delegated caseload under supervision of the Health Visitor and other senior staff members.
The post holder will work in partnership with the Multi-Disciplinary Team, and other agencies, to ensure that excellent standards of care are provided.
The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve The Healthy Child Programme (Department of Health, 2021).
The Health visiting service works to provide a safe, effective and high quality service to clients using research-based evidence to inform practice within agreed professional standards.
The post holder will work in collaboration with partner agencies both voluntary and statutory to achieve good health outcomes for children and their families.
The Health Visitor Community Staff Nurse will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependant on assessed needs. Ensuring the programme is delivered in partnership with other statutory and non-statutory agencies.
This role will play a key part in the development and safe delivery of 0-5 services, utilising best available evidence to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people especially those from disadvantaged groups.
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full-time
Salary
£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum
Closing date
13/04/2023