SCPHN Health Visitor
Job Description
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Health Visiting Team in Monmouthshire. The Health Visitor will be required to manage a caseload within a defined population, with the overarching aims of increasing family resilience, improving population health outcomes and reducing health inequalities whilst safeguarding the wellbeing of children.
The post holder is required to register with the Nursing & Midwifery Council be a registered SCPHN (Health Visiting) and compliance with NMC standards and guidance is required.
Please view our Health Visiting Recruitment Video at the ABUHB Health Visiting web page.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Deliver the Universal Healthy Child Wales Programme (Welsh Government 2015) to all families with children under 5 years of age. This will include the following evidence based interventions:
Public health (for example, infant feeding, safer sleeping, perinatal mental health, immunisations)
Screening programmes (for example, Newborn Blood Spot)
Safeguarding interventions
Apply the Family Resilience Assessment Tool (FRAIT) as scheduled within the Healthy Child Wales Programme
Apply targeted interventions as directed by the FRAIT for families with low resilience, to provide more intensive support
Initiate safeguarding procedures (All Wales Child Protection Procedures 2008) and work in partnership with families and carers to implement child protection plans
Participate in statutory safeguarding functions, for example, Court and MARAC/MAPPA processes
Apply risk management processes e.g. lone working and risk assessments
Utilise the All Wales Health Visiting Acuity tool to ensure safe staffing levels and support colleagues during fluctuations in workforce and activity
To take responsibility for promoting new opportunities for integrated working and contribute to local partnership plans
Develop and maintain health profiles of an identified population in order to identify health needs and influence service plans
To share responsibility for chairing Health Visiting Forums/team meetings. To contribute to the development of local policies and guidelines.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job responsibilities
To be responsible for providing a Health Visiting service for a defined caseload and to provide cover for other health visitors during periods of leave.
Deliver the Universal Healthy Child Wales Programme (Welsh Government 2015) to all families with children under 5 years of age. This will include the following evidence based interventions:
Public health (for example, infant feeding, safer sleeping, perinatal mental health, immunisations)
Screening programmes (for example, Newborn Blood Spot)
Safeguarding interventions
Apply the Family Resilience Assessment Tool (FRAIT) as scheduled within the Healthy Child Wales Programme
Apply targeted interventions as directed by the FRAIT for families with low resilience, to provide more intensive support
Initiate safeguarding procedures (All Wales Child Protection Procedures 2008) and work in partnership with families and carers to implement child protection plans.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
Desirable
- Mentorship
Qualifications
Essential
- SCPHN Health Visitor Post Graduate Diploma / Certificate
- Nurse Prescribing
Desirable
- SCPHN Degree
- Clinical Supervisor
Experience
Essential
- In-depth understanding of Public Health agenda & priorities
- Ability to apply and enact local strategy
- Understanding of Clinical Governance
- Teaching in a clinical setting
- Safeguarding
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Effective mentoring
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Proven skills in motivating and influencing others
- Leadership skills
- Basic IT skills to include WORD and email
- Flexible approach to unpredictable workload demands / patterns
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Confident and ability to motivate others
- Team player and change agent
- Ability to travel between sites and visits in a timely manner
Desirable
- Level 3 Safeguarding
- Partnership working
- Facilitating group work
- Proven change management experience
- Proven change management skills
- Ability to speak Welsh
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Address
Chepstow Community Hospital
Tempest Way
Chepstow
NP16 5YX
