Specialist Health Visitor for Minor Illness and Accident Prevention
Job Description
Job summary
This post will project manage and clinically lead a quality improvement project relating to health literacy, managing minor illnesses and accident prevention and improving the uptake of health and developmental reviews.
Main duties of the job
Scope the current provision across the nominated boroughs relating to minor illness and accident prevention and provide an analysis of any gaps in service or practice.
Develop a project brief and plan identifying key milestones and service improvements in the given area.
Toact as a role model demonstrating highly specialist knowledge in health visiting practice as the HIA lead, that is underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practice experience
To provide facilitative and supportive leadership to health visiting colleagues. To act as a lead in your specific area of interest.
To actively participate in the teaching and support of staff and clients about minor illnesses and accident prevention.
Assist mentors to plan creative methods of teaching and learning that optimise the student experience in the specific areas of minor illness and accident prevention
About us
Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Job responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration
- Registered Health Visitor
- Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
Desirable
- Practice Teacher qualification
Experience
Essential
- Health visiting experience in practice
- Experience of coordinating and leading multi-skilled teams
- Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets
- Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and inter-agency working. Ability to facilitate joint working practices
- Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive health assessments, planning and implementing evidence based programmes of care
- Writing care plans
- Experience of developing the public health agenda
- Experience in providing practice based learning support to others
- Experience of supporting learners in practice settings
- Experience of delivering training programmes to groups.
- Experience and evidence of participation in audit
Desirable
- Experience and evidence of participation in research.
- Evidence of leadership in service change or redesign.
- Evidence of providing clinical supervision to groups or on 1:1
Skill
Essential
- Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice
- Knowledge of current health legislation
- Current knowledge of child protection guidelines and relevant legal aspects
- Knowledge of the public health agenda and the health care needs of individuals in the community
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.
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
Central London Community Health Trust
Address
Wandsworth and Richmond 0-19 Children services
160 Falcon Road
London
SW11 2LN
