Job summary
Employer heading
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor (HV)
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
You will be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor (HV) within the integrated 0 to 19 Torbay Partnership and provide the expertise, knowledge and resources to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to families living within Torbay.
Working with the 0 to 19 Torbay workforce to ensure pathways are followed in supporting children, young people, families and carers. The SCPHN-HV works autonomously and collaboratively to deliver a family centred public health service, taking responsibility for a defined population in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary and inter-agency teams.
The SCPHN-HV works autonomously and collaboratively to deliver a family centred public health service, taking responsibility for a defined population in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary and inter-agency teams. The job role includes the identification, monitoring and support to vulnerable children, including those whose welfare and safety may be at risk; working within child protection procedures and in collaboration with other agencies.
Please note post is for a part-time 30 hours position, 9-5 over 4 days (essential Thurs/Fri) working from a base.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be flexible when providing care to meet the needs of clients
- Promote and lead on providing a strength asset-based approach to services delivered
- To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all when working with children, young people and their families and carers
- Develop effective client centred decision-making processes
- Diversity aware where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties of comprehension, and use adjustments and adaptations to communicate
- Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to making referrals
- Follow trust policies and pathways and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
- The post holder will work closely with the 0 to 19 Torbay teams in providing joined up care to clients
- The post holder will work closely with TSDFT Children’s Safeguarding team
- The post holder will signpost staff to wellbeing at work services including counselling/coaching.
- The post holder will remain professional when dealing with highly emotional situations
- Attend in-house training as required to develop current role
- Participate in internal audits and support quality improvements to inform practice and improve service delivery
Working for our organisation
0 to 19 Torbay is a partnership between TSDFT and The Children’s Society and Action for Children.
These services have come together to provide a preventative model to children, young people and their families in Torbay in order to improve outcomes for children and young people across Torbay.
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Working together with statutory and community services.
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Through supporting the whole family and building on strengths.
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By giving children the best start in life, to stay well and thrive.
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Being baby, young person and family friendly.
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Broadening the skills of the workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role has a safeguarding and child protection focus. You will need to be able to work as part of the multi agency team, offering support to children, young people and their families who have been identified as needing additional input.
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person specification
Specialsit Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor
Essential criteria
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor Qualification
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Demonstrate continued professional development.
- Safeguarding Children level three
- Full driving licence
Desirable criteria
- Educated at degree level
- V100/150 nurse prescriber qualification
- Practice supervisor/assessor Qualification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Amanda Safier
- Job title
- 0 to 19 Torbay Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825 027742
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