Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visiting
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 1 year (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 779-NN-6409742-N&M-Z
- Employer
- Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Heart of Hounslow Centre for Health
- Town
- Hounslow
- Salary
- £40,701 - £48,054 per annum including HCAS (outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Advice Line Health Visitor
Band 6
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From the autumn, HRCH community services for Hounslow will be provided by West London NHS Trust. HRCH will continue to provide community services in the borough of Richmond.
HRCH is a great place to work, and we're committed to staff development, so if you're interested in joining our team, we encourage you to apply.
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and enthusiastic Health Visitor to work in our newly designed dedicated Health Visitor Advice Line team. You will be closely working with our friendly & supportive 0-19 team in West London.
We work with families in one of the most diverse boroughs in London to give children the best possible start in life by providing the most up-to-date evidence based support.
As part of our skill mix team, you will contribute to the delivery of the national Healthy Child programme across Hounslow, working closely with partners, such as GPs, children’s centres and social care providing seamless care to the population of Hounslow. You’ll also have an important role helping to recognise and protect vulnerable children.
In return, we’ll provide you with a comprehensive package of training and professional development, including our preceptorship programme, regular supervision and role- relevant training including MECSH training , an enhanced programme of interventions for vulnerable and at-risk mothers.
This position is suitable for virtual working.
Main duties of the job
This role will be working closely with families in the borough accessing health advice including :
- Coping with a crying baby
- Sleep and your baby
- Infant feeding including breastfeeding
- Growth and your baby
- What to do if your child is unwell
- Introducing family foods and solids
- Behaviour and understanding your baby/child
- Immunisations
- Emotional wellbeing
- Speech and communication
The role will also include liaising with multi-agencies including Social Care, GPs and Family Hub colleagues. The post holder will work closely with the HV team and the Paediatric Liaison Health Visitor and MASH Health Professional .
Working for our organisation
Community healthcare is unlike any other part of the NHS. It’s personalised care that helps people to retain their independence. It’s the NHS at its best and the difference you make is truly tangible. Our colleagues often describe us as a family, and we know how important that sense of belonging and support is when you start a new job. It’s simple - happy, engaged staff provide better services.
In 2018, we were named ‘Best Place to Work for Employee Satisfaction’ by the Nursing Times. The same year, we won the Workforce category at the HSJ Awards. In the latest NHS Staff Survey results 2020, we had the best response rate amongst community trusts nationally.
We are the top community trust in the country on the theme Quality of care for the third year. We had the highest percentage of staff who felt they are able to deliver the care they aspire to and are satisfied with the quality of care they give to patients or service users.
Infection Control
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of main responsibilities***
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- SCPHN qualification
- Registered Nurse with NMC
Desirable criteria
- Nurse Prescribing
- Experience of mentoring
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working in Corporate Health Visiting team
- Safeguarding Experience
- Understanding of research and clinical effectiveness
- One year post qualifying as SCPHN
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates HRCH values of care, respect and communication.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- IT skills
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
- Suzy Joslin
- Job title
- Clinical Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07960 045782
- Additional information
Suzy Joslin Clinical Service Manager 07960045782
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