Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visiting Newbury
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CFS436
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Health Visiting Newbury
- Town
- Newbury
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/01/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 04/02/2025
Employer heading
Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner – Health Visitor
Band 6
Job overview
22.5 hours per week
If you regard yourself as an enthusiastic and dynamic qualified health visitor then come and join our forward thinking, vibrant team of health visitors in West Berkshire. Whether you are an experienced health visitor or newly qualified, we will ensure you receive individualised and effective support from both your health visiting line manager and colleagues within your team.
You will work within the West Berkshire area to deliver core and targeted services to children aged 0-5 and their families. You will require excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work in partnership with other teams and agencies, along with great communication skills and a passion for working with children and families.
A commitment to team working, flexibility and working with partners is essential, as you will collaborate with Children’s Centre’s in the implementation of the Healthy Child Programme underpinned by the Solihull Approach model of working.
If successful your base will be West Berkshire Community Hospital (Thatcham); however your role will require you to visit homes across Berkshire (mileage will be compensated).
Main duties of the job
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Develop and implement outcome focused care plans and evaluate care given, in partnership with clients.
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Provide support to families using the Solihull approach model in behaviour management, parenting skills and delivering programmes of care to vulnerable families.
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Develop and facilitate Health Visiting drop in clinics, health promotion activities and groups.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The 3 “requirements” in order for you to be considered for this role;
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You must be a Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) active on the NMC register
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You will be a Non-medical prescriber
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You will hold a valid UK drivers license with access to a vehicle
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) active on the NMC register
- Non-medical prescriber
- S.L.I.C.E/ENB 998 or equivalent
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continual professional development
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in management of cases where a child has a protection plan
Desirable criteria
- Teaching experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- High standard of clinical work
- Basic IT skills/prepared to undertake training
- Knowledge of current policies and key drivers to improve the health outcomes of children
- Presentation skills
- Good communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Time management
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Cultural awareness
- Reflective and innovative practitioner
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to delegate appropriately
- Ability to be flexible and respond to service need
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Car Driver who holds full driving licence
- The post requires a degree of agility and the ability to carry/manoeuvre light to moderate loads
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Fellows
- Job title
- Health Visitor Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07890 616737
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