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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 7 team Leader to manage and lead the health visiting team within North Pembrokeshire, across Crymych/Newport, St David’s, Narberth and Fishguard.  

Applicants must have the ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
All Applicants must be a registered nurse/midwife and hold a SCPHN – health Visiting qualification. There is a minimum requirement for a highly flexible and enthusiastic approach to this challenging, demanding and rewarding role. 

The post is a permanent 37.5 hours per week position based in Fishguard Surgery, Pembrokeshire.

The successful candidate will be given a period of induction and preceptorship along with ongoing support and supervision.

Interviews to be held on 13/8/24

Main duties of the job

To provide strategic and professional leadership to Health Visitors and develop the service in line with national objectives and ensuring evidence-based care is delivered, whilst managing the service on a day-to-day basis. Provide a high standard of cost effective, safe, individualised Health Visiting to patients in the community setting through assessing, planning, implementing and evaluation of care. 

Work in collaboration with Public Health Colleagues and Local Authority. Contributing to the management of the Health Visiting budgets, the setting, monitoring, and reporting of Health Visiting Key Performance Measures and achievements within the Health Visiting Team. 

Ensuring the continuous development and delivery of a high-quality Specialist Health Visiting service throughout Hywel Dda University Health Board in line with the Healthy Child Wales Programme. Ensure Risk Assessments are in place, recording all hazards and incidents are recorded on Datix in line with Health Board guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

47 general practices (6 of which are managed practices), 45 dental practices (including 4 orthodontic), 96 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.