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Job overview

Would you like to work as a Health Visitor in one of the most diverse and vibrant areas of London?

These are exciting times for our Health Visiting service. We work closely together as a team of Health Visitors, as well as members of the wider skill mix team including Public Health Staff Nurses and Community Nursery Nurses

Our health visitors are essential to help improve the health and wellbeing of children and families in City and Hackney., offering early intervention and valuable support...

We are looking for Health Visitors who share our values and vision for a high quality and personalised health visiting service to the people who need it most. You will be responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme and will be aligned to one of the local Neighbourhoods.

We offer great opportunities for you to learn and develop in the role. As well as a comprehensive induction programme, so you can hit the ground running, we also offer a preceptorship for newly qualified Health Visitors, regular management and safeguarding supervision and appraisal.  . Homerton Healthcare employees also qualify for the inner London weighting allowance.

Main duties of the job

As a Health Visitor within Hackney and the City you will provide your services to diverse children with varied needs, all linked to a GP practice.  . You will act as the named link to the GPs and Early Years Settings & Nurseries and will be responsible for managing vulnerable children, attending multi-disciplinary team meetings to provide the best care possible.

Within your role you will lead on key interventions and health promotion activities, for example, delivery of integrated development reviews using the ASQ and ELIM questionnaire. Additionally, you will oversee the health promotion work undertaken by the nursery nurse team working closely with our parents and children’s centres to deliver advice and support to suit the needs and development of the child.

Working for your organisation

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

Working for our organisation

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.