Health Visitor - Health Visiting B7 Job Glasgow area,Scotland UK,Healthcare

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

This is an opportunity to join South Glasgow's committed and innovative Locality Children's Services Team. We are currently recruiting for Health Visitor who will be responsible for delivering the Universal Pathway for all children on a designated caseload. South Locality is an area with both pockets of community affluence and significant deprivation and vulnerability which benefits from being part of the wider Glasgow City HSCP in terms of professional support and range of experiences available.

The Health Visitor is an autonomous practitioner who will practice within the legal and ethical framework of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and national legislation, and who has overall responsibility for the supervision/management of a health visiting caseload, being accountable for the quality of care delivered through robust assessment, referral and communication processes and implementation of evidence based practice interventions to address need.

This includes responsibility for the day-to-day delegation and reviewing of work undertaken by team members. The caseload size will be determined locally utilising the national weight load measurement tool as applied to the population of the HSCP within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Derived from the child population either, within the GP practice/clusters/geographical locality.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

This is a permanent, part-time post, of 24.08 hours per week.

The role is based at Rowan Park.

The shift pattern will negotiable.

Please note salary will be pro- rata.

Key responsibilities:

Please see the attached Job Description below.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:
Registration requirements:

Registered nurse or midwife at degree level or equivalent
Post-registration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing and be registered on Part 3 of the NMC register

Qualifications & knowledge:

Educated to Masters level in a relevant nursing area, or
Can demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through, for example, completion of NES modules on Assessment, Leadership, and Critical Thinking.
Can provide advice using significant understanding and application of legislation relating to information sharing, data storage and public protection
Knowledge of health and social care pathways related to safeguarding, early intervention and protection

Qualities and skills:

Experience of caseload management and planning to meet deadlines
Experience of using a strength based approach working in partnership with families
Able to use a number of assessment tools used to decide referral pathways
Management of risks and concerns using critical thinking to enable effective decision making
Ability to provide professional advice within a multi-agency setting that puts children’s interests and safety first
Can lead discussions and make decisions based on an assessment of a range of factors in complex situations
Ability to develop and implement policies, procedures, service standards and improvements
An ongoing commitment to continuing professional development

What we offer:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
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