Band 6 Health Visitor Job Trowbridge area,England UK,Nursing

Job Introduction

Make a Difference as a

Band 6 Health Visitor!

Are you an experienced and passionate Health Visitor ready for your next challenge?

At HCRG Care Group, we’re looking for a dedicated Band 6 Health Visitor (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse) to join our friendly and supportive team within Wiltshire Children’s Community Services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to the health and wellbeing of children and families across Wiltshire. You’ll play a key role in delivering the 0–5 Healthy Child Programme, working proactively with families to promote good health, prevent ill health and give every child the best possible start in life.

What You’ll Be Part Of

Lead and deliver a high-quality, proactive health visiting service for children and their families.
Build trusted relationships with families and support them to achieve positive health outcomes. Help reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes for children and families.
Play an important role in safeguarding children and promoting their health, development and wellbeing.
Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations across the community. Use your expertise, initiative and passion to make a genuine, lasting difference to families in Wiltshire.

Base Location

Trowbridge Hub, Ground Floor, Unit D3, Derby Court, White Horse Business Park, Trowbridge, BA14 0XQ

Main Responsibilities

Public health lead for the health visiting skill mixed team within the defined population/locality area. Delivering the universal reach of the Healthy Child Programme, assessing health needs, and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions for a personalised or targeted response utilising the skills of and delegating to the skill mix team in an outcome-focused context.
To take responsibility for the outcomes of the children within the defined population and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs.
Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with families and other key partners.
Provide families and children 0-5 with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing. This will include partnership working with other agencies.
To promote health and wellbeing through the universal reach of the healthy child programme and signposting. Referring/introducing to partner agencies as required.
To contribute to multi-agency early support assessment of children and families and take on lead professional role where appropriate.
To co-manage a caseload within a team of other health visitors acting autonomously and taking responsibility for the outcomes of those allocated for assessment, intervention and management.

Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will have Essential

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification
Current NMC registration on third part of the register
Experience in leading and working in health visiting teams
Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families
Qualification in practice supervising/assessing for nurse learners
Working knowledge of the tools and programmes used in health visiting to improve outcomes for children.
Car driver and use of car for work
Ability to work with electronic health records and with IT systems

Desirable

Qualification in leadership and innovative practice
Experience in line management and developing teams
Experience of presenting policy and outcomes to commissioners and partners
Experience of goal setting and managing interventions to meet outcomes
Experience in leading complex health needs requiring safeguarding and multiagency processes

Package Description

Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension…