About this role
Job summary
You will join a progressive and committed Health Visiting team in Chesterfield who are passionate about making a real difference in the health and wellbeing of children and families in Chesterfield. You will be working with a diverse community delivering the healthy child programme, public health messages and safeguarding support to children and their families.
Main duties of the job
Have the SCPHN Health Visiting qualification, knowledge and skills to deliver the Healthy Child programme.
Be organised and skilled in planning the management of a caseload.
Demonstrate integrity in you daily time management.
Demonstrate excellent team dynamics in planning and leading on projects, line management and team activities.
Demonstrate professional curiosity and safeguarding awareness at all contacts.
Continually strive for self-development and increased knowledge and skills through the core training available.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Job description Job responsibilities
As the new postholder you will deliver the Healthy Child Programme to the 0-5 population and their families. You will be required to develop therapeutic relationships with clients and work within complex family situations providing family focused evidence-based care. To manage a defined active caseload and take responsibility for Safeguarding Children issues within that caseload. You will provide services in collaboration with partner agencies, statutory organisations and the voluntary sector and identify and act on the public health needs of the 0- 5 years, working together to improve service provision and outcomes for this population group and their families. To prescribe according to assessed individual need from the Nurse Prescribing Formulary. To support and line manage the skill mix team. You will develop your leadership skills by undertaking mentorship responsibilities to both pre-registration and SCPHN students whilst on placement within the service and provide preceptorship to support new staff members.
Person Specification
NMC registration Essential
Must be a registered nurse.
Must have Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification registered with the NMC. Essential
Must have SCPHN (Health Visiting) qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Address Brimington Clinic
Church Street, Brimington,
Chesterfield
S43 1JG
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.dchs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)