About this role
Job summary
This is a part time permanent post for 22.5 hours a week.
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven member of staff to join the Turn Around for Children Service (TACS) as a health visitor. The post holder will have responsibility to assess a specialist group of clients from the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC). They will plan and implement health visitor services for each of our families based on their personal needs and as identified by the court process.
Main duties of the job
To provide and maintain evidence-based specialist care adapted to meet the needs of a defined community population to ensure that service users receive appropriate intervention, maintaining the standards set at a local and national level.
Please see Job description for the full list of the main duties of this role.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description Job responsibilities
The post holder will within a multiagency team to identify early and engage to help at risk families delivering evidenced based episodes of care.
The post holder will have a shared responsibility for managing skill mix teams
The post holder will participate in practice development and public health initiatives
The post holder will have responsibility for maintaining own professional accountability through supervision and updating.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For moreinformationplease visithttps://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to a degree level (or equivalent) Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification, diploma or degree Evidence of continued professional development Active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on part 1 or 2 (Registered Nurse of Midwife)- RHV Health Visitor HV Health Visitor
Length and /or nature of experience Essential
Experience of working across agencies Understanding and experience of the application of research in practice Evidence of child protection experience Experience in identifying and assessing health needs including community health needs
Professional/ managerial/ specialist knowledge Essential
Sound understanding of the NHS plan and other national policies and how it will impact on local services Knowledge of health visiting policies and procedures that underpin evidence based practice
Desirable
Knowledge of Family Drug and Alcohol Court, framework and practices
Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes Essential
Accurate clinical record keeping following national and local guidelines The ability to undertake in-depth and evidence based reports to assist allied professionals within the FDAC To deliver specific & specialised assessments and interventions Provision of accurate data following set systems Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Ability to organise and prioritise workload Maintain records as per NMC guidelines/local policy IT literacy Ability to teach, assess and present Good listening, communication and networking skills Ability to form good working relationships with colleagues and clients Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training
Desirable
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages eg Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook
Other requirements Essential
Ability to cope with a frequently changing professional climate
Desirable
Ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently.
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.
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 Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Barbican House
TACS 2nd Floor, Barbican House, Barbican Road
Gloucester
GL1 2JF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)