About this role
Job summary
Would you like to join a health visiting team who work in an integrated Bright Start Service improving outcomes for children and families?
We have a full time permanent position available and an opportunity for you to join and experience delivering and leading the Healthy child programme and Best Start Local Plan within an integrated team.
You will be supported through a comprehensive training programme and given opportunities to work within a variety of integrated workshops as part of your professional development.
Main duties of the job
Leadership
To support the development of a well-functioning integrated team by modelling effective teamworking.To support the Team Lead to develop team objectives and organise and evaluate the servicedelivery. To directly manage members of the team in line with Trust policy providing regular supervision,annual appraisal and any identified additional support or training as required.To actively participate in service development.To agree and participate in audit, quality improvement initiatives following agreed policy and protocol.
Clinical
To support the delivery of Healthy Child Programme for a geographical area within the BrightStart locality.To be competent in the use of the Trust electronic clinical record system following Trustguidelines in its use. (RIO)To be responsible to work/lead to deliver the Healthy Child Programme for a geographical areawithin the Bright Start locality with health and early years colleaguesTo undertake evidence based child and family health assessments and develop child/family plans in partnership with children and carers.To undertake the Early Help assessment and attend professional multi agency meetings asrequired.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description Job responsibilities
You will be expected to work across organisational and professional boundaries delivering innovative and engaging services which impact on outcomes for families and children. This work will be undertaken in a variety of settings including health centres, children centres, Best Start Family Hubs and will be delivered as home visits and group sessions
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications Essential
Health Visiting professional qualification, with entry onto the 3rd part of the NMC Register Evidence of continuing post registration education and training.
Skills & Abilities Essential
Excellent communication skills: IT, written and oral Knowledge of change management methodology and its application. High levels of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs, including the delivery of public health programmes.
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Knowledge of current legislation and NICE guidance relating to all aspects of the HCP Knowledge and ability to apply audit and Quality Improvement methodology. Understanding of the local and national safeguarding procedures and its application to the role. Knowledge and understanding of application of the Clinical Governance Framework. Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution. Ability to work without direct supervision, to plan, organise, review and prioritise own workload and that of others. Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to work and professional practice. Ability to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with the Islington Bright Start vision. Awareness of Equal Opportunities and Valuing Diversity Willingness to support and facilitate the learning of others in the practice environment.
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).
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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 Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address Highbury Grange health visiting team
1-5 Highbury Grange
Islington
N5 2QB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)