About this role
Job summary Package Description: Are you a passionate and motivated Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Health Visitor looking to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people, and families? We are excited to offer two opportunities for enthusiastic Band 6 Health Visitors to join our supportive and forward-thinking team. Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (health visitors) work within Wiltshire Childrens Community Services to lead and deliver a high quality, proactive service for children and the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme. The aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes. We have 2 full-time roles available. Base: High Post, Technology House, High Post Business Park, Salisbury, SP4 6AT 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.
Main duties of the job Are you a passionate and motivated Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Health Visitor looking to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people, and families? We are excited to offer two opportunities for enthusiastic Band 6 Health Visitors to join our supportive and forward-thinking team. Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (health visitors) work within Wiltshire Childrens Community Services to lead and deliver a high quality, proactive service for children and the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme. The aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes. Main Responsibilities include acting as a public health lead for the health visiting skill mixed team within the defined population/locality area. The role is essential for delivering the universal reach of the Healthy Child Programme, assessing health needs, and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions for a personalised or targeted response. The candidate will further develop effective professional relationships with families and key partners.
About us HCRG Care Group is dedicated to transforming health and care services to improve the lives of individuals and communities. Established in 2006, it stands as one of the UK's leading independent providers in the domain of community health and care services. The company collaborates with health and care commissioners and community leaders to deliver outstanding services, focusing on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. With a diverse portfolio, HCRG Care Group supports a wide variety of services, including adult and children community health services, primary care services, and more. Across England, it aids millions of communities, providing direct services to over half a million people each year. Guided by simple values of care, intelligence, and action, HCRG Care Group is committed to delivering the highest standards of care, ensuring that communities receive compassionate and effective support.
Job description Job responsibilities Package Description:
Are you a passionate and motivated Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Health Visitor looking to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people, and families? We are excited to offer two opportunities for enthusiastic Band 6 Health Visitors to join our supportive and forward-thinking team.
Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (health visitors) work within Wiltshire Childrens Community Services to lead and deliver a high quality, proactive service for children and the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme. The aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes.
We have 2 full-time roles available.
Base:High Post, Technology House, High Post Business Park, Salisbury, SP4 6AT
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 systemsDesirable:
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
As a SCPHN Health Visitor you will be part of our valued team in our 0-19 Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality CommissionAbout the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes.We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, wesupportcommunities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We'recommittedto equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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Person Specification
Qualifications 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 interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families, Qualification in practice supervising/assessing for nurse learners, Working knowledge of tools and programmes used in health visiting, Car driver and use of car for work, Ability to work with electronic health records and IT systems
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 HCRG Care Group
Address HCRG Care Group
Wiltshire
SP4 6AT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)