Band 7 Health Visiting Team Leader (Yardley)

Job overview

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About the Service

There is a newly vacant post within the BFS Health Visiting Service in the Yardley District.

Do you have passion and commitment to public health and early intervention, and want to work in one of the most diverse and thriving cities in England?

We are excited to welcome applicants who are highly skilled, enthusiastic clinical practitioners and have a good understanding of the needs of children, young people and their families and want to be part of our journey to work as part of an integrated early years, health and wellbeing service.

The post holder will be a first level registered nurse with a Health Visiting Degree/Diploma/ Certificate and will work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Main duties of the job

The Team Leader- Health Visiting will be responsible for the clinical and professional management of a designated multidisciplinary team, to ensure safe and effective care.

Overseeing the effective and efficient use of skills and resources you will ensure the integrated workforce are organised to meet the needs of local children and families in line with the Early Years Specification and other local and national standards.

You will be responsible for line managing the Health Visitor team on a daily basis to ensure the delivery of evidence based care and advice to children and families.

You will provide clinical leadership and support to Health Visitors through clinical supervision and by acting as an exemplar of clinical practice and quality standards.

You will engage effectively with key partners and the community to develop services that address the early year’s high impact areas and the individual needs of children and families.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for the clinical and professional management of a team of Health Visitors within their allocated  District and will provide clinical leadership and support to Health Visitors through clinical supervision and acting as a model of exemplar in terms of clinical practice and quality standards.

We welcome applicants to join our team with the following skills and knowledge:

• Ability to adapt and embrace new ways of working
• Ability to work autonomously within corporate and integrated teams
• Inclusive leadership with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of the current health and early years agenda and priorities.

We provide an NHS pension, corporate iHV membership and on-going training and development opportunities e.g. UNICEF training, Promotional Guidance training, and Perinatal Mental Health training.

You will be working alongside our clinical specialists, clinical team leaders, service managers and our safeguarding team.