Health Visitor, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Job overview

Health Visitor, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Do you want to work as a Health Visitor, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in one of the most vibrant, diverse and rewarding areas in West London? Joining Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust in Hillingdon can offer you the opportunities and experiences you are looking for. At CNWL we are fully committed to improving the health of all families living in Hillingdon and helping to ensure that all children fulfil their potential.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a qualified Health Visitor. You will work autonomously as part of the Integrated Early Years Service (Health Visiting & Family Support) managing a designated caseload of children and families, in order to improve their health and enable them to reach their full potential.

You will work collaboratively with other agencies to provide high quality care to children and families. Child protection work will involve gathering and analysing information to make informed assessments, appropriate referrals and participating and contributing at case conferences and core group meetings.

You will support public health initiatives in line with local and national priorities which promote, protect and improve the health of the population and reduce health inequalities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Health Visitors contribute to the provision of safe and reliable services by:

• Using their clinical judgement and risk assessments to keep the people using our services as safe as possible
• Safeguarding people by recognising and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse but also recognising their own limits and asking for help and escalate concerns when necessary.
• Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
• Being open and transparent about their own practice.
• Supervising the work of others.
• Reflecting on everyday practice to identify areas where improvements in safety or quality can be made.
• Working with others to create a culture of continuous improvement.
• Maintaining accurate, legible, comprehensive records.
• Maintaining compliance with their mandatory training requirements. Health Visitors often work with children and families who have complex needs and contribute to the effectiveness of services by: Providing skilled, evidence based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures. Working with children and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs. Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to children and families but also work as team members. Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by: communicating well with all members of the team understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives. reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in team meetings encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes Being confident, autonomous practitioners who take responsibility for the care they give to families but also take responsibility for overseeing the work of others in the team.
• Providing skilled, evidence based care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures.
• Working with children and families in all stages of the care planning process including assessing risks and needs.
• Working as autonomous practitioners and taking responsibility for the care they give to children and families but also work as team members.
• Contributing to creating and maintaining high performing teams by:
• communicating well with all members of the team
• understanding their role in the team and how they help the team achieve its’ objectives.
• reflecting on their own practice regularly and encouraging the whole team to reflect on their practices in team meetings
• encouraging the team to learn from adverse events or respond to data analysis from audits or benchmarking exercises and implement sustainable initiatives which improve clinical outcomes

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.