Public Health 0-19 Practitioner - Health Visitor

Job overview

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Families’ Health and Wellbeing 0-19 Service delivering public health services to children and families across Staffordshire.

We have a part-time vacancy offering permanent roles for 33.75 hours a week for a Band 6 Public Health Practitioner (HV) based in the Lichfield 0-19 Universal team.

The Families’ Health and Wellbeing Service (0-19) in Staffordshire offers an integrated, flexible and family focused service providing high quality, compassionate, personalised support and care to Children and Young People across Staffordshire. You will be part of a team delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme for a varied, unique and diverse population, in a supportive skill mix team, working closely with our partner agencies across health, social care and the local authority. The successful applicant will need to work to the service specification and demonstrate the trust values at all times.  You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all aspects of safeguarding children.

We are committed to supporting professional and personal development of our staff and have excellent training opportunities that align with our integrated 0-19 service.

The successful applicant must have the ability to travel independently within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role.
• Work within their scope of practice
• Demonstrate at all times the Values of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
• Be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge.
• Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and hospitals.
• Be skilled in the assessment of children and young people’s care/ support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
• Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where  appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problems.
• Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management
• To deliver commissioned aspects of the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring key objectives and outcomes are achieved.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Qualifications and training

Qualified SCPHN- Health Visitor

Experience

Suitable for experienced or a newly qualified Health Visitor.

For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn