SCPHN Strengthening Families Team

Job overview

To lead the Healthy Children Programme 0-19 (Health Visiting and School Nursing) contributions to safeguarding for children and families. This will be established through collaborative working with other professionals to offer HCP specialist level to children, YP and their families.

The main role of the Strengthening families lead practitioner is to be the delegated named Health Visitor or School Nurse for children and families requiring specialised evidence-based support.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE A HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for assessing and identification of emerging complex health needs and providing responsive, tailored personalised care for specific caseload of families who have complex needs through a holistic, multiagency approach. As well as contributing to the public health agenda.

The post holder will have in depth knowledge of complexities which are supportive of children and families requiring specialist interventions. They will understand the roles of multi agencies which are available to support and assist families on their own caseload and will provide expert advice and guidance as required.

The post will support the access for children, young people and families to the most appropriate health provision so that they access the ‘right help at the right time’. This will be established through collaborative working with other health, social care, and education providers.

To hold a caseload of children, young people and families with complex and additional needs.

The post holder will be a highly skilled and experienced health visitor or school nurse (SCPHN) who will act as an expert resource to the 0-19 HCP team whilst maintaining a caseload.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work closely within and with multi-disciplinary teams in addressing a range of complex care and support issues across a spectrum of needs, developing positive relationships across the safeguarding partnership including engagement of staff within the HCP 0-19 service
• To provide responsive, individualised packages of care reflecting child/family’s needs in partnership with parents and professionals.
• To provide one to one support and coordinate the support provided by other professionals to families with complex needs.
• To deliver evidence based interventions which are proportional to the needs of the child/family.
• To work with parents to empower families to make sustainable changes, ensuring families are fully recognised with appropriate support and challenge to bring about effective change in family behaviours.
• To focus on the voice of the child and the family to achieve positive outcomes; with the voice of the child at the centre of care delivery.
• To work within family hubs as part of collaborative working supporting  children and families with complex needs
• Implementation of parental engagement strategies maintaining parental involvement in care
• To prepare conference reports, attend ICPC’s and RCPC’s and core groups and any other professional meetings, undertaking and fulfilling the role of the Strengthening Families Lead Practitioner.
• To support parental resilience and social connections and promotion of positive parenting
• To support an open environment where families feel free to explore their difficulties and needs.
• Utilise professional challenge in practice ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the children/families