Specialist Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor)

Job summary

Main duties of the job

As a SCPHN (HV) you will lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme. You will travel across the beautiful Worcestershire countryside and through our towns to visit families at home, in clinic and at locations to meet their needs. Leading a skill mix team, you will work collaboratively to deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions. Your knowledge of local and national issues that impact on the 0-5 population will support your practice. You will have the opportunity to champion public health priorities, promoting health equity and early intervention through High Impact Area groups and MECSH. Through monitoring outcomes using evidence-based tools you will strive to improve service delivery through innovative practice. Multi-agency working is key to this role, and you will need to be confident working with other professionals to empower the most vulnerable families to make positive change. You will be confident in your decision making and report writing.

Job responsibilities

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.

What we offer;

• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
• Wide range of supportive staff networks
• Health and wellbeing opportunities

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