Job description

Job responsibilities

• To provide support to families within a variety of community settings under the direction of the Health Visitor, taking into account the diverse social, health and wellbeing needs of the community
• To plan and deliver health enhancing activities for children and their families to include working in groups, child health clinics, developmental review clinics, and on an individual basis
• To support breastfeeding and parent infant relationships applying the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards
• Maintain a family-centred public health approach as a framework for identifying and delivering health care interventions and key public health message
• To work in partnership with Children Centres, Early Years settings and other partnership agencies
• To promote the health and well-being of the local population
• To act as a supervisor/assessor for pre-registration nursing students and support new staff by providing suitable learning environments and experience
• Undertake child health needs assessments and health promotion activity
• Be responsible for managing own caseload and prioritise work to ensure all tasks are actioned in a timely fashion according to level of need
• Work as an autonomous practitioner taking responsibility for care given to babies, children and families but also work as a team member
• Take responsibility for monitoring own practice under local operational procedures, being responsible for own professional decisions and actions, including knowing when to refer to the senior colleagues when aspects of work are assessed to be outside of competence
• Be confident in the identification and safe management of vulnerable and safeguarding families, adhering to local safeguarding polices and escalating concerns when necessary
• Attend safeguarding meetings as requested by locality Health Visitor. Share health information, participate in formulating agreed actions for the baby/child and family and complete identified actions within set timescales as appropriate. Document all information and share with locality Health Visitor
• Manage all records in line with the Trust Health Records Policy, departmental Guidelines for Record Keeping and the NMC Code of Conduct
• Have a clear understanding of specific IT systems used within CNWL including Outlook and SystmOne. Ensure all training is attended to ensure proficiency when using the system
• Undertake risk assessments prior to undertaking home visits
• Implement plans of care using evidence-based criterion to rationalise professional decisions and actions. Monitor progress and adapt plans to maximise health benefits for client
• Signpost and refer to other specialist services for support and intervention
• Use a range of skills to communicate taking account of culture, ethnicity, language, disabilities, developmental age and environmental setting
• Be aware of childrens safeguarding policy and procedure. Ensure mandatory safeguarding training is up to date. Attend all teaching and supervision sessions to remain compliant with local and trust policy and guidance
• Actively participate in team discussions and help to support service development and projects
• Be responsible for revalidation and maintaining up to date and accurate registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct
• Takes responsibility for own continuous professional development, maintaining professional knowledge and competence in line with personal development plan agreed at supervision and annual appraisal
• Ensure all mandatory training is updated annually or as specified, including attendance at service specific training as per local schedule
• Monitor own practice to ensure specialist knowledge is maintained through further education, study days, experiential learning and that practice is evidence base
• Recognise personal distress when highly emotive or unpredictable circumstances arise and seek support and advice from colleagues, management team and / or Trust provided services as preferred
• Consistently practice as a role model and contribute to creating and maintaining a high performing team

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Current Nursing or Midwifery NMC Registration or about to qualify as a Registered Nurse

Desirable

• Children's Safeguarding Training
• Teaching/Mentorship Training

Experience

Essential

• Working independently and as a part of a team
• Evidence of caseload management
• Evidence of multi-agency working

Desirable

• Expereince of working with families and children

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Organsisational skills and able demonstrate leadership skills
• Excellent verbal, non verbal, written and interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme and current public health guidance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shipley Coourt

March End Road

Newport Pagnell/Milton keynes

MK16 8EA