Health Visitor

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Join Suffolk County Councils 019 Healthy Child Service as a Health Visitor and help give every baby, child and family the best possible start in life.

This is a chance to practise relationship-based public health nursing in a service that is strengthening clinical standards, safeguarding, early help and support for families across Suffolk. You will lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (0-5), using your professional judgement to identify need early, reduce inequalities and make a lasting difference during the most important years of a childs development.

We have vacancies in the following areas: Stowmarket, Lowestoft, Waveney, Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury, Ipswich, Thurston, Hadleigh, Woodbridge, Felixstowe, High Suffolk.

Main duties of the job

As a named Health Visitor, you will:

• lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme (05), including universal contacts and targeted support
• build trusted relationships with families from pregnancy through the early years
• complete holistic assessments of child development, parental wellbeing, family context, risk and resilience
• identify safeguarding concerns early, escalate appropriately and work confidently with partners
• provide proportionate, evidence-based support for families with differing levels of need
• use family voice, local intelligence and data to improve access, quality and outcomes
• support colleagues, students and newly qualified practitioners through a positive learning culture.

About us

The team: You will join Suffolks Childrens Community Health Team, delivering the Healthy Child Programme across Suffolk as part of Public Health, Communities and Public Safety.

Our Health Visitors are specialist clinical public health leaders for children aged 05. Working within a supportive skill mix model, you will help families receive safe, accessible and proportionate support at the right time.

You will benefit from:

• a structured induction programme tailored to newly qualified Health Visitors
• a gradual and supported caseload build, with clear clinical oversight
• regular safeguarding, clinical and management supervision
• support from experienced Health Visitors, managers and practice educator
• protected development opportunities, reflective practice and ongoing learning
• 3 paid continuous professional development days to support development and revalidation (pro rata for part time)
• time to grow your confidence in complex assessment, safeguarding, partnership working and leadership of delegated practice.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main purpose of the job

As a Health Visitor in SuffolksChildrens Community Health Team, you will work as an autonomous SpecialistCommunity Public Health Nurse, leading delivery of the Healthy Child Programmefor children aged 05.

You will hold a defined caseloadwithin a locality and work as part of a skill mix team, including HealthVisitors and Healthy Child Practitioners. You will focus your time where needand risk are greatest, with delegated delivery of universal elements and clearclinical oversight.

You will useyour clinical judgement and public health expertise to improve health,wellbeing, safety and life chances for children and families from pregnancythrough to school readiness. This role combines direct work with families,safeguarding and risk management, and clinical leadership within the team.

Typical responsibilities of a role at this level

Lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme05, including antenatal, new birth, 68 week, 12 month and 22 year reviews.

Use specialist community public health nursingskills to assess need, risk, resilience and protective factors for babies,children and families.

Provide proportionate universal, targeted andspecialist support, prioritising children and families with the greatest need.

Safeguard babies, children and vulnerable adultsthroughconfident risk assessment, professional curiosity, timely escalation andeffective multi-agency working.

Maintain professional accountability fordelegated health visiting activity, providing supervision, direction andoversight to colleagues as required.

Promote public health priorities including familymental health, infant feeding, healthy weight, oral health, safer sleep,accident prevention, immunisation uptake, child development and schoolreadiness.

Use data, local intelligence and family voice tounderstand population need, reduce inequalities and improve access for familieswho may find services harder to reach.

Work within the NMC Code, SCPHN standards,clinical governance arrangements, safeguarding procedures and Suffolk CountyCouncil policies.

Work within the remit of the Patient SafetyIncident Response Framework (PSIRF)learning from incidents and helping to embed a culture of safety andcontinuous improvement across community health.

Adhere to Suffolk County Council and NMCpolicies on record keeping, maintaining accurate contemporaneous records at alltimes.

Take ownership for personal and professional development inline with requirements set out by the NMC re-validation process.

Aboutthe team

Suffolks Childrens Community Health Team delivers theHealthy Child Programme across Suffolk as part of Public Health, Communitiesand Public Safety. Health Visitors are the specialist clinical public healthleaders for children aged 05, working within a supportive skill mix model toprovide a safe, accessible and proportionate service for families.

The team is focused on:

delivering the Healthy Child Programme 05safely, consistently and in line with regional and national expectations

building trusted relationships with familiesfrom pregnancy through the early years

identifying need and risk early, includingsafeguarding concerns family mentalhealth and wider family pressures

supporting families in homes, Family Hubs,neighbourhood clinics and community settings according to need

using specialist Health Visitor leadership toguide delegated practice and strengthen clinical quality

reducing health inequalities by focusingadditional support where it can have the greatest impact

working withpartners so families experience a joined-up system.

What you will be expected to deliver in the role

What you will be expected to deliver in the role

Deliversafe, high-quality health visiting practice aligned to the refreshed HealthyChild Programme.

Completeholistic assessments considering child development, parental wellbeing, familycontext, safety and wider determinants of health.

Buildpurposeful, trusting relationships with families that support confidence,attachment and positive change.

Identifysafeguarding concerns early and take appropriate, timely action.

Act asLead Professional where required, coordinating clear and effective plans withfamilies and partners.

Provideclinical leadership, advice, delegation and supervision to colleagues withinthe health visiting skill mix team.

Maintainaccurate, timely and high-quality records, reports and plans in line withprofessional and information governance standards.

Useevidence, supervision, audit and feedback to continuously improve practice andoutcomes.

Supportstudents, newly qualified practitioners and colleagues through a positivelearning culture.

Contributeto improving access, quality and consistency across services.

Although this listprovides examples of what you will be doing its not intended to be exhaustive,and you will have personal objectives linked to our People Plans and Strategiesthat will be discussed and agreed with your line manager when you start.

Person Profile what you will bring to the team

Qualifications and professional registration

1.Current Nursing and Midwifery Councilregistration as a nurse or midwife.

2.Registered Specialist Community Public HealthNurse qualification in Health Visiting.

3.Evidence of continuing professional developmentrelevant to health visiting, safeguarding and public health nursing.

4.Practice assessor, supervision, leadership ormanagement qualification, or willingness to develop these skills.

Values andpersonal qualities

5.Demonstratespersonal values and behaviours aligned to our corporate WE ASPIRE values.

6.Demonstratescompassion, professionalism and respect in all interactions.

7.Passionateabout improving outcomes for children, young people and families.

8.Takes acan-do, solutions-focused approach, even in challenging situations.

9.Buildsstrong, trusting relationships with families from a wide range of backgrounds.

10.Showsprofessional curiosity and takes action when something does not feel right.

11.Resilientand confident working with complexity, uncertainty and risk.

12.Workscollaboratively as part of a team while maintaining professionalaccountability.

13.Usesreflection to continually develop and improve practice.

14.Flexible in approach to meet the demands of thepost and the priority of improving outcomes for children and families.

Specialist knowledge skills and experience

15.Strongknowledge of the Healthy Child Programme 05.

16.Confidentassessment, clinical decision-making and risk management skills in communitysettings.

17.Experienceof safeguarding children and contributing to multi-agency work.

18.Abilityto work autonomously, manage a caseload and prioritise competing risks.

19.Abilityto provide leadership, supervision, delegation and support within a team.

20.Skilledin engaging families who may have complex needs or barriers to accessingservices.

21.Abilityto use data, evidence and local intelligence to improve outcomes and reduceinequalities.

22.Strongwritten, verbal and digital communication skills.

23.Commitmentto reflective practice, learning, quality improvement and high standards.

Additional requirements

(These are required for this role, but it is not necessaryto demonstrate in your application)

24.An enhanced DBS check is required forthis role.

25.Ability to lift and carry equipment and/or babiesand young children

26.Available for deployment anywhere in Suffolk.

27. Ability to undertake out of hours workingif required.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, evenif you dont meet all the criteria, pleaseapply. Wed appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Travel requirements

You will need to travel, so you musteither hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personaltransport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through otherreasonable and suitable means.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Main purpose of the job

As a Health Visitor in SuffolksChildrens Community Health Team, you will work as an autonomous SpecialistCommunity Public Health Nurse, leading delivery of the Healthy Child Programmefor children aged 05.

You will hold a defined caseloadwithin a locality and work as part of a skill mix team, including HealthVisitors and Healthy Child Practitioners. You will focus your time where needand risk are greatest, with delegated delivery of universal elements and clearclinical oversight.

You will useyour clinical judgement and public health expertise to improve health,wellbeing, safety and life chances for children and families from pregnancythrough to school readiness. This role combines direct work with families,safeguarding and risk management, and clinical leadership within the team.

Typical responsibilities of a role at this level

Lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme05, including antenatal, new birth, 68 week, 12 month and 22 year reviews.

Use specialist community public health nursingskills to assess need, risk, resilience and protective factors for babies,children and families.

Provide proportionate universal, targeted andspecialist support, prioritising children and families with the greatest need.

Safeguard babies, children and vulnerable adultsthroughconfident risk assessment, professional curiosity, timely escalation andeffective multi-agency working.

Maintain professional accountability fordelegated health visiting activity, providing supervision, direction andoversight to colleagues as required.

Promote public health priorities including familymental health, infant feeding, healthy weight, oral health, safer sleep,accident prevention, immunisation uptake, child development and schoolreadiness.

Use data, local intelligence and family voice tounderstand population need, reduce inequalities and improve access for familieswho may find services harder to reach.

Work within the NMC Code, SCPHN standards,clinical governance arrangements, safeguarding procedures and Suffolk CountyCouncil policies.

Work within the remit of the Patient SafetyIncident Response Framework (PSIRF)learning from incidents and helping to embed a culture of safety andcontinuous improvement across community health.

Adhere to Suffolk County Council and NMCpolicies on record keeping, maintaining accurate contemporaneous records at alltimes.

Take ownership for personal and professional development inline with requirements set out by the NMC re-validation process.

Aboutthe team

Suffolks Childrens Community Health Team delivers theHealthy Child Programme across Suffolk as part of Public Health, Communitiesand Public Safety. Health Visitors are the specialist clinical public healthleaders for children aged 05, working within a supportive skill mix model toprovide a safe, accessible and proportionate service for families.

The team is focused on:

delivering the Healthy Child Programme 05safely, consistently and in line with regional and national expectations

building trusted relationships with familiesfrom pregnancy through the early years

identifying need and risk early, includingsafeguarding concerns family mentalhealth and wider family pressures

supporting families in homes, Family Hubs,neighbourhood clinics and community settings according to need

using specialist Health Visitor leadership toguide delegated practice and strengthen clinical quality

reducing health inequalities by focusingadditional support where it can have the greatest impact

working withpartners so families experience a joined-up system.

What you will be expected to deliver in the role

What you will be expected to deliver in the role

Deliversafe, high-quality health visiting practice aligned to the refreshed HealthyChild Programme.

Completeholistic assessments considering child development, parental wellbeing, familycontext, safety and wider determinants of health.

Buildpurposeful, trusting relationships with families that support confidence,attachment and positive change.

Identifysafeguarding concerns early and take appropriate, timely action.

Act asLead Professional where required, coordinating clear and effective plans withfamilies and partners.

Provideclinical leadership, advice, delegation and supervision to colleagues withinthe health visiting skill mix team.

Maintainaccurate, timely and high-quality records, reports and plans in line withprofessional and information governance standards.

Useevidence, supervision, audit and feedback to continuously improve practice andoutcomes.

Supportstudents, newly qualified practitioners and colleagues through a positivelearning culture.

Contributeto improving access, quality and consistency across services.

Although this listprovides examples of what you will be doing its not intended to be exhaustive,and you will have personal objectives linked to our People Plans and Strategiesthat will be discussed and agreed with your line manager when you start.

Person Profile what you will bring to the team

Qualifications and professional registration

1.Current Nursing and Midwifery Councilregistration as a nurse or midwife.

2.Registered Specialist Community Public HealthNurse qualification in Health Visiting.

3.Evidence of continuing professional developmentrelevant to health visiting, safeguarding and public health nursing.

4.Practice assessor, supervision, leadership ormanagement qualification, or willingness to develop these skills.

Values andpersonal qualities

5.Demonstratespersonal values and behaviours aligned to our corporate WE ASPIRE values.

6.Demonstratescompassion, professionalism and respect in all interactions.

7.Passionateabout improving outcomes for children, young people and families.

8.Takes acan-do, solutions-focused approach, even in challenging situations.

9.Buildsstrong, trusting relationships with families from a wide range of backgrounds.

10.Showsprofessional curiosity and takes action when something does not feel right.

11.Resilientand confident working with complexity, uncertainty and risk.

12.Workscollaboratively as part of a team while maintaining professionalaccountability.

13.Usesreflection to continually develop and improve practice.

14.Flexible in approach to meet the demands of thepost and the priority of improving outcomes for children and families.

Specialist knowledge skills and experience

15.Strongknowledge of the Healthy Child Programme 05.

16.Confidentassessment, clinical decision-making and risk management skills in communitysettings.

17.Experienceof safeguarding children and contributing to multi-agency work.

18.Abilityto work autonomously, manage a caseload and prioritise competing risks.

19.Abilityto provide leadership, supervision, delegation and support within a team.

20.Skilledin engaging families who may have complex needs or barriers to accessingservices.

21.Abilityto use data, evidence and local intelligence to improve outcomes and reduceinequalities.

22.Strongwritten, verbal and digital communication skills.

23.Commitmentto reflective practice, learning, quality improvement and high standards.

Additional requirements

(These are required for this role, but it is not necessaryto demonstrate in your application)

24.An enhanced DBS check is required forthis role.

25.Ability to lift and carry equipment and/or babiesand young children

26.Available for deployment anywhere in Suffolk.

27. Ability to undertake out of hours workingif required.

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, evenif you dont meet all the criteria, pleaseapply. Wed appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Travel requirements

You will need to travel, so you musteither hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personaltransport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through otherreasonable and suitable means.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• 15.Strong knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme 05.
• 16.Confident assessment, clinical decision-making and risk management skills in community settings.
• 17.Experience of safeguarding children and contributing to multi-agency work.
• 18.Ability to work autonomously, manage a caseload and prioritise competing risks.
• 19.Ability to provide leadership, supervision, delegation and support within a team.
• 20.Skilled in engaging families who may have complex needs or barriers to accessing services.
• 21.Ability to use data, evidence and local intelligence to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities.
• 22.Strong written, verbal and digital communication skills.
• 23.Commitment to reflective practice, learning, quality improvement and high standards.
• Additional requirements
• (These are required for this role, but it is not necessary to demonstrate in your application)
• 24.An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
• 25.Ability to lift and carry equipment and/or babies and young children
• 26.Available for deployment anywhere in Suffolk.

Qualifications

Essential

• 1.Current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration as a nurse or midwife.
• 2.Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification in Health Visiting.
• 3.Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to health visiting, safeguarding and public health nursing.
• 4.Practice assessor, supervision, leadership or management qualification, or willingness to develop these skills.

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• 15.Strong knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme 05.
• 16.Confident assessment, clinical decision-making and risk management skills in community settings.
• 17.Experience of safeguarding children and contributing to multi-agency work.
• 18.Ability to work autonomously, manage a caseload and prioritise competing risks.
• 19.Ability to provide leadership, supervision, delegation and support within a team.
• 20.Skilled in engaging families who may have complex needs or barriers to accessing services.
• 21.Ability to use data, evidence and local intelligence to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities.
• 22.Strong written, verbal and digital communication skills.
• 23.Commitment to reflective practice, learning, quality improvement and high standards.
• Additional requirements
• (These are required for this role, but it is not necessary to demonstrate in your application)
• 24.An enhanced DBS check is required for this role.
• 25.Ability to lift and carry equipment and/or babies and young children
• 26.Available for deployment anywhere in Suffolk.

Qualifications

Essential

• 1.Current Nursing and Midwifery Council registration as a nurse or midwife.
• 2.Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification in Health Visiting.
• 3.Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to health visiting, safeguarding and public health nursing.
• 4.Practice assessor, supervision, leadership or management qualification, or willingness to develop these skills.

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.
UK Registration

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

Additional information
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.
UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Suffolk County Council
Address

8 Russell Road

Ipswich

Suffolk

IP1 2BX

United Kingdom

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