Health Visitor

Job description

Job overview

Join Our Team - Make a Difference in Wolverhampton

Are you a passionate and motivated Health Visitor - either experienced or newly qualified - who wants to make a real impact in the lives of children and families? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Wolverhampton Health Visiting Service is entering an exciting period of growth and development. As part of this expansion, we're looking for enthusiastic and dynamic Health Visitors to join our 0-19 Health Visiting Team.

You will be part of the Bilston Health Visiting Team.

We are seeking individuals with strong leadership and clinical skills who are eager to contribute to the future of our service and support the families in our community.

Why Join us?

Be part of a forward-thinking and supportive team

Help shape services that make a lasting difference to children and families

What We're Looking For:

A car owner/driver - travel across Wolverhampton is essential

A qualified Health Visitor who is committed to delivering high standards of care

Someone who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and families

Main duties of the job

Your Key Responsibilities:

Be professionally accountable for maintaining high standards of practice in line with regulatory requirements

Manage a defined caseload, delivering efficient and effective care

Champion safe and effective clinical practice

Enhance the experience of children and families in our service

Contribute to achieving organisational goals

Deliver universal, preventative healthcare through the Healthy Child Programme

Work in partnership with external stakeholders to ensure families access the full range of support available

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifiacation

Essential criteria

• NMC Registration

Experience

Essential criteria

• Health Visitor experience

Communication skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of communication skills.

Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant's qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants' qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Visa/Sponsorship Information

In line with UKVI requirements, the Trust is unable to sponsor any applicants for Skilled Woker Visas who do not meet the minimum eligibility requirements including applicable salary thresholds and concessions. Before applying, please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK, or that the role is eligible for sponsorship. For more information, please visit: