Health Visitor

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Shropshire Community Health Trust to appoint an enthusiastic Health Visitor to join the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 Telford Service. The post will be for the Community First Team, dedicated to delivering the universal and universal plus elements of the Healthy Child Programme and early preventative interventions. The candidate will need to be flexible as they may be required to work within the family first team, who support those children and families who require a safeguarding response.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received. We advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Our forward-thinking, innovative, and dynamic Healthy Child Programme 0-19 Telford service supports health and wellbeing programmes for all children and young people living in Telford and Wrekin. We are looking for a motivated individual with experience of working with children, young people, and families. You should have the ability to lead and work within a skill mixed team and deliver allocated components of the Healthy Child Programme. The post holders will have a lead role in maximising the health of children, families, and the community.

Your role will require you to work in partnership with partner agencies and providers to promote and enhance the health and well-being of children and families. You must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford, and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting, and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers, and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services, and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients, and the public to innovate and improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life and a good work-life/home-life balance.

16 January 2025

Agenda for change

Band 6

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Permanent

Full-time, Flexible working

825-6754317-OPS-B

0-19 Telford SCHT
14 Leonard Street
Oakengates, Telford
TF2 6EU

Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.

Essential

• NMC Registered
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor qualification
• Evidence of broader and recent CPD
• Nurse prescriber (HV)

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of child protection/safeguarding.
• Experience of working with children and young people
• Experience in multi-agency and collaborative working

Essential

• IT skills and computer literacy
• Ability to undertake critical appraisal of research
• Ability to analyse complex data and present findings
• Safeguarding Policies and Procedure
• Health Needs Assessment
• Clinical Governance - Application to service Improvement and patient safety
• Common Assessment Framework
• Adaptable and flexible to changing needs of client group

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

0-19 Telford SCHT
14 Leonard Street
Oakengates, Telford
TF2 6EU

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/