Health Visitor | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum /pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | Sussex, BN21 2UD |
| Company: | ESHT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6264228/374-LBAM-123-E |
Summary
Are you looking for a better way of working?
Who are we?
In East Sussex our highly innovative Early Help 0-19 Service puts health visiting at the very heart of support for families with children from 0-5yrs across the county. Now, we are looking for qualified health visitors who want to be part a dynamic, committed and integrated team of highly trained, early help professionals who effectively work together ensuring the needs of families are at the centre of everything we do.
We recognise that each family is unique and the service we deliver must accommodate families’ changing needs. In order to deliver that level of service we operate a transparent culture where we encourage creative thinking and innovative practice.
Believing our workforce to be our greatest asset, we provide unparalleled levels of supervision and staff support with a strong focus on staff wellbeing
A programme of in-house clinical and professional development via conference style events, communities of practice and clinical update days
Development opportunities via delivery of clinical supervision and champion roles
Involvement in service development and quality improvement via working groups and audit.
For more information about our teams and why you should join us click here - Health visiting in East Sussex
Who are you?
You are a fully qualified Health Visitor with aBSc SCPHN degree. You may have just completed your training.
Crucially, you will be able to address sensitive issues with families in a clear and supportive way.
You can maintain good interpersonal relationships with colleagues, partners and families.
You enjoy providing preventative and educational support for families, new staff and students according to their needs.
Your work contributes directly to the Public Health Agenda in addressing the 6 high impact areas.
You share our values, demonstrate compassion and a desire to contribute the improvement and development of the service.
You will be a reflective and emotionally intelligent practitioner who understands the true value of supervision and support and acts as a professional role model at all times.
You are keen to continue developing your knowledge of safeguarding children, recognising concerns and how to escalate them appropriately.
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us
This advert closes on Friday 10 May 2024
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