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BANK Health Visitor
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,392.00 to £42,618.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £35392.00 - £42618.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 June 2024 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB1 3DF |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9448-24-0273 |
Summary
To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to identify the health needs of children and young people, their families and the community and contribute to developing a strategy to address individual identified needs as well as those needs within the community. This may include being the Lead Professional in the Early Help Hub Assessment Process To use knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care To identify health needs within a geographical corporate caseload/ community To clinically triage the single point of access as required in accordance with agreed procedures Promote local and national public health priorities Respond to health needs assessments by referring to other professionals (e.g. GPs, consultants, speech and language therapists), and statutory and voluntary agencies (e.g. social care, housing, HomeStart) To work with the Locality Lead to support children, young people and families who are considered to be vulnerable or at risk. To adhere to current safeguarding procedures, and participate in child protection case conferences and case review meetings as required Participate in all statutory processes in respect of safeguarding including provision of witness statements, court reports and court attendance Undertake programmes of care in partnership with parents, foster parents and other agencies, designed to safeguard children and minimise risk Identify children with special educational needs and disability and facilitate support and referrals to maximise developmental potential. Act as a key worker when indicated, ensuring effective, efficient and appropriate care plans To provide cover for colleagues as requested by your manager To plan evidence based health promotion programmes, order resources, compile teaching plans with aims, objectives and outcomes, and evaluate the sessions Actively promote community participation and work within a community development / capacity building framework within a multi-agency context To act as a health link for other agencies, e.g. Children centres, GPs, voluntary services, public and private agencies and work closely with partner agencies to promote the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families Demonstrate reflective and evidence-based practice and use this to influence strategy and policy development To be competent as a non-medical prescriber maintaining NMC registration and competencies To hold a special interest role and support other staff within the locality and service To link practice with local and national targets and deliver public health programmes based on current priorities and targets To contribute to the development of local policies and procedures relevant to their area of work To take responsibility for their own clinical practice including clinical supervision and to adhere to the NMC code of conduct To actively participate in reflective practice development through annual clinical observations To maintain live mentor status and contribute to a learning environment for SCPHNs, return to practice SCPHNs, new staff members and pre-registration students