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Health Visitor - Children's Health
| Posting date: | 05 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £39,264.00 to £49,083.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £39264.00 - £49083.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 September 2024 |
| Location: | Sutton, SM1 1EA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0058-24-0020 |
Summary
The post holder will be employed by the London Borough of Sutton (LBS) but will work as part of the Sutton Health and Care Alliance (SHC). SHC is a partnership of key local health and care providers including the Council, Epsom and St Heliers NHS Trust, South West London and St Georges MH Trust and the GP Federation. The SHC Alliance was formed so that local health and care providers could work together to deliver high quality health and social care for Sutton residents. The SHC Alliance is already starting to deliver innovative services in Sutton that are providing joined-up care. The first of these is Sutton Health and Care at Home which went live in April 18. The post holder will work with the Head of Service to deliver the strategic vision for childrens services in the Borough, promoting interagency working between Health and Local Authority services to achieve the best outcomes for children in Sutton. The Health Visiting service is committed to the provision of comprehensive family health care, in partnership with family members, promoting health within the family and community to enable each individual to develop responsibility for their own health, thus empowering them to make optimum health choices. Health Visiting practice is underpinned by a systematic needs-related approach, the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, reflective based practice and the four principles of health visiting: To search for health needs To stimulate awareness of health To influence policies affecting health To facilitate health-enhancing activities Key Tasks: To deliver the Healthy Child Programme to the resident population in Sutton. To facilitate early identification of health needs and interventions for children to maximise their potential To ensure all vulnerable children are identified and appropriate support and interventions provided in a timely way.