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Health Visitor | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Job details
Posting date: 27 January 2025
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £37,338 - £44,962 Dependant on previous experience
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 26 February 2025
Location: Blackburn, BB2 4NU
Company: East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6963830/435-F137-24-B

Summary


To work as part of the 0-19 Universal Health Service and to provide strong clinical leadership and supervision to an integrated 0 -19 skill mixed team.  

Previous applicants need not apply.

To lead on the delivery of the Health Child Programme 0-5 To provide family centred, evidence based public health service that aims to proactively improve health outcomes for a defined caseload, population or community, reducing the risks and impact of health inequalities by working in partnership with families, communities and other professionals. This will be achieved through delivery of the model of health visiting at a community, universal, targeted and specialist level. Safeguarding is embedded within the model considering safe and effective management of risk for children, young people and families.

To work as part of the 0-19 Universal Health Service and to provide strong clinical leadership and supervision to an integrated 0 -19 skill mixed team.   To lead on the delivery of the Health Child Programme 0-5 To provide family centred, evidence based public health service that aims to proactively improve health outcomes for a defined caseload, population or community, reducing the risks and impact of health inequalities by working in partnership with families, communities and other professionals. This will be achieved through delivery of the model of health visiting at a community, universal, targeted and specialist level. Safeguarding is embedded within the model considering safe and effective management of risk for children, young people and families. Key Relationships • Service Manager/Team Leader/Practice Teacher • Specialist Public Health Nurse/Public Health Staff Nurses/Mental Health Practitioners/Senior Child Health Workers/Child Health Support Workers/Link Workers • Nursery and Early Years provision • Midwifery services • Social Services Agencies • Criminal Justice Agencies • Safeguarding team/CSE team/CIOC team • Local authority early help, support and intervention services • Drug and alcohol services • Sexual health services • GP’s • Paediatric therapies • Paediatric nurses • Paediatricians • Voluntary sector

Since 1 April 2017, the 0-19 Universal Service has worked in partnership with Blackburn with Darwen Local Authority and other voluntary and community sector providers to deliver the new, integrated, Healthy Child Programme. The new programme will build on previous achievements in the borough by bringing together health visiting, school nursing, specialist infant feeding and other services to be provided by partners in the third sector aiming towards achieving a consolidated public health service. The area of ELHT footprint covers a wide area and you will be expected to be flexible to meet the needs of the service; however, localities often remain the same.

Please see the attached job description and person specification which includes the job description and main responsibilities for this role.


This advert closes on Monday 10 Feb 2025