Specialist Health Visitor
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 02 Medi 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £38,682.00 i £46,580.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 16 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Kingswinford, DY8 5ST |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9285-25-0332 |
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To have continuous responsibility and professional accountability for the management and prioritisation of a defined caseload including delegation of tasks to other members of the team, in consultation with the Childrens Assessment Service team leader making the best use of knowledge and skills within the team. Works as an autonomous practitioner assessing, planning and organising day to day caseload/workload using Trust recognised assessment and caseload management tools. To assess children under 5 years for Autism as part of a multidisciplinary assessment pathway following the NICE guidelines using assessment tools across, a variety of environments including clinic, patient home, school/nurseries and other community settings. To act as named Keyworker for each family during their childs Autism assessment, assessing health needs for children, families and communities whilst being responsive to their diverse needs. To lead, plan, implement and evaluate health enhancing activities, to facilitate access to preventative services and facilitate client participation through home visiting, community development, workshops, support groups and parenting programmes, working across agencies when necessary. To identify children and families in need of additional support through the Early Help Assessment guidelines. Initiating and taking the lead on family support meetings if required. To be able to identify the complex needs of Looked After Children, completing health needs assessment as Trust protocol. To act in accordance with current Dudley Safeguarding People Partnership Board and trust guidelines/policies to protect children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. To be able to frequently undertake tasks that require prolonged concentration skills, compiling critically factual reports and presenting this information which is often contentious in a formal situation e.g. case conference or court hearings, with potential for cross examination. To be able to deal with frequent exposure to highly distressing and emotional situations, bereavement of child/parent, postnatal depression, mental health issues, domestic abuse, substance/alcohol misuse, complex family situations and child protection issues, sudden infant/unexplained death of a child. To offer support and supervision to other team members to whom work may be delegated. To develop systems and processes that engage users of the service ensuring services are developed to meet need. To participate, fully, as a team member, attending team meetings, forums and utilising opportunities to share and develop specialist interest that contribute to service delivery and quality improvements. To provide specialised skills to clients within a variety of settings, using their ability to analyse, interpret and address the outcome e.g. the use of appropriate level of counselling skills. To work collaboratively with additional needs services to ensure relatives/carers are confident in carrying out care/treatment for children with additional needs. To develop and maintain effective communication networks with other health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies. To develop a workload and community profile in consultation with the Team Leader, team and public health colleagues, identifying those groups with specific health needs and implement and evaluate programmes of care to target groups. Ability to understand, explain and carry out interpretation of complex facts in relation to a clients condition. Taking appropriate action and giving advice in a professional manner to team members, family and other carers in such a way that protects and preserves their dignity. Including breaking bad news. To be responsible for ensuring that all data and contacts relating to their own Childrens Assessment Service activity is recorded accurately and timely. This includes electronic recording via RiO and/or other clinical systems specified by the Trust. To demonstrate a reasonable understanding and knowledge of a range of Microsoft applications. To demonstrate an awareness of budget management, commissioning and key performance indicators ensuring full participation and involvement in meeting specified targets and effective resource management. Compliance with Trust management and others in meeting statutory and local requirements of the Health and Safety Policy whilst taking reasonable care for the health and safety of self and others who may be affected by own actions or behaviours. Identifying issues in the workplace that may put health and safety at risk and having responsibility for timely action and accident / incident reporting. To participate in the recruitment of staff where indicated and to highlight to colleagues, the Team and the Trust the benefits of new ways of working whilst participating in the setting of team objectives.