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Job overview

Working as part of the Health Visiting Team, senior practitioner will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in accordance with national and local strategy/guidance. This will include the provision of antenatal and postnatal period programmes conducting universal mandated checks and packages of care in line with evidence based practice. Post holders will play an integral part in the development and evaluation of the 0-5 service with a key responsibility for supporting the District Managers to ensure that the teams are reaching the required standards and suggesting quality improvements were appropriate. The post holder will support the District Manager in ensuring that all staff have the appropriate competencies for undertaking their respective roles, and up to date training to enable them to respond effectively to the health needs of all families and children. The post holder will work with other senior roles to ensure that developments in the service are embedded and the intended outcomes achieved. Senior practitioners will support the training and education of colleagues gaining community Health Visiting experience, providing appropriate feedback.

Main duties of the job

Band 7 Senior Practitioners work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Band 7 Senior Practitioners are expected to have a key leadership role, acting as a role model for others. They will communicate and maintain excellent working relationships with all those that use, commission and work within the services delivered. They will undertake direct clinical work for a minimum 80% of their time. Band 7 Senior Practitioners are responsible for ensuring that the team provides effective care planning which meets professional standards and is in collaboration with their services users and carers. They facilitate reflection on the service delivery and identification of quality improvement work. 

Working for our organisation

One of the largest community NHS trusts in the UK, KCHFT are rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. We’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of care to patients and deliver excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values Compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

 

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, which leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. So, all our colleagues have equal access to career opportunities.

 

Flexibility is another way we do this. In the NHS, we’re reminded every day how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement without having to sacrifice time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

 

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