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Job summary

Main area
Health Visiting
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
220-WHT-8346514
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Highbury Grange health visiting team
Town
Islington
Salary
£47,951 - £56,863 Per Annum Including HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/11/2026 23:59

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Whittington Health NHS Trust logo

Bright Start Health Visitor

NHS AfC: Band 6

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Job overview

Would you like to join a health visiting team who work in an integrated Bright Start Service improving outcomes for children and families?

We have a full time permanent position available and an opportunity for you to join and experience delivering and leading  the Healthy child programme and Best Start Local Plan within an integrated team.

 You will be supported through a comprehensive training programme and given opportunities to work within a variety of integrated workshops as part of your professional development.

Main duties of the job

Leadership

To support the development of a well-functioning integrated team by modelling effective team working.
To support the Team Lead to develop team objectives and organise and evaluate the service delivery.                                                                                                                   To directly manage members of the team in line with Trust policy providing regular supervision,
annual appraisal and any identified additional support or training as required.
To actively participate in service development.
To agree and participate in audit, quality improvement initiatives following agreed policy and protocol.

Clinical

To support the delivery of Healthy Child Programme for a geographical area within the Bright Start locality.
To be competent in the use of the Trust electronic clinical record system following Trust guidelines in its use. (RIO)
To be responsible to work/lead to deliver the Healthy Child Programme for a geographical area within the Bright Start locality with health and early years colleagues
To undertake evidence based child and family health assessments and develop child/family plans in partnership with children and carers.
To undertake the Early Help assessment and attend professional multi agency meetings as required.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be expected to work across organisational and professional boundaries delivering innovative and engaging services which impact on outcomes for families and children. This work will be undertaken in a variety of settings including health centres, children centres, Best Start Family Hubs and will be delivered as home visits and group sessions

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Health Visiting professional qualification, with entry onto the 3rd part of the NMC Register
  • Evidence of continuing post registration education and training.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills: IT, written and oral
  • Knowledge of change management methodology and its application.
  • High levels of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs, including the delivery of public health programmes.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of current legislation and NICE guidance relating to all aspects of the HCP
  • Knowledge and ability to apply audit and Quality Improvement methodology.
  • Understanding of the local and national safeguarding procedures and its application to the role.
  • Knowledge and understanding of application of the Clinical Governance Framework.
  • Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution.
  • Ability to work without direct supervision, to plan, organise, review and prioritise own workload and that of others.
  • Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to work and professional practice.
  • Ability to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with the Islington Bright Start vision.
  • Awareness of Equal Opportunities and Valuing Diversity
  • Willingness to support and facilitate the learning of others in the practice environment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident leaderInvestors in PeopleImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerDisability confident committed

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Pooja Shah
Job title
Bright start Central locality manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07785954454
Additional information

Tayyiba Cousins  

HV Team Leader

Bright Start Central- Highbury Grange HV team

Email:   [email protected]

Mobile:07469363362

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