Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Health Visitor - Homeless Health Visitor
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-SOUTH-7181026
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wandsworth
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 26/05/2025
Employer heading
Specialist Health Visitor - Homeless Health Visitor
Band 7
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Homelessness is an increasing public health challenge impacting the health and well-being of children and their families placed in temporary housing. Children and their families are often displaced from their communities and, in particular, their schools. Boroughs can have multiple locations where homeless families are housed.
The post holder will work in partnership to best meet the needs of homeless children and families seeking to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes. To aim for the best possible input and outcomes for children in their first 1001 days and until they reach school age. This includes safeguarding children and young people identified as at risk of harm. To act as a resource for the mainstream 0-19 service providing expert advice and guidance. To act as an advocate for homeless families with relevant stakeholders but particularly with local authorities and MPs. To work to influence policies affecting the health and wellbeing of residents in homeless and temporary accommodation.
Main duties of the job
- Manage an enhanced caseload of families who are residing in temporary accommodation
- Providing the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme and 5-19 Healthy Child Programme, liaising with their named school nurse.
- Work in collaboration with local statutory and mainstream services to ensure that families become confident in accessing health and support services.
- Initiate, plan, and coordinate the care of children and families in consultation and collaboration with other professionals.
- Be aware of and act in accordance with CLCH's clinical standards.
- Initiate and participate in evidence-based practice and audit, to ensure development of good practice, effective use of resources, and maintenance of standards.
Find out more information about working and living in South West London here - https://clch.nhs.uk/job/working-clch/clch-southwestlondon#!/select_sector
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here:https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
- Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training.
Desirable criteria
- Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Health visiting experience in managing complex and safeguarding situations.
- Be able to coordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets.
- Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
- Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others
- Experience of assessing, planning, and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans
- Experience of evidence-based care.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of recent developments in national health service policy
- Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to the area of work and professional practice
- Knowledge of current health legislation [including Change for Children agenda, Children’s Plan, etc.)
- Current knowledge of child protection issues
Key Atrributes
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Desirable criteria
- Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Adenike Aderibigbe
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07769286937
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