Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visitors - Northumberland
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 22.5 hours per week (22.5 hours part time available.)
- Job ref
- 421-CCS-1138R
- Employer
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ashington Family Hub
- Town
- Ashington
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/05/2024
Employer heading
Health Visitor - Northumberland
NHS AfC: Band 6
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. We also provide children’s services in the North East in County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJ’s Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in what we value: Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.
Job overview
We welcome applications for a qualified SCPHN Health Visitor to join our 0-19 team in Northumberland. The post holder will be based in either Ashington Family Hub, within an established skill mixed team. The team comprises of Health Visitors, Public Health Staff Nurses and Family Health practitioner's to deliver the 0 to 5 component of the Healthy Child Programme.
Various hours are available.
Main duties of the job
The Health Visiting role is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme as part of a one team approach, planning, delivering and evaluating an efficient and cost effective service for an identified population, you will be delivering the National and Local Public Health agendas in response to identified health and social need working with partner agencies in a strategic, creative and holistic way to ensure best outcomes for children, young people and families.
The HV is responsible for leading and delivering the Healthy Child Programme against the 6 early years high impact areas, ensuring services are provided within the tiered model approach- building community capacity, universal, universal plus and universal partnership plus.
They will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to deliver under pressure and able to work in a rapidly changing environment.
Working for our organisation
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJs Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in our values of Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career within the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust provides children's services in North Yorkshire, County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead, Sunderland, Northumberland and Wakefield. We also provide care for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full list of duties is available in the job description attached.
For more information please contact Sam Anderson (Service Manager) - 07741700427 or Ally McCudden (Locality manager) - 07812394533
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification (HV)/ or equivalent Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge relevant to working with children and families underpinned by theory.
Desirable criteria
- children's Nurse
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of partnership working.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in leading teams in the provision of health services to children, young people and families.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Ally McCudden
- Job title
- Locality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812394533
- Additional information
Sam Anderson
Service Manager
07741700427
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