Health Visitor

Job Description

Suffolk County Council are looking for a Health Visitor to join our team based in Lowestoft and Waveney. You will join us on a full time or part time, permanent basis, working from 18.5 to 37 hours per week. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £34,373 - £40,455 per annum (pro rata if part time).Suffolks Health (0-19) and Childrens Centres provide services for parents/carers, children and young people, focusing on prevention and early intervention to support children, young people and their families to achieve their best outcomes. Health Visitorslead the Healthy Child Programme (DoH, 2009) for children 0-5 years of age which provides a universal and targeted service tailored to the individual needs of the families in our care.As our Health Visitor, you will:

• Be working directly with families to help support the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual wellbeing of expectant parents, babies, and children, from pregnancy to 5 years
• Working in partnership with the Health and Childrens Centre Manager, lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 0-5 (HCP) assessing, planning, delivering high-quality care (in partnership with the team) and evaluating the outcomes of this with thefamilies involved.

Your responsibilities as our Health Visitor will include:

• Offering universal contacts at key milestones, whilst prioritising the needs of families on a universal plus and partnership plus pathway as outlined in the Health and Childrens Centre Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and in accordance with the clinicalgovernance framework
• Working in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, and other regulatory guidelines, ensuring your NMC registration is maintained
• Through effective practice and multiagency working, safeguarding children and young people, which will include participation in safeguarding meetings and undertaking all relevant assessments
• Acting as Lead Professional for named families, being the key contact with the family and liaising with other agencies and services to provide a joined-up response.

To become our Health Visitor, you will need:

• To be a qualified Health Visitor or nearing the completion of your SCPHN course
• To be a registered adult, paediatric, mental health, learning disability nurse or midwife
• The ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills
• To model the We ASPIRE values.

The teamYou will play a key role in ensuring the best possible start in life for children in Suffolk.Working with and supporting families in the crucial early years of a childs life, you will:

• Have a profound impact on the lifelong health and wellbeing of young children and their families
• Help families and young children overcome the challenges that they face
• Provide expert advice, information, assessments, and interventions.

With Suffolk County Council, you can work in this uniquely rewarding role and be part of our innovative multi-agency team-focused approach with social care and childrens centres.We will offer you:

• E robust learning and development programme
• Solihull Approach Training to strengthen early intervention work with families
• Peer supervision, management and child protection supervision
• Training for support parents from the antenatal period
• Bespoke induction programme and preceptorship for those that are newly qualified

Additional benefits:

• We can offer LG (Local Government) or NHS Pension, subject to meeting the current requirements
• Enhanced entitlement to annual leave, dependent on length of continuous service which recognises both NHS and SCC service
• Access to relocation packages of up to £8,000
• Access to a car leasing scheme
• Free on-site car parking in all Council buildings
• Flexible working options and our commitment to supporting health and wellbeing
• Staff networks which are open to staff, councillors and partners that share similar characteristics, life experiences, values and beliefs.

We positively encourage the use of technology to communicate and engage, but in this role, you will need to travel, so you must either hold a full and current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of therole through other reasonable and suitable meansWhy not click Apply today to find out more about the role and be considered as our Health Visitor - we would love to hear from you!Closing date: 11.30pm, 18th April 2022This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.