# Bright Start Health Visitor

**Company**: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
**Location**: Islington
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £47951.00 to £56863.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Bright Start Health Visitor to join our integrated Bright Start Service in Islington, improving outcomes for children and families. The successful candidate will work as part of a skill mix team to deliver The Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years.

**Job 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:**

- Health Visiting professional qualification, with entry onto the 3rd part of the NMC Register

- Evidence of continuing post registration education and training

- 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 of current legislation and NICE guidance relating to all aspects of the HCP

- Understanding of the local and national safeguarding procedures and its application to the role

- Ability to work without direct supervision, to plan, organise, review and prioritise own workload and that of others

**Benefits:**

- Comprehensive training programme

- Opportunities for professional development

**Terms and Conditions:**

- Fixed term contract for 12 months

- Full-time, part-time, flexible working, and compressed hours available

- Band 6 salary: £47,951 to £56,863 per annum

## Skills

### Required
- Health Visiting professional qualification
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge of change management methodology
- High levels of clinical skills
- Knowledge of current legislation and NICE guidance

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