Description
The 0-19 service for the London Borough of Harrow offers Health Visiting and School Nursing to children and families. We are looking to recruit competent and motivated individuals with a dynamic approach to meeting the needs of Harrow's large and diverse population. This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic Band 6 Health Visitors to work in building our integrated 0-19 Service to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to families in Harrow.
The Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) will work as part of the 0-19 team delivering a high-quality, proactive service for children, young people, and their families. The aim of the service is to achieve equity of health outcomes for the local population through the provision of evidence-based and needs-led services.
Main duties of the job
- Contribute to the identification and assessment of child and family health needs and the delivery of a universal core service, targeted interventions, and public health interventions to children and their families within a defined locality.
- Work closely with local partners, particularly GPs, Children's Centres, and the local community and voluntary sector.
- Supervise community nursery nurses, community staff nurses, health care assistants, and students to ensure they are working to the standards which people using our services deserve.
- Contribute to the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MECSH) programme, a high-quality, evidence-based, nurse-led structured intervention for families needing extra support.
Job responsibilities
- Use clinical judgment and risk assessment to keep people using our services as safe as possible.
- Safeguard people by recognizing and responding when an adult or child might be at risk from abuse.
- Escalate safety concerns and act as effective advocates for those who use our services.
- Maintain accurate, legible, comprehensive records.
- Supervise the work of others and reflect on everyday practice to identify areas for improvement.
Person Specification
- Current and UK NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife.
- UK Registered Specialist Practitioner Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor).
- Evidence of relevant Continuous Professional Development.
- Numeracy skills required for the safe administration of medicines.
- Ability to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team and present cases.
- Maintaining accurate, timely, concise, and legible clinical records.
- Able to talk to people about sensitive issues in a supportive manner.
Benefits
- Access to a wide range of NHS benefits, including discounts, pensions, and various learning and development opportunities.