Description
Every day our Health Visitors provide high-quality healthcare in people's homes or at convenient local clinics and children's centres, helping children and families to stay well, manage their own health with the right support, and avoid unnecessary visits or long stays in hospital.
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (LGT) have exciting opportunities available for passionate and committed Health Visitors across the borough of Lewisham. We are looking for candidates with excellent clinical and communication skills to join our 0-5 yrs skill mix teams contributing to the delivery of 'The Healthy Child Programme'.
Main Duties of the Job
- Provide high-quality health visiting services to a defined population employing the principles of health visiting (CETHV 1977)
- Maintain and improve health and life chances for children and families through health needs assessment, health promotion, and the initiation and participation in public health strategies
- Work collaboratively with primary care and develop and maintain close communication with GPs, members of the primary health care team, social care, and health and other service providers
- Assess, develop, and implement individualized care plans for each child based on a needs assessment, in consultation with parents/carers
- Provide a health visiting service in the home, in child health clinics, and other settings
- Promote and support breastfeeding, identify and support those at risk of postnatal depression, encourage smoking cessation, and support families in their parenting
- Support clients with mental health issues and take part in psychological assessment reviews
- Work within the Trust's Child Protection Policies and Procedures as related to the 1989 Children's Act, the current Pan London agreement, the Laming Report, and recommendations from part 8 reviews
Benefits
- Robust preceptorship programme for newly qualified Health Visitors
- Outstanding safeguarding support from our safeguarding team
- Corporate membership with the iHV
- Comprehensive suite of training opportunities for health visiting staff to support revalidation and professional development
- Employee assistance scheme
- Inner high-cost area supplement for working in London
- Flexible working and condensed hours
Requirements
- RGN Part 1 or 12 NMC
- RHV/Specialist Practitioner Qualification in Health Visiting
- Education to first-degree level or equivalent
- Evidence of Continuing Personal and Professional Developments
- Registered Nurse Prescriber
- Ability to prioritize workload, working to deadline
- Experience of leading and managing a team
- Good working knowledge of child protection
- Experience of working with professionals from local statutory and voluntary agencies