Job summary
- Main area
- Sunderland 0-19 Service
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 421-CYPD-1914S-A
- Employer
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sunderland 0-19 Service
- Town
- Sunderland
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Health Visitor - Sunderland
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
**Applicants who have applied for this role in the last 6 months need not reapply**
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of children's public health nursing services in the North East of England. We are currently recruiting a Health Visitor to the Sunderland 0-19 Service,
Main duties of the job
We are proud to offer our Health Visitors:
- A full induction and training package
- Access to our fantastic 2-year Preceptorship Programme for Nurses in their first two years post qualification.
- A supportive learning environment with access to our community based Clinical Skills Educators
- First Line Leaders programme to help develop your leadership skills
- Support and guidance with revalidation
- The technology required to support with agile working
We are looking for new colleagues who possess strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to delegate and supervise staff, as well as the ability to recognise and escalate risk and contribute to control measures.
You must possess a full UK driving licence and have access to your own transport in order to meet service needs
Working for our organisation
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
Please note:
- Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
- Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
- Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are dedicated to working towards improved public health outcomes for children and families in the footprint, delivering high quality universal and targeted health visiting and school health services to meet the key improvement priorities for the population.
The Health Visitors role is to prevent ill health and promote positive holistic health care for an identified population and community and to take responsibility for ensuring the physical and mental health needs of families, acting as an advocate for the client and community.
Health Visitors plan, organise and deliver programmes of care in conjunction with the family and the multi-disciplinary team and undertake continuous on-going assessment of children, young people and families. They provide an evidenced based service to children, people, families and communities in accordance with National and Local Policy initiatives.
Please see the attached Job Description for more details
Person specification
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality is important in individuals practice
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification (HV) or equivalent Evidence of continuing professional development.
- NMC registration
- Highly developed specialist knowledge relevant to working with children and families underpinned by theory.
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Continued Professional development
- Nurse Prescribing
- 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
- Victoria Watson
- Job title
- Locality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07741700253
- Additional information
Rachael Holland - Interim Service Manager/Locality Manager - 07741700327
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