Health Visitor

The Role

The main role for the Health Visitor (HV) is to be the designated named HV for all Children within their caseload from antenatal to school entry age, excluding the unborn child. This requires the HV to commence the child’s planning process. To discharge these responsibilities the postholder will have a responsibility to monitor the child’s wellbeing and assess if a need is identified.

They will work in partnership with the child’s family and all involved agencies to produce a child’s plan which will require to be monitored.

In discharging these responsibilities the postholder is responsible and accountable for maintaining clinical, staff and information governance.

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

Registration requirements

• Registered nurse or midwife at degree level or equivalent
• Post-registration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing and be registered on Part 3 of the NMC register

Qualifications & Knowledge

• Educated to Masters level in a relevant nursing area, or
• Can demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through, for example, completion of NES modules on Assessment, Leadership, and Critical Thinking.
• Can provide advice using significant understanding and application of legislation relating to information sharing, data storage and public protection
• Knowledge of health and social care pathways related to safeguarding, early intervention and protection

Qualities and Skills

• Can demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
• Experience of caseload management and planning to meet deadlines
• Experience of using a strength based approach working in partnership with families
• Able to use a number of assessment tools used to decide referral pathways
• Management of risks and concerns using critical thinking to enable effective decision making
• Ability to provide professional advice within a multi-agency setting that puts children’s interests and safety first
• Can lead discussions and make decisions based on an assessment of a range of factors in complex situations
• Ability to develop and implement policies, procedures, service standards and improvements
• An ongoing commitment to continuing professional development

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Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months

Full time

37 hours

Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

This role will be based in Public Health Department within Coatbridge Health Centre.

The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday 9am-5PM.

Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Natalie Kearney, Team Leader for Health Visiting Coatbridge via Natalie.

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For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Marion Bisset, Recruitment Administrator on marion.bi (Please remember to include the job title and reference number…