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Job overview

Are you a health visitor who has wants to make a real difference to vulnerable children by ensuring they are ready for school? Then this opportunity is for you to work in a new team in West Sussex.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced and innovative health visitor to work within the Healthy Futures Team who work with the transient population of people who may be Asylum Seekers, or Refugees.

This exciting initiative involves targeted, assertive outreach to communities experiencing multiple barriers to healthcare and aims to reduce both health inequalities and poor health outcomes.

This one year fixed term contract role will allow you to focus on these vulnerable children, supporting their health, development and wellbeing to ensure they are ready for school. 

As a health visitor you will be expected to undertake family health needs assessments and child health surveillance in accordance with the Healthy Child Programme.

You will work in partnership with children and families  to provide high quality effective healthcare, to prevent ill health, promote positive health and reduce health inequalities. You will support the development of the service for Asylum Seekers and Refugees.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

To support the Healthy Futures Team to identify and  implement programmes of care to meet individual and local needs, taking into account cultural diversity and ensuring prioritisation of work load as necessary.

To offer a targeted service to children following their last core healthy child programme contact until they start school, to promote school readiness.

To work with families in a variety of settings providing evidence based advice and support.

To undertake family health needs  assessments and child health surveillance in accordance with the Healthy Child Programme.

To provide relevant information to families, to assist informed choices about their own and their family's health.

To operate within the Sussex Safeguarding Children Board and Child Protection and Safeguarding Procedures. To maintain and update knowledge around safeguarding children and young people and ensure that practice complies with local and national policies and legislation.

To manage a caseload of service users with complex needs within the community, using a broad range of assessment and intervention skills.

To work with other service providers  spanning medical, nursing, social care and allied health professionals as well as third-sector organisations.

Working for our organisation

Why work for us?

• We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services working in supportive team environments, including medical, clinical, support and corporate services 
• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results with compassionate culture and leadership, and support for staff wellbeing, scoring highly.
• A variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county.
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.  
• Excellent training and development opportunities tailored to individuals.
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective and convenient workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• We are proud to be a Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces.
• We are proud to be a Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast.
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff.