Job summary
Employer heading
0-19 Admin Hub SCPHN Practitioner (Health Visitor)
Band 6
Job overview
NHFT is offering the opportunity to an enthusiastic SCPHN Health Visitor to provide Public Health Nursing services through the 0-19 Admin Hub. We are looking for a motivated SCPHN Health Visitor who is able to provide evidence based advice and information, signposting and social prescribing via a range of contact methods including telephone, text messages, emails and 0-19 Live Chat to children, young people and their families.
As a first point of contact you must be able to give a good first impression of the service through excellent communication skills, empathy, conflict resolution, and remaining calm under pressure. You will need to have a good working knowledge of the wider services available for children, young people and families both internally in NHFT and beyond.
Main duties of the job
In a busy and high pressured environment you must be efficient at triaging and prioritising the clinical need coming through the 0-19 Admin Hub to ensure safe and effective service delivery. You must be confident in giving advice on a variety of topics across the 0—19 age range including but not exclusive to; breast feeding, introducing solids, child development, childhood illnesses, immunisations, weight management, parenting, sexual and mental health. You will also need to be able to liaise with other professionals who use the Hub as the front door to the service.
You must be willing and motivated to support and provide regular supervision to the 0-19 administrators, enabling reflective practice, learning and development to individuals and the team as a whole.
The Admin Hub opening hours will need to be covered from 08.00 to 17.00 primarily Monday- Friday by the 0-19 duty health visitors.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- SCPHN qualification
Desirable criteria
- 1 years experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- SCPHN community experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in 0-19 Admin Hub
Communication
Essential criteria
- Good telephone manner
Desirable criteria
- Digitization experience
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
- Sian Coyle
- Job title
- Clinical Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07525 921743
- Additional information
If you would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Sian Coyle Clinical Team Lead 0-19 Admin Hub on 07525 921743 or via email on [email protected]
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