Health Visitor

HIOW Healthcare; Winchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hampshire is looking for a qualified Health Visitor to join their Winchester Team. The ideal candidate will be skilled in communication and teamwork, responsible for leading the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme. This role also offers opportunities for professional development and a preceptorship programme for newly qualified practitioners. Experience in child health programmes is desirable as you will be developing personalized care for families in the community.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Comprehensive safeguarding and clinical supervision

Access to broad training for professional development

Qualifications

• Qualified Health Visitor with strong communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience in delivering child health programmes and collaborative care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, especially the 6 High Impact Areas, using evidence-based practice.
• Develop personalised care for your caseload and foster effective partnership working.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Teamwork

Assessment skills

Education

Qualified Health Visitor

Job description

Overview

We are passionate about providing remarkable care and are looking for people who share our mindset, here in Hampshire's Health Visiting Service. If you are looking to join a thriving, diverse, innovative service which puts children, young people, and their families at the centre of all that they do, then this is the job for you.

We are known for our creative approach in supporting our communities, children and families with great innovations including ChatHealth, our Text Messaging Advice Service; the Parent Portal, an interactive web-based information hub for parents, and our partnership with Barnardo's which offers community-based public health programmes. We are proud of having achieved BFI accreditation at gold standard.

We're looking for a qualified Health Visitor who is highly skilled in communication, with a strong approach to teamwork to join the Winchester Team based across Winchester and rural Wickham area.

You will be someone who can lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, especially the 6 High Impact Areas, using evidence-based practice. As a team player, your role will require excellent assessment skills and effective partnership working to develop personalised care for your caseload.

We offer great opportunities for learning and development through a robust induction programme, comprehensive safeguarding and clinical supervision and access to a broad suite of training for professional development. For newly qualified practitioners we have a respected preceptorship programme.

Responsibilities

Lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, especially the 6 High Impact Areas, using evidence-based practice. Work as a team to provide assessment, develop personalised care for your caseload and foster effective partnership working.

Qualifications

Qualified Health Visitor with strong communication skills and ability to work as part of a team. Experience in delivering child health programmes and collaborative care is desirable.

Development and Support

We offer great opportunities for learning and development through a robust induction programme, comprehensive safeguarding and clinical supervision and access to a broad suite of training for professional development. For newly qualified practitioners we have a respected preceptorship programme.