Health Visitor

HIOW Healthcare; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Hampshire is seeking a qualified Health Visitor to join the Eastleigh North Team in Chandler's Ford. The role involves leading the Healthy Child Programme with a focus on personalized care and effective partnership working. Ideal candidates will have strong communication, teamwork, and assessment skills. Opportunities for professional development and comprehensive safeguarding training are provided, along with support for newly qualified practitioners.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Comprehensive safeguarding and clinical supervision

Preceptorship programme for newly qualified practitioners

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Health Visitor with the necessary credentials.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team and lead health programme delivery.
• Strong communication and assessment skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, focusing on the 6 High Impact Areas.
• Develop personalised care for a caseload through effective partnership working.
• Partake in learning and development activities, including clinical supervision.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Assessment skills

Education

Qualified Health Visitor

Job description

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 Eastleigh North Team based in Chandler's Ford.

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.