The Health Visiting team is part of the wider HCP 0-19 service. The team provides community-based services for Babies and Children (aged 0-5 years). The Health Visiting service works with stakeholders across a number of settings and organisations to lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (0-5) to improve child health outcomes and ensure that families at risk are identified at the earliest opportunity.
The overarching aim of public health services for children (0-5) is to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of children and families. The Health Visiting service is a workforce of specialist community public health nurses who provide expert advice, support and interventions to families with children between 0-5 years and help empower parents/carers to make decisions that affect their children’s future health and wellbeing. This service is led by Health Visitors and supported by a skill mix team. The service is central to delivering public health outcomes for children .
To engage in training in order to complete the BSc (Hons) Degree / Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health (Specialist Practitioner award in School Nursing). This will involve liaising with all relevant parties within the practice area and at the assigned University in order to gain the desired 50% theory and 50% practical element of the course. In order to attain successful completion, the
Students will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the primary care setting, carrying out clinical duties with patients / clients as agreed with their Practice Teacher/Practice Assessor. The student will be accountable to the respective local manager according to local management structures, and responsible to the allocated Practice Teacher/Practice Assessor for the term of training.
The student will be expected to take responsibility for their adult learning and to inform their Practice Teacher/Practice Assessor and University contact should there be any exceptional circumstances preventing the completion of any aspects of the course. It is stressed that some of the information, which is handled by the student
Health Visiting is of a highly confidential nature and should not be divulged to another party nor should it be discussed with colleagues unless it is essential to do so. The student will be expected to follow local organisation’s sickness and absence policy, reporting sickness or absences to both the employer and university.
As the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, we offer a unique opportunity to be part of a Trust making a genuine difference to local health outcomes. The Trust is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services, alongside extensive community services.
A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Our strategy is aligned to delivering exceptional care together while supporting a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We offer clear career development pathways, access to training and education, and opportunities to contribute to service innovation and improvement.
Being personally accountable for professional and ethical actions and ensuring compliance with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct
- Maintaining confidentiality, while communicating patient information, in such a way that preserves the dignity and privacy of the patient and family/carers
- Working in a non-judgmental anti-discriminatory way, with regard to cultural and religious beliefs of individuals and groups
- Ensuring that prior to any course of action involving individuals / groups has their informed consent
- Bringing to the attention of team members when they are acting outside of the NMC Professional Code of Conduct and identifying actions to rectify any issues
- Focusing resources to ensure equity of access for all individuals and groups
- Allocating work so as to make best use of the knowledge and skills of team members
- Adhering to all Human Resources policies such as bullying and harassment, disciplinary and grievance, recruitment and retention
- Co-operating with the organisations management and others in meeting statutory and local requirements of the Health and Safety policy
- Undertaking work activities and related training as defined in local employing Trust’s health and safety policies and procedures
- Assisting in maintaining a safe working environment for self, colleagues, patients and others.
- Reporting any issues in the workplace that may put health and safety at risk
- Having the responsibility for accident / incident reporting
- Sharing relevant information with others consistent with local agreements made between the agencies / professionals involved
- Developing systems and processes that engage with users of the service ensuring services are designed to meet need
- Leading by example to inspire others with the values and vision for the present and future of School Nurses
- Highlighting to individuals, the team and local employing Trust’s benefits of new ways of working
- Recognising and acknowledging the knowledge and skills of other team members
- The ability to constructively challenge current working practices and
overcome barriers during time of change
- Following local employer guidelines and policies on safeguarding
- Complying with and fulfil the objectives of the primary health care team
- Participating in the setting of personal objectives with Practice Teachers through the job appraisal and clinical supervision processes
- Demonstrating nursing procedures where applicable
- Complying with local employing organisation’s policies, procedures and guidelines and with relevant statutory / Department of Health directives
- Ensuring data is inputted onto local IT systems accurately and on time as required by the local employing organisation
- Co-operating and assisting in research and survey programmes relating to the client group or the nursing profession.
- Developing and maintaining effective communication networks with clients and other health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies
- Accurately and timely recording of all care given to the clients and report any changes in the clients condition to the School Nursing team, practice teacher and the general practitioner or other member of the health / social care team
- Attending and participate in staff meetings, case conferences and other meetings as required
- Identifying problems with communication systems and helping to improve its effectiveness with other professionals and team members
- Ability to provide comprehensive and accurate written records that may be used in enquiries and / or court sessions
- Ability to formally present and discuss with individuals and groups ideas and issues pertinent to Health Visiting and Public Health
- Being responsible for the assessment of care needs for identified case load / client group
- Discussing and identifying who is responsible for the assessment of identified client groups
- Identifying the multiple needs of the patient, family / carer, giving counsel and advice appropriate to the situation
- Using the knowledge and skills necessary to assess individuals and groups in a holistic way taking into consideration of cultural differences
