Are you interested in pursuing a career in the community as a Health Visitor, working with children and families to improve their health and well-being? Are you ambitious, enthusiastic, energetic and keen to develop the required skills and knowledge to support you in gaining access to the Specialist Practitioner training programme?
The successful candidates will work within the Bracknell locality health visiting team but will need to be flexible around working from different sites as they support children aged 0-5, their families and Health Visiting colleagues. They will support the implementation of the Healthy Child Programme underpinned by the Solihull Approach model of working.
The ideal candidates for these roles will demonstrate an interest and passion for health visiting. They will need to be a good team player with good communication and interpersonal skills and with the ability to work effectively with service users and a range of other agencies and professionals.
The competency-based framework and learning opportunities will support your access to the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Programme (SCPHN/HV). This post will also be supported by the locality managers, colleagues, a named supervisor and Community Practice Teacher (CPT) as well as the Professional Development Lead to ensure that all learning outcomes and competencies are completed prior to commencement onto the SCPHN course.
No day is the same however below are some of the duties you will be performing:
To provide support to families within a variety of community settings under the direction of the Health Visitor, taking into account the diverse social, health and wellbeing needs of the community.
To plan and deliver health enhancing activities for children and their families to include working in groups, child health clinics, developmental review clinics, and on an individual basis.
To provide support to families using the Solihull approach model in behaviour management, parenting skills and delivering programmes of care to vulnerable families as identified by the health visitor.
To support breastfeeding and parent infant relationships applying the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards.
To liaise with other agencies and services to provide integrated and cohesive support for children and their families, under the direction of the health visitor.
Work with the HV team to achieve the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) especially focussing on the antenatal and the 6-8 week postnatal contacts.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
You must be a Registered Nurse active on the NMC register
Committed to professional development
Ability to carry / manoeuvre light to moderate loads
You will hold a valid UK driver’s license with access to a vehicle
If you recognise yourself in these requirements, we recommend you apply today!
We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Laura Ager on 03003656000 or
[email protected] who will be delighted to help.
