Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor)

NHS

  • Aylesford, Kent
  • £37,338-44,962 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Working as part of the Health Visiting Team, you will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme inaccordance with national and local strategy/guidance. This will include the provision of antenatal and postnatalperiod programmes conducting universal mandated checks and packages of care in line with evidence basedpractice.You will work in partnership with partner agencies in the identification and protection of vulnerable childrenand contribute to the development of care plans, working in accordance with local and professional guidelines.Health Visitors will contribute to the completion of agreed outcomes for delegated Children Protection cases asper agreed multi-agency care plane ensuring regular communication with caseload holder.The Health Visiting service operates an open access service to children and families within home, communityand primary care settings to promote a healthy lifestyle within the local population giving particular attentionto the identified health needs of the locality, and target groups such as children 0-5 years, and vulnerablefamilies, as such you will work with both children and adults.To address inequalities in health, through participation, collaboration, empowerment and primary care, theHealth Visiting service will deliver the agreed range of planned universal services, assess health needs,identify vulnerability and deliver targeted interventions to meet the needs of children and their families/carers.Main duties of the jobHealth Visitors work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play animportant contribution in how people experience our services.o Health visitors are expected to be kind, responsive and professional, contributing to the quality of theservices we provide by:o Keeping the people who use our services safe through the use of sound clinical skills and effective riskassessmentso Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-basedpolicies and procedureso Ensuring the people that use our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and workingin partnership with them.We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and inpartnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 6 HCPs work as part of a team andcontribute to its success by being a role model, supervising more junior members of the team (Qualified andunqualified) and students to ensure they are working to the professional standards required and provideleadership within the team.About usRated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive ExcellentWe know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiencesWe ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submissionThe data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to WorkAs a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us bothSee where you can go with KCHFTcareer pathwaysDetailsDate posted31 July 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-timeReference number846-6860106-EP-DJob locationsChurchill Centre Royal British Legion Village Preston HallAylesfordME20 7NJJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesAs a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.Find out more about the community difference here.Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesAs a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via kentchft.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.Find out more about the community difference here.Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Registered health care professional (NMC registration) Health related degree and evidence of relevant post graduate development at Level 6 Evidence of Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience\tMinimum of 2 years' experience in area of practice Practical experience in managing health related projects/complex caseloads Supporting others (mentor / educator / supervisor) experience
KnowledgeEssential
  • Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance to relevant to care setting and its application across health care services Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
  • Registered health care professional (NMC registration) Health related degree and evidence of relevant post graduate development at Level 6 Evidence of Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
ExperienceEssential
  • Experience\tMinimum of 2 years' experience in area of practice Practical experience in managing health related projects/complex caseloads Supporting others (mentor / educator / supervisor) experience
KnowledgeEssential
  • Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance to relevant to care setting and its application across health care services Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months

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