Health Visiting Senior Practitioner

at  Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Working as part of the Tonbridge and Malling Health Visiting Team, the senior practitioner will support the delivery of the Healthy Child
Programme in accordance with national and local strategy/guidance. This will include the provision of antenatal and postnatal period programmes conducting universal mandated checks and packages of care in line with evidence based practice. Post holders will play an integral part in the development and evaluation of the 0-5 service with a key responsibility for supporting the District Managers to ensure that the teams are reaching the required standards and suggesting quality improvements were appropriate. The post holder will support the District Manager in
ensuring that all staff have the appropriate competencies for undertaking their respective roles, and up to date training to enable them to respond effectively to the health needs of all families and children. The post holder will work with other senior roles to ensure that developments in the service are embedded and the intended outcomes achieved. Senior practitioners will support the training and education of colleagues gaining community Health Visiting experience, providing appropriate feedback.
Band 7 Senior Practitioners work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. Band 7 Senior Practitioners are expected to have a key leadership role, acting as a role model for others. They will communicate and maintain excellent working relationships with all those that use, commission and work within the services delivered. They will undertake direct clinical work for a minimum 80% of their time. Band 7 Senior Practitioners are responsible for ensuring that the team provides effective care planning which meets professional standards and is in collaboration with their services users and carers. They facilitate reflection on the service delivery and identification of quality improvement work.
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