Healthy Child Practitioner
at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
CHB6, , United Kingdom -
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Immediate | 26 Jan, 2025 | GBP 36483 Annual | 26 Oct, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
At Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, we have a new and exciting opportunity within our well established Health Visiting Service. We are looking for innovative Registered NMC Nurses or Midwives with an interest in health visiting to work as a Healthy Child Practitioner to deliver a core programme to children young people and families in SWB NHS Trust. This is a secondment/fixed term position to introduce the successful candidates to the role of the Health Visitor, with the opportunity to apply for the fully funded Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in Health Visiting. The HCP will work within the Health Visiting Service as part of the Acute and Community Paediatric Directorate. They will support and deliver the Universal Children’s services in line with the HCP 0-5 years.
Day to day relationship will be with other members of Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurses, Administration Officers, patients, carers and multi-agency professionals.
Training and evaluation will be provided to enable the individual to develop the competence to function effectively within this role and will have exposure to the mandated contacts of a Health Visitor in order to help them to progress onto the Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) SCPHN in Health Visiting.
Mandatory contacts include;
Antenatal visits
New birth visits
6-8 week contact
9-12 month development review
2-2.5 development review
Other duties to include;
Baby/Child weight reviews
Health promotion and public health advice
Maternal mental health support
Support babies/children and their families with concerns or medical conditions
Safeguarding
Multi agency working
We are a progressive service who encourages innovative, forward thinking professionals, who are keen to embrace change and provide the best quality of care for communities.
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
WE OFFER:
Integrated team working
Practice support and clinical/restorative supervision
Access to wellbeing support
Supportive induction package
Excellent training package and access to training opportunities for professional development
Opportunity to participate in work streams of interest
Access to Trust benefits, including NHS Fleet Solutions car scheme
Flexible working opportunities
As a Healthy Child Practitioner within Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) you will work within corporate teams who are supported by Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurses, a Health Visitor Contact Centre and are led and managed by Health Visitor Team Leaders and Clinical Lead for Health Visiting.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities
Responsibilities:
Please refer the Job description for details
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Health Care
Graduate
Proficient
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Cradley Heath B64 6HP, United Kingdom