Health Visitor

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

There is currently an exciting opportunity to join the Health Visiting team based in High Wycombe.

We can offer you a supportive, stimulating and friendly environment that encourages learning and development. We support Champions in areas such as – Breastfeeding, Solihull Approach, Domestic Abuse, Perinatal Mental Health and CONI. The Health Visiting service has successfully achieved BFI stage 3 accreditation and we are proud to offer a high standard of breastfeeding support to our families.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join us and share your valuable skills, knowledge and leadership qualities.

We welcome all applicants, experienced or newly qualified.

Main duties of the job

• We are committed to providing the best care for our clients and their families
• We listen to you, value you and embrace new ideas-we want all colleagues to contribute to the direction of the service
• We value our colleagues and are committed to your development – we want you and your career to flourish.
• We offer a preceptorship package to our newly qualified Health Visitors and regular restorative clinical and safeguarding supervision.
• We offer excellent training and support further education

You must be a registered SCPHN (Health Visiting) with current NMC registration.

Working for our organisation

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• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person specification

Special Circumstances

• Ability to travel to various community sites daily

Education, Qualifications & Training

• RGN Level 1
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Health Visiting - Cert/Diploma/Degree
• Leadership training
• Nurse Prescribing Qualification

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Can demonstrate a high level of interpersonal and communication skills  With the ability to negotiate compromises and resolve conflict between staff amicably’  Courteous with all customers, both internal and external’  Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multidisciplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner’
• Mentoring and supervision skills
• Prioritisation of own and delegation of others work
• Ability to write detailed reports on client care to ensure interpretation by other members of the team for complete and safe care of the client
• Organisational and time management skills
• Development /leadership of skill mix team
• Works to evidence-based practice
• Participates in interagency collaboration
• Ability to motivate, negotiate and support others
• Able to deal with sensitive and difficult situations
• Able to manage self and others within the Team environment
• Calm when under pressure

Experience

• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Can demonstrate working to scope of professional practice
• Able to demonstrate effective Practice
• Evidence of facilitation and presentation skills
• Knowledge of current issues and how they impact on professional practice
• Knowledge of current issues and how they impact on professional practice
• Experience of Child Protection Policies and Procedures
• Can demonstrate use of audit techniques

• Experience of staff management within a skill mix team and delegation of tasks
• Staff Appraisal training

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.