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Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
Practice Development Health Visitor Flying Start Wrexham.
An exciting opportunity has become available for the post of Community Practice Development Health Visitor within East IHC, 7.5 hours per week.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The Post Holder will be responsible for ensuring that staff within the Health Visiting service provide a high quality service to children and their families. This will be achieved through developing clinical practice by ensuring staff and students are equipped and supported with the skills to perform their role in line with the most recent evidence based practice, and National drivers. The role includes the planning and organisation of ongoing Healthy Child Wales Programme training and other training needs within the service, leading on service improvement, and conducting Supportive Practice Reviews with staff. Liaison with Higher Education Institutes will be essential for the post holder to lead on and implement the NMC Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment.
To be eligible, the applicant must be working as a current Band 6 SCPHN Health Visitor
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Nurse
- Post Registration Degree or post Registration Diploma in Specialist Community Public health nursing (SCPHN) or equivalent in relevant discipline to the vacancy i.e. Health Visiting or School Nursing
- Registered on relevant part of NMC register e.g Health Visiting
- Nurse Prescribing Qualification or to be achieved within 12 months of appointment
- Continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post graduate development/ Research Post graduate teaching qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Skilled practitioner embracing clinical governance and effectiveness
- Significant experience post qualifying as SCPHN
Desirable criteria
- Experience in practice development
- Evidence of practice development initiatives
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
- IT skills
- Effective team member
- Experience of implementing evidence based practice and practice development
- Participate in continuing professional development/training opportunities
- Responsible for clinical learning experience of students including SCPHN students
- Be able to assess student learning and experience through formative assessment
- Organise relevant clinical placement for students with multi disciplinary, professional and third sector organisations
- Maintain an up to date awareness of developments in the specialist field e.g. Glyndwr Assessor and Supervisor sessions
- Support development of mentorship and preceptorship packs
- Undertaking PADR’s
Knowledge
Essential Criteria
- Knowledge of local and National policies
- Knowledge of current student curriculum and mentorship requirements
- Knowledge of NMC revalidation process
Personal Qualities
Essential Criteria
- Flexible in approach to the needs of the service
- Ability to use own initiative
- Confident , assertive and calm approach
- Professionally approachable
- Able to contribute constructively to a team working environment
other Relevant Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to travel between sites in a timely manner
Desirable criteria
