SCPHN Health Visitor

Full and Part time.

Are you a passionate registered nurse or midwife looking for opportunity to continue to develop professionally? Do you also want to improve health outcomes and provide interventions for children, young people and families within a public health approach? Then Health Visiting may be the ideal career for you.

We have an exciting opportunity within Bolton's 0-19/ 25 Children's Integrated and Well-being service, Public Health Nursing Servicefor a Specialist Community Public Health Nurses(SCPHN) within Health Visiting

The primary aim of specialist practice is toimprove health outcomes and reduce health inequalities for children, young people and their families living in Bolton.

As a SCPHN, you will gain invaluable evidenced based experience supporting young people, families and communities, including early intervention and safeguarding.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a colleague with effective communication skills to engage and empower children, young people and families. This will include collaborating with families and relevant professionals whilst being professional and reflecting the NMC Code of Conduct.

You will also be a reliable team player who utilises problem solving approaches as these are aligned to community working and public health nursing.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registration
• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting or School Nursing.
• Independent Prescriber v100 or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience of public health work
• Experience of safeguarding work

Knowledge

Essential

• Up to date clinical knowledge relevant to the post.
• Knowledge of the local community.

Desirable

• Understanding of community development/public health

Skills

Essential

• Ability to use information systems
• Ability to use a problem solving approach and apply evidence to practice
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise

Desirable

• European Computer Driving License
• Community Development skills

About the employer

Working for our organisation

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patientsreceive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence formaternity, neonataland care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.

This vacancy is only available for applicants who already hold a current nursing or midwifery qualification with NMC registration.

Please note that an enhanced DBS will be required.