Health Visitor - North Northamptonshire
Kettering, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 3 days ago
Health Visitors make a difference every day to the lives of families they support. We are proud of our Health Visitors who provide increasingly complex support for families to ensure that they receive the care they need.
We are looking for Health Visitors with a passion for high quality care to work within our North Northamptonshire 'Best Start in Life' Health Visiting Team with bases covering Kettering, Corby, Rothwell and Wellingborough.
The post holder is expected to manage and hold a caseload, prioritising needs to ensure efficient service delivery. This is achieved by working within local cluster areas that enable practitioners to have an enhanced knowledge of their local community and public health needs.
Rewards And Benefits
As a Health Visitor, you'll
Must Have Skills
You will need to be adaptable and resourceful. You'll need to be well organised, confident and able to cope in diverse situations to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Leadership and management skills are also important, as with all nursing roles, communication skills, problem solving and good judgement are crucial.
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Andrews Job title: Public Health Matrom Email address: rachel.andrews@nhft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07718705499
We are looking for Health Visitors with a passion for high quality care to work within our North Northamptonshire 'Best Start in Life' Health Visiting Team with bases covering Kettering, Corby, Rothwell and Wellingborough.
The post holder is expected to manage and hold a caseload, prioritising needs to ensure efficient service delivery. This is achieved by working within local cluster areas that enable practitioners to have an enhanced knowledge of their local community and public health needs.
Rewards And Benefits
- Free parking on Trust Sites
- Enterprise Car Pool Scheme
- Excellent learning and development to support you and develop your Nursing Career.
- Flexible working opportunities
- You’ll also have access to our generous pension scheme and health service discounts, as well as generous annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Discounted Gym Membership
As a Health Visitor, you'll
- Assess the healthcare needs of infants, children and families
- Monitor the safeguarding and child protection needs of vulnerable families and ensure the voice of the child is hear and advocated for in multi-agency planning
- Be professionally accountable for the delivery of care
- Utilise technology to enable you to update records as you go
Must Have Skills
You will need to be adaptable and resourceful. You'll need to be well organised, confident and able to cope in diverse situations to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Leadership and management skills are also important, as with all nursing roles, communication skills, problem solving and good judgement are crucial.
NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our ‘outstanding’ rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.
At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.
We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Andrews Job title: Public Health Matrom Email address: rachel.andrews@nhft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07718705499
