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Job summary

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Health Visitor
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 10 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
050-NMR1105-1224-A
Employer
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Quay Health Centre
Town
Connah's Quay
Salary
拢37,898 - 拢45,637 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board logo

Health Visitor

Band 6

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB)听 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 鈥楶roud to Lead鈥 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 鈥淒isability Confident Employer鈥 scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.

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.听 Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.听

Job overview

THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 10 MONTHS TO COVER MATERNITY LEAVE

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.鈥

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative Health Visitor to join our universal Health Visiting service in Connah's Quay, Flintshire area North Wales. We are looking for a self-motivated team player who has excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.听听

The post holder will manage a caseload within a defined population, with overarching aims of increasing family resilience, improving population health outcomes and reducing health inequalities whilst safeguarding the wellbeing of children. The post holder will contribute to the public health role in line with government public health initiatives and within the Healthy Child Wales Programme.

Candidates must hold a degree or equivalent in Health Visiting with current NMC registration.听 Student SCPHN who are due to qualify this year may apply for this post.

Employment in this post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.听

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have professional responsibility for a defined population/caseload and lead the delivery & organisation of the public health program. Delivering the nursing component of the Healthy Wales Child Programme to a 0-5 age population within a defined area.

Based within the community setting, the practitioner is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care offered to families and external organisations, with particular attention to safeguarding children.

They will be responsible for coordinating and delegating work within a skill mix team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.听

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.听

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 鈥淎pply now鈥 to view in Trac.听

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • SCPHN Health Visitor Post graduate diploma or Certificate or working towards it.
  • Live current NMC Registration
Desirable criteria
  • SCPHN Degree
  • Mentorship
  • Clinical Supervisor
  • Nurse Prescribing

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • In-depth understanding of Public health agenda & priorities
  • Ability to apply and enact local strategy
  • Understanding of clinical governance agenda
  • All Wales Child Protection Procedures (2008) and practice
  • In depth knowledge of Health Visiting practice and strategic drivers
  • Healthy Child Wales Programme(2015)
Desirable criteria
  • Level 3 Safeguarding

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Teaching in a clinical setting
  • Safeguarding
  • Multi-agency working
Desirable criteria
  • Partnership working
  • Facilitating group work
  • Proven change management experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Effective mentoring
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Proven skills in motivating and influencing others
  • Leadership skills
  • Basic IT skills to include WORD and email
Desirable criteria
  • MECC
  • Change management skills

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Flexible approach to unpredictable workload demands/patterns to meet the needs of the service
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
  • Confident and ability to motivate others
  • Team player and change agent
  • Ability to travel between sites and visits in a timely manner
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to speak Welsh

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paula Preece
Job title
Health Visitor and School Nurse Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000 859301
Additional information

Mobile 07557 197155