Health Visitor

Somerset Council


Date: 1 day ago
City: Shepton Mallet
Contract type: Part time
Some key information

  • The salary for this post is in line with Agenda for Change Band 6, which has a current salary range of £37,338 to £44,962 per annum (£22,403 to £26,977 pro rata).
  • 22.5 hours per week.
  • Based in Shepton Mallet with travel around East Somerset delivering the Healthy Child Programme.
  • Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, Subject to meeting certain criteria, or Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.

What will I be doing?

We’re working to improve the lives of children under 0-5 and their families in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. You will:

  • Lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme as defined within the service specification, identifying packages of care based on the Universal, Targeted and Specialist models of service delivery.
  • Provide leadership and supervision to other members of the Public Health Team ensuring you delegate appropriately to other team members and work within somerset Local Authority policies and procedures.
  • Take responsibility for the outcomes of the children and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs.
  • Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with families and other key partners.
  • Provide families and children 0-5 with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing.
  • Contribute to multi-agency early support assessment of children and families and take on lead professional role where appropriate.
  • Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with families and other key partners.
  • Provide families and children 0-5 with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing.
  • Contribute to multi-agency early support assessment of children and families and take on lead professional role where appropriate.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We are looking for an ambitious Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) to join our award-winning service in Somerset. Using your lived experience, you will be able to get involved in service development and share ideas and best practice.

You must be an NMC registered Nurse or Midwife with a SCPHN qualification and an interest of holistically addressing the health needs of children aged 0-5 years and their families.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

  • iHV professional membership.
  • Flexible, family friendly working patterns, working between 9:00 - 5:00 Monday to Friday.
  • Prioritised superb Safeguarding, Clinical, and Restorative supervision.
  • The opportunity to fulfil your leadership role within the team.
  • Continuing Professional Development opportunities.
  • 30 days annual leave allowance (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave.
  • Staff discounts in gyms.
  • Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
  • A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
  • My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.

Anything else I should know?

The salary for this role is £37,338 to £44,962 per annum (£22,403 to £26,977 for 22.5 hours per week).

If you want to get to know our team, come and visit us or learn more about these roles, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact:

Claire Eacott at [email protected]

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.

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