Job Introduction
Are you looking for flexible NHS bank opportunities as a Health Visitor that will fit around your lifestyle? Do you want to decide when and where you work, and where currently 94% of those using our services would recommend us to care for their friend or family?
Joining Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services as a Bank Health Visitor will offer insight into the way we are driving positive outcomes to local families in a new and innovative way and will allow you to simply transfer over to become a permanent colleague if this is what you decide.
Our services are offered across Essex from the Antenatal period up until a young person turns 19 or 25 for those with Special Educational Needs. We are located within the community delivering outcome-based support to families within their homes, schools or at one of our Family Hubs and Delivery Sites.
We are striving to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families in the community, for the community, with the community.
Main Responsibility
There is a Healthy Family Team located within every District of Essex and is made up of a Multi-disciplinary team, including Health Visitors, School Nurses and additional colleagues who work together to provide family support.
As a Bank Health Visitor, you can work from our Basildon, Brentwood or Rochford locations and be responsible for:
- The delivery of the Healthy Child Programme including assessment of health needs, development, implementation and evaluation of packages of care
- Using the Family Health Needs Assessment tool to plan and evidence care
- Devise and implement individualized care plans for each child based on a needs assessment, within the Health Visiting Strategy, while actively involving the child/parent/carer/family in the planning and implementation of any proposed programme of care and support
- Identify and assess health, growth and development in the 0-5 age range (0-19 Pathway)
- Use the Early Help Assessment Tool when there is unmet need identified.
- Participate in effective partnership working with other agencies and taking a lead professional role where appropriate.
- Use evidence-based practice to develop and maintain a high quality and cost-effective standard for Specialist Public Health Nurse/Health Visiting practice.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have the SCPHN Health Visitor qualification, along with a passion and drive to ensure that children in Essex have the best possible start in life.
The ability to be flexible is essential for this role and we are looking for applicants who can commit to regular shifts for continuity of care, typically being a minimum of 2 days per week. You will work out of the local office where you can complete all administrative tasks.
You will also have a valid UK driving licence, along with access to a car for work purposes. Although we can make certain accommodations if you do not yet have a driving licence or are unable to hold one.
Package Description
From 11 November 21, as a result of new legislation, anyone over the age of 18 who enters a Care Home as part of their job must have had both doses of a COVID-19 vaccination or hold a valid medical exemption.
As part of our pre-employment process we will therefore ask you to provide:
* proof of your vaccination status via the NHS Covid Pass (either electronically or via the PDF)
* A signed copy of the temporary medical exemption form
As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay and out of hours enhancements, you’ll benefit from:
- Working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with 91% of our services being rated overall good or outstanding by the CQC
- Flexible hours either full time or part time, allowing you to achieve the best work / life balance
- Opportunities to work in different areas and various services to gain new knowledge and experience
- Access to the Wagestream app - which lets you track your pay throughout the month and stream your earned wages into your bank account if you need them. No more high-interest loans or overdraft fees - simply get paid as you go.
- Access to Reward Gateway that offers exercise routines, mindful audios for meditation, healthy recipes and an impressive range of discounts on retailers, including significant monthly savings on essential and everyday purchases
- Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
- Access to our Strive for Better networks, a national support and professional network made up of NHS professionals like you, giving you the chance to constantly develop industry-leading care and quality
- Free statutory and mandatory training, as well as access to a range of courses and e-learning to develop further skills, continuing your professional development
- Access to our free well-being service available 24/7/365 online and by telephone including counsellors, post trauma incident support, legal, debt and practical life management helpline, guided self-help, telephonic career coaching and monthly well-being newsletters
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006 by our Chief Executive Dr Vivienne McVey and like-minded colleagues, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.
From around 500 locations across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply. We reserve the right to cease any advertising prior to the published closing date for a role that receives a high number of applications.
As a Disability Confident Committed company, we work in partnership with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to make our business an inclusive place for all.
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