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Please note this is a permanent part-time post for 22.5hrs and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
This is an excellent opportunity to join the dedicated, hard-working but rewarding, health visiting team based @ Strathaven Health Centre. The team covers across the East Kilbride Locality, therefore a full valid UK driving license holder would be essential for this position.
The main role of the Health Visitor (HV) is to be the designated named HV for all Children within their caseload from antenatal to school entry age, excluding the unborn child. This requires the HV to commence the child’s planning process. The Health Visitor will be required will have a responsibility to monitor the child’s wellbeing and assess if a need is identified. They will work in partnership with the child’s family and all involved agencies to produce a child’s plan which will require to be monitored. In discharging these responsibilities the postholder is responsible and accountable for maintaining clinical, staff, and information governance.
The successful candidate will provide the following Knowledge, Training, and/or Experience:
- Registered nurse or midwife at degree level or equivalent
- Post-registration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing and be registered on Part 3 of the NMC register
- Educated to master level in a relevant nursing area, or
- Demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through, for example, completion of NES modules on Assessment, Leadership, and Critical Thinking.
- Provide advice using significant understanding and application of legislation relating to information sharing, data storage, and public protection
- Knowledge of health and social care pathways related to safeguarding, early intervention, and protection
- Demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
- Experience in caseload management and planning to meet deadlines
- Experience in using a strength-based approach working in partnership with families
- Ability to use a number of assessment tools used to decide on referral pathways
- Management of risks and concerns using critical thinking to enable effective decision making
- Ability to provide professional advice within a multi-agency setting that puts children’s interests and safety first
- Ability to lead discussions and make decisions based on an assessment of a range of factors in complex situations
- Ability to develop and implement policies, procedures, service standards, and improvements
- An ongoing commitment to continuing professional development.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Isobel McCawley, Health Visitor Team Leader Tel:01698 687520
email: Isobel.McCawley@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process email recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received.
Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge, and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for an interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk