Health Visitor

• 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.

• 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.

Essential

• Leadership programme or prepared to undertake a
• course.
• Proven clinical and managerial leadership ability
• Demonstrate working knowledge of the Public Health
• and Preventative Strategy.
• Working knowledge of child protection procedures and
• policies.

Essential

• Registered Health Visitor
• Public Health Specialist Practitioner Degree or Post
• Graduate diploma (or equivalent qualification pre-1988).
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Essential

• Ability to organise and deliver education on a 1-1 or
• group setting.
• Required to have responsibility for a caseload and
• delegate appropriately, with ability to organise and
• prioritise workload.
• Ability to lead teams Public Health Nurses, Staff
• nurses and Assistant Practitioners.
• Report writing knowledge and skills.
• IT Competent.
• Maintain records as per NMC Guidelines/local policy. E
• Audit and research skills. E
• Ability to speak fluent English as stated in Part 7 of the
• Immigration Act (2016). E
• Working Conditions
• Working Arrangements
• Somerset Councils dynamic Working Strategy will be applied to this position
• Corporate Responsibilities
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, organisational policy, and professional
• codes of conduct to uphold standards of best practice.