Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Experienced

Role holder is a qualified and registered Nurse or Midwife

with additional postgraduate education and registration as a Specialist

Community Public Health Nurse Health Visitor. Health Visitors will provide

evidenced-based interventions to meet the health-related needs of individuals,

families, groups and communities and be able to assess and evaluate their

effectiveness. Health Visitors lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme

(HCP), providing support from pregnancy and throughout childhood until school

age; identifying early those children and families who require

additional/specialist intervention and support.

Accountable for the quality and professionalism of their

work and advice, role holders answer questions about what needs to be done and

how to do them, in specific (and often complex) situations. Clinical

interventions at this level horizons may be short term or extend beyond

weeks/months. Their work will be based on a theoretical understanding of their

technical/professional field, but they will be operating within

well-established professional procedures and defined Council policies. Work

will involve a broad range of complex problems and role holders will need to

manage changing priorities and use professional judgement to respond to

differing situations. They relay technical advice and guidance, working with

members of the community to ensure that their needs are met.

Work as a Specialist within the Public Health Nursing team,

having continuous responsibility for a named caseload to deliver specialised

support and services to children and families and the community within defined

standards.

Work with children, young people and their parents or carers

to complete a range of health, neurodevelopmental and social assessments,

utilising specialist knowledge, and accountable for the onward referral to

secondary and tertiary specialists as required.

Assess, plan and provide interventions, care based on

specialist knowledge and needs to support families with young children though

planned ante-natal contacts, primary contacts and negotiated home visits and

clinic contacts.

Lead practitioner and responsible for planning and

organising mandated activities and interventions related to the Healthy Child

Programme.

Lead practitioner and responsible for planning and

organising additional, targeted support for children and families as

appropriate.

Lead practitioner and responsible for planning and

organising and adjusting the delivery of specialist individual needs led care

packages in partnership with other relevant agencies.

Employ advanced communication skills in interventions in

sensitive and emotive areas, including use of motivational interviewing and

cognitive behaviour therapy techniques.

Counsel and advise individuals, families and groups on

specific health topics.

To monitor growth and development and provide developmental

assessments to vulnerable children based on identified needs.

To promote positive Maternal Mental Health through working

within the Peri-natal Pathway, assessing maternal mental health.

Design and develop programmes of care to address behaviour

management issues, in partnership with families, individuals and carers.

To plan and organise home visits as appropriate as a lone

worker or in conjunction with other professionals across internal and external

multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.

Provide practice development opportunities for own team and

partner organisation.

Responsible for recognising, assessing and holding

professional risk-based complex decisions.

Provide statutory support to children and families,

including the provision of information, advice, assessment, support planning

and safeguarding in line within statutory guidance and Council policy and

procedures.

Work in partnership with voluntary sector organisations,

partners and others to provide integrated and coordinated support to residents

and families in the community.

Participate and represent Public Health Nursing services in

safeguarding meetings including strategy, child in need or child protection

meetings, contributing through written and verbal reports or attendance as

appropriate. Ensuring you advocate for the child's needs at all times.

Make recommendations on procedural, process and service

improvements and carry out projects to enhance overall team and service

performance.

Recognise monitor and hold risk appropriately, using expert

knowledge to minimise risk within the scope of this role and then escalating

issues to more senior colleagues when necessary to ensure that situations are

addressed at the earliest possible time.

Operate effectively within and contribute to the development

of organisations and services, including multi-agency and inter-professional

settings.

Any other duties and or accountabilities commensurate with

the roles seniority to meet the needs of residents, through the application of

relevant knowledge, skills and experience within the specialism of the role.

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best

it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation

programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because thats who were

doing it for the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part

of the Council, youll support a friendly local authority making decisions with

real impact. Its all for better public services. Better processes. And a better

quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a

requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act for the effective performance of a

customer-facing role).

Please note Swindon Borough Council terms and conditions

apply to this role.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting

environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst

recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible

work life balance.

Full

driving license and access to a car for work.

You will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Qualifications