Position: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Visitor within our Children’s Health Service based in Maybole, South Ayrshire

Hours: Up to 1.0 WTE over 5 days – Monday to Friday, 9-5

This post is offered on a permanent basis.

UK Driving Licence: A UK driving licence is essential for this role.

What you will do:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Health Visitor to become part of SAHSCP Children & Families Health Visiting Team. We have the opportunity to recruit a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/Health Visitor to our children and families teams with a designated caseload within the surrounding areas.

Health Visiting is a diverse, satisfying and challenging role that involves working with children and their families to provide help, support and direction. As a caseload manager you will be expected to provide a high quality, culturally sensitive, safe person centred and effective health visiting service in the community, whilst working in collaboration with partner agencies.

You will function as an independent, autonomous practitioner & should have in-depth knowledge, expertise, proficiency and experience in health visiting and the GIRFEC/National practice model Framework. You will be responsible and accountable for the ongoing management of your caseload to ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the universal health visiting pathway and additional programmes of care.

Knowledge, training and/or experience required for this post:
It is essential that you are currently a Registered Nurse with the NMC and that you have a post registration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing with evidence of continuing professional development. You will be expected to undertake continuous professional development, caseload management & child protection supervision. It is essential that you are a car driver and have a current driving licence.

Skills required include the provision of highly specialised advice, and assessment of child development; parenting skills using the Togetherness Approach, health promotion, health education, psycho-social interventions. At times complex health visiting interventions are required when dealing with issues such as child protection, domestic abuse, addictions, peri-natal illness, and children affected by disability and/or life limiting illnesses. You should have a flexible strengths based approach, be innovative and quality orientated with an ability to respond positively to change.

Contacts:
Karin Smith, Karin.smith@aapct.scot.nhs.uk; 07702 775670
Kerry Ellis, Clinical Service Manager, Kerry.ellis@aapct.scot.nhs.uk 07813544229

Right to Work:
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

Additional Information:

• Apply through the NHS Jobs Scotland website. Do not upload a CV.
• Posts close at midnight on the indicated date. Late applications will not be accepted.
• Please ensure your email address is entered accurately and check your email regularly.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.