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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

About

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area as well as across North Yorkshire and Leeds. We also provide children’s services in the North East in County Durham, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Gateshead and Sunderland.

Contact

Address: Harrogate District Hospital; Lancaster Park Road; Harrogate; North Yorkshire; HG2 7SX
Contact Number: 01423 553111

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Ref: 421-CCS-0670M Vacancy ID: 5921048

Health Visitor - Middlesbrough

Closed for applications on: 15-Jan-2024 00:00

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 15-Jan-2024 00:00

Location

Site: Beresford Buildings
Address: The Greenway
Town: Middlesbrough
Postcode: TS3 9NB
Major / Minor Region: North Yorkshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week (Various Hours Available)

Salary

Salary: £35,392 - £42,618 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 6)

Specialty

Main area: Health Visiting

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJ’s Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in what we value: Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To deliver the commissioned service.

Utilise specialist skills and knowledge to assess the needs of clients and their families and Communities. Develop, deliver and review packages of care that ensure appropriate treatment and referral to maximise potential health outcomes.

Work as an autonomous practitioner, assuming professional and legal accountability for all aspects of own work in line with the Trust’s objectives and national and local guidance.

Act as client advocate, especially where outcomes may be influenced by conflicting agendas, or barriers to understanding exist.

Utilising caseload profiling, identify the health needs of a designated area and promote programmes for the client population to alleviate the problems caused by physical, social and emotional ill health.

Liaise closely with other health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies, in order to ensure a cohesive plan of care for individuals, families and communities is delivered.

To apply contemporary, theoretical knowledge regarding child protection and children in need to health visiting practice. To ensure Local Safeguarding Children’s Board policies and procedures are followed.

Plan own workload to meet the changing demands of the client caseload.

Provide day to day management and supervision to support staff in delivering an agreed programme of care.

Ensure complete accurate and contemporaneous records in accordance with the N.M.C and Trust guidelines, policies and procedures.

For further information about this position please see Job Description and Personal Specification attached.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and are signatories of the Mindful Employer Charter which underlines our commitment to enhancing the emotional wellbeing of all staff. This commitment begins when you apply to work at our organisation. We will support individuals through reasonable adjustments both at interview and during ongoing employment. In line with the principles of flexible working and improving work life balance, all advertised full time posts will be considered for job share or part time.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, physical or mental health condition, addiction or other healthcare need.

We take pride in being a partner organisation in the Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Research Network and are committed to supporting research activity as part of the services we provide. We have research projects running across all specialties which are providing evidence and informing local and national practice.

All applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates, on their application. Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered for the relevant eligible roles. Skilled Worker Sponsorship will not be provided for Band 2 or Band 3 roles. Please note that at this time HDFT is not recruiting from countries on the World Health Organisation Workforce Support and Safeguard List, 2020. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

All job offers are subject to Agenda for Change T&C’s, excluding medical posts. Offers may also be subject to a Standard or Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate, dependent on the position.

HDFT takes its responsibility for the Safeguarding of Children & Vulnerable Adults seriously. Each member of staff must comply with the HDFT policy, procedures and strategies relating to Safeguarding.

In submitting an application form, you automatically authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process, should you be appointed.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

First level registered nurse.
Specialist practitioner.(Hons, B.Sc. Hons, Health Visiting/ Public Health Nursing or equivalent)
Evidence of continuous on-going professional development.