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Bromley Healthcare
About
Bromley Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of community health services running services in Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich, Croydon, and Lewisham.
They put clinicians in the driving seat taking the best that the NHS has to offer, removing the bureaucracy and focusing on high-quality healthcare.
Source = www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk
Health Visitor - Bromley
Accepting applications until: 12-Nov-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 12-Nov-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Various across Bromley
- Town
- Bromley
- Postcode
- BR2 9JG
- Major / Minor Region
- Kent
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time / part time available
Salary
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Public Health Nursing
- Interview date
- 18/11/2024
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Job overview
Health Visitor vacancy in Bromley Borough - Band 6
£42,939 - £50,697 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Full time and Part time hours will also be considered
Bromley Healthcare are seeking a Health Visitor who is keen to develop their leadership skills and sphere of influence and is keen to shape the future of Public Health Nursing in Bromley.
We are invested in the development of Health Visiting and School Nursing and this is underpinned by our Public Health Nursing strategy and training programme for all roles within the PHN teams.
All Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses have corporate membership with the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) which offers a wealth of professional training programmes and resources to support excellent practice.
Interviews to be held week beginning 18th November
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Work as part of an integrated team and lead on the delivery of the healthy child programme
· Identify health needs through an ecological assessment and in partnership with families, agree personalised plans to address the needs.
· Delegate aspects of care to the Community Nursery Nurses and Staff Nurses within the skill mix team.
· Engage and participate in service improvement.
· Continuously learn to develop your own skills and those of others.
· Work in partnership with clients and other partners, assess healthcare needs to develop and evaluate programmes to address the health needs of the population
· Work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities
Working for our organisation
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Support collecting data to inform the performance management framework for the service ensuring team members are completing timely and accurate data collection via EMIS.
- To liaise with the School Health Service, with particular reference to vulnerable children, their families and children with special needs.
- To participate in regular clinical supervision.
- To plan and record individual programmes of care for children and families.
- To assist in the identification of local health needs and ensure the optimum use of resources.
- Delegate work to Community Nursery Nurses that is within the sphere of competence of the skill mix and assist in training.
- The post holder must carry out their responsibilities with due regard to Bromley Healthcare’s Equality and Diversity policy. They must ensure that equality is promoted at all times ensuring that all patients, clients and colleagues are treated in an equitable manner, respecting and demonstrating an understanding of diversity within the workplace.
- To participate in an annual appraisal of their work where objectives will be set. The post holder will be expected to undertake any training or development as identified at appraisal.
- To undertake such training as may be required to meet the needs of the service both mandatory and service-specific.
- To assume responsibility for maintaining own level of professional development and clinical competence. Clinical Governance
- All staff are responsible for identifying areas within their service which do not meet Clinical Governance quality standards.
- All staff are expected to participate in Clinical Governance actions to achieve Clinical Governance within their service.
- All clinicians are expected to participate in quality improvement activities including clinical audit programmes.
We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.
To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel.
Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.
At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.
We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.
We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:
- Remote working
- Compressed hours
- Part-time
- Job shares
We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.
We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.
Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.
Important Reminders:
- Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
- When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
- All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
- The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
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
- RGN, RM, RSCN RHV Certificate/Diploma/Degree or equivalent or undertaking at time of interview (if offered a job it would be dependent on successfully completing course).
Desirable criteria
- Qualified Nurse Prescriber
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- NMC registration as Nurse or midwife and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Experience in supervising / assessing students / holds a mentorship qualification
Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / Professional updating of skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further professional learning.
- Knowledge of current research pertaining to Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
Skills
Essential criteria
- Current knowledge and understanding of reports/legislation affecting community nursing including current PHE directives.
- Teaching experience
- Leadership qualities
- Management skills
- Knowledge of the public health role of contemporary health visiting
- Experience of Safeguarding issues
- Evidence based practice
- Computer literate
- UK Driving Licence and with use of car for work
Desirable criteria
- Experience in data analysis / assessing service performance in relation to KPIs
- Experience in completing audits
Experience
Essential criteria
- Current community experience
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health/ social care.
- Team working / autonomous working
- Experience of working in multi- disciplinary teams.
- Robust working knowledge of Healthy Child Programme.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical supervisor experience
- Appraiser experience
- Management / leadership experience
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Herneman
- Job title
- Service Lead - Bromley
- Email address
- [email protected]
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