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Health Visitor - Infant Feeding

On-site in Ilkeston·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 a year
About £2,690 - £3,180 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Ilkeston
Contract: Full-time
Closing date: Apply by Sunday 22 November

Skills

Nice to have

Mentoring

The role

Job summary

Are you a Health Visitor who is a dynamic individual looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to further develop your skills?

Are you passionate about making a difference and improving outcomes for children and their families?

DCHS Children's Services have an exciting opportunity to offer a SCPHN Health Visitor to join our specialist infant feeding team

SCPHN qualification and current registration is essential to this role

You will be invested in our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where family welfare is at the heart of all you do.

DCHS Children's Services provide Health Visitors opportunities to further develop their career and we offer newly qualified Health Visitors excellent preceptorship, mentorship and supervision. All Health Visitors receive regular clinical and safeguarding supervision.

DCHS is a forward-thinking, supportive Trust, who are a baby-friendly, accredited organisation and achieved Outstanding CQC status

Main duties of the job

You will support the Specialist Infant Feeding Lead to deliver a high-quality specialist infant feeding service across Derbyshire, although the main area for delivery of clinical work will be Amber Valley, Erewash and South Derbyshire/ South Sales localities. The role focuses on promoting breastfeeding, supporting families with complex infant feeding needs, and strengthening multidisciplinary working across organisations and communities.

Key responsibilities include providing expert advice to clinical teams within the 0-5 service, managing a defined caseload of infants with complex feeding issues, and undertaking face-to-face work with families when required. You will also provide clinical supervision to infant feeding practitioners and help deliver UNICEF breastfeeding management and relationship training, alongside tailored refresher sessions for staff.

In addition, the role involves ongoing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care programmes, as well as prescribing in line with the Nurse Prescribing Formulary.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential

RN or RM
SCPHN HV qualification
Full UK driving licence

Desirable

Post registration study
Mentorship qualification
IBCLC qualification or actively working towards
Leadership qualification
Clinical supervision traning

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of national and local health priorities and related documents
Able to demonstrate leading on evidence based public health activities
Able to demonstrate partnership working with stakeholder services
Actively working with families where there are safeguarding concerns
Able to demonstrate leadership skills
Ability to demonstrate breastfeeding knowledge
Experience and enthusiasm for breastfeeding

Desirable

Experience of mentoring students in practice
Experience in leading a team
Experience in delivering clinical supervision
Experience of delivering programmes of education on a 1:1 and group basis

Aptitude and Personal Qualities

Essential

Positive role model- supporting skill mix team, students and the wider service

Desirable

Participation in additional roles/ champion groups

Values, drivers and Motivators

Essential

Evidence of applying a solution focused person centred approach
Commitment to delivering a service in line with UNICEF accreditation
Access to a vehicle and able to travel across a wide geographical area as required by the service

Desirable

Evidence of seeking learning and development opportunities

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).