Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visitor Wakefield
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 421-CCS-1115R
- Employer
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wakefield District
- Town
- Wakefield
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Health Visitor
NHS AfC: Band 6
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.
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.
Job overview
Wakefield Growing Healthy 0-19 Service, are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic, experienced health visitors who want to lead and support the training of our health visitors of the future.
Joining our team, you will deliver the Healthy Child Programme, to families across the district of Wakefield. Working in partnership ,come and help us to ensure positive outcomes for our children and families. We follow the key principles of the Best Start in Life, and successfully support integrated working , and learning with our Wakefield Families Together partners,. partnership, we deliver join our team. Being a high performing team, we are looking for qualified health visitors to lead our skill mix team, and help us train the health visitors of the future. and support families across the district of Wakefield ,in delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
Main duties of the job
Delivering the Healthy Child Contacts.
Leading and supporting skill mix team
supporting students
Working in partnership with Wakefield Families Together and the Children's Hubs.
Working for our organisation
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide ‘outstanding’ care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.
- An inclusive and supportive culture – our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards
- Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
- Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Margaret Appleyard on [email protected]
Person specification
Experience and qualifications must be qualified at time of application
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with children
experience and qualification
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with children and qualified
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Margaret Appleyard
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07788363054
- Additional information
Jaqueline McKenna 07788363052
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