Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor (HV)
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Job Description
This is a role within our Plus Team which provides an enhanced service to all children and families subject to Safeguarding Plans.
You will be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor (HV) within the integrated 0 to 19 Torbay Partnership and provide the expertise, knowledge and resources to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to families living within Torbay.
Working with the 0 to 19 Torbay workforce to ensure pathways are followed in supporting children, young people, families and carers. The SCPHN-HV works autonomously and collaboratively to deliver a family centred public health service, taking responsibility for a defined population in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary and inter-agency teams.
Please note that the post holder will be working from a defined base.
If you require any further information with regard to our enhanced model of working, please contact us.
Key Responsibilities:
- The post holder will be flexible when providing care to meet the needs of clients
- Promote and lead on providing a strength asset-based approach to services delivered
- To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all when working with children, young people and their families and carers
- Develop effective client centred decision-making processes
- Diversity aware where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties of comprehension, and use adjustments and adaptations to communicate
- Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to making referrals
- Follow trust policies and pathways and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
- The post holder will work closely with the 0 to 19 Torbay teams in providing joined up care to clients
- The post holder will signpost staff to wellbeing at work services including counselling/coaching.
- The post holder will remain professional when dealing with highly emotional situations
- Attend in-house training as required to develop current role
- Participate in internal audits and support quality improvements to inform practice and improve service delivery
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0 to 19 Torbay is a partnership between TSDFT and Action for Children.
These services have come together to provide a preventative model to children, young people and their families in Torbay in order to improve outcomes for children and young people across Torbay.
Working together with statutory and community services. Through supporting the whole family and building on strengths. By giving children the best start in life, to stay well and thrive. Being baby, young person and family friendly. Broadening the skills of the workforce.
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Please note: Priority will be given to applicants with recognised 'Priority' or 'At Risk' status, including NHS staff identified across Devon.
Contact for Further Details / Informal Visits:
- Name: Lisa Brace
- Job title: 0 to 19 Torbay Plus Team Leader
- Email address: l.brace@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07775406461
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