Health Visitor
- Location:
- Inverness West Family Team Hut 1 Dochfour Drive, IV3 5EB
- Salary:
- £37,495 - £43,612 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 30 hours per week
Job Description
Post Title: Health Visitor
Location: Inverness
Hours: 30 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £37,495 - £43,612 (£46,244 - £53,789 pro rata)
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Contact Person: Sharon McDonald Tel: 01463 702790
Job Purpose: The role of Health Visiting is to promote the well-being of Children and their families in accordance with the Universal Health Visiting Pathway The Universal Health Visiting Pathway sets the standard for health visiting and the minimum core visits those families with Children aged 0-5 can expect from their health visitor, regardless of where they live in Scotland.
Health Visitor will work with alongside professionals, the child or young person and their families to assess, analyse, develop and agree a multiagency child’s plan based on the agreed policies and procedures. Implement and monitor the plan to endeavour to ensure the child’s needs are met and desired outcomes achieved.
The Health Visitor will undertake statutory duties on behalf of NHS Highland to assess, improve and support the wellbeing of children. The postholder will make professional decisions on a case-by-case basis each day regarding care, child wellbeing, and child protection.
Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.
Please find the Job Description below.
The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Requirements
Registered nurse or midwife at degree level or equivalent.
Post-registration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing and be registered on Part 3 of the NMC register.
Educated to Masters level in a relevant nursing area, or
Can demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through, for example, completion of NES modules on Assessment, Leadership, and Critical Thinking.