Health Visitor, Nairn
- Location:
- Nairn Town and County Hospital, Social Work Services, Cawdor Road, Nairn, IV12 5EE
- Salary:
- £24,523.20 - £28,707.60 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Part Time
- Hours:
- 22.5 hours per week
Job Description
Post Title: Health Visitor
Location: Nairn
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Band 7 £24,523- £28,707 p.a.
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Contact Person: Fiona Macdonald Tel: 07570 952214
Job Purpose: The main role for the Health Visitor (HV) is to be the designated named HV for all Children within their caseload from antenatal to school entry age, excluding the unborn child. This required the HV to commence the child’s planning process. To discharge these responsibilities the postholder will have a responsibility to monitor the child’s wellbeing and assess if a need is identified they will work in partnership with the child’s family and all involved agencies to produce a child’s plan which will require to be monitored.
In discharging these responsibilities, the postholder is responsible and accountable for maintaining clinical, staff and information governance.
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.
If you require assistance to complete and application form please email employ.ability@highland.gov.uk and mark for attention of Kim/Fiona.
The Highland Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing within the workplace.
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 midwife3 at degree level of 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 Assesment, Leadership, and Critical Thinking