Health Visitor

☞ Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

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Update day: 15-05-2024

Location: Bridgend Wales

Category: Health / Medical Care Doctors / Nurse

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Job type: Permanent

Salary: £35,922 - £43,257 a year

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The health visitor is responsible for a defined caseload of pre-school children and families within a geographic area or General Practice population. The main purpose of the job includes the assessment of health need, the implementation and evaluation of health enhancing activities and the generation of information that can be utilised to influence policies that affect health. Have freedom to practice/act within parameters and is guided within defined policies, protocols at a local and national level and by Code of Conduct. Using own initiative and working with the deputy senior and senior nurse, develop innovative ways of working, implementing change effectively and monitoring outcomes.

Ensuring the delivery of innovative, clinically excellent evidence based child health surveillance, health promotion and other public health initiatives. Plan, deliver and evaluate health visiting intervention working with statutory and voluntary agencies. Work as part of the team. Assist the deputy senior nurse, working collaboratively with other health visitors within the University Health Board to ensure the delivery of equitable, high quality services.

Communicate information in a sensitive way when dealing with issues that are sensitive and contentious. Delegate duties as appropriate to specialist community workers for example EYA. Work collaboratively and maintain effective communication with health and other professionals to ensure the provision of a high quality preventative health service, for example primary care, local authority. Communicate effectively with multi-agency teams, statutory and voluntary agencies; maintaining effective internal and external networks to enhance service delivery.

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Deadline: 29-06-2024

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