Health Visitor

To work in partnership with other statutory and voluntary organisations in the delivery of quality, integrated services to preschool children, their parents and carers.

To provide proactive and responsive services, delivered flexibly across a range of settings to meet service user need.

To provide leadership within the team, acting as a positive role model for junior staff by demonstrating excellent standards of practice

To undertake a mentorship role to a range of students on placement within the service and as a preceptor in support of new staff members.

Main duties of the job

Work with individuals, families, carers, communities, Primary Healthcare Teams and other agencies to undertake a comprehensive specialist assessment of patients / service users in order to inform a personalised plan of care / intervention.

Manage clinical caseloads efficiently and effectively.

Formulate and deliver an individual treatment programme using specialist assessment, reasoning and treatment skills based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and a range of treatment options.

Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes using an accepted/ appropriate range of techniques as required. To receive support and advice from the Advanced Practitioner as required.

To demonstrate the promotion of healthy lifestyle practices to the general public by the utilisation of teaching skills.

Where indicated and following completion of the relevant training the practitioner will act as a non-medical prescriber, at all times working within their sphere of clinical practice.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.