Health Visitor

We are seeking to appoint dedicated and motivated Health Visitors to work within the High Peaks, North Dales and Glossop locality. The High Peaks, North Dales and Glossop 0-19 Team have been awarded Gold accreditation for their work with Families and Communities. DCHS is a forward-thinking, supportive Trust, who are a UNICEF Baby-Friendly accredited organisation and achieved Outstanding CQC status in 2019. The 0-19 Children's Service was awarded DCHS team of the year in 2019. Working in a rural community you will find that there are lots of opportunities for developing public health work with communities and partner agencies, as well as delivering the core contacts within the Healthy Child Programme. The right candidates will hold the SCPHN qualification in Health Visiting and the V100 and be an innovative and dynamic team players who are looking for a new challenge. The base for this post is in Glossop however the team covers the whole of the North High Peak area. This is a rural location and requires travelling across the locality. Training days are sometimes in other parts of Derbyshire. Thee are various posts with a minimum of 22.5 hours per week.,

• To provide Health Visiting services to families in the community team caseload by delivering the Healthy Child Programme.
• To manage a defined active caseload and take responsibility for Safeguarding Children issues within that caseload.
• To have continuing responsibility for the assessment of individuals needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
• To prescribe according to assessed individual need from the Nurse Prescribing Formulary.
• To manage a team of Health Visiting support staff.
  
  Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.


• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network, Christian Network, Veterans network and Long-term Conditions network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities