Health Visitor Operational Lead (Reading) | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Health visiting Operational Lead - Reading : Full time 37.5 hours Monday - Friday Please note the PayScale currently in use in Agenda for Change 2023/2024. We will update the 2024/2025 PayScale once confirmed. Interview will be held on 27th Sept 2024 Are you an experienced health visitor looking for an opportunity to further your career? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Visiting operational team lead based in Reading providing highly visible, professional leadership, management and expertise to the health visiting team. You will need to be able to evidence a strong interest and passion for ensuring the service is accessible for all. You need to be a good team player, demonstrating strong leadership skills; requiring excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with service users and a range of other agencies and professionals. You will beworking closely with other Children's Service Leads pan Berkshire, in the development and implementation of organisational strategies, policies and practices that meet Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and national Health Visiting standards.

• To be a proactive member of the 0-19 management team to ensure that best practice and learning is disseminated across the workforce quickly and effectively.
• Lead on workforce planning and recruitment alongside the service lead, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the uniqueness of the locality.
• Ensure the development of the workforce, promoting a culture of lifelong learning, reflective practice and personal development.
• Take responsibility for the service activity performance identifying potential risks and initiating action plans to minimise these.
• To lead by example, displaying a coaching style of leadership that mirrors the ethos and core values of the organisation which inspires and empowers staff.
• To act independently and on own initiative, setting a professional and positive example and encourages all team members to be innovative and adopt a problem-solving approach.
• Enable and empower all team members to take responsibility for service improvement by developing a culture of innovation and participation in the development of the service and service redesign.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you'll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

· To be a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) · Evidence of continued professional development · Experience of working in an environment with high standards of governance and accountability · Evidence of contribution to clinical supervisory or mentoring of less experienced staff · Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites, Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us. Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites