Total 165 health beauty fitness job vacancies in birmingham b37 7hl

Clinically you will be required for Phlebotomy, Diabetic Checks, Spirometry, Flu Vaccinations, Child Nasal, Pneumonia, B12s, Shingles, Dressings, ECGS, Blood Pressure reviews, Health & Weight checks, NHS Health Checks, Asthma review preparation work for Long term illness patients.

To consistently demonstrate in all relationships with families, colleagues and partner professionals, the BCHC Trust Values and the Cs of nursing of commitment, competence, courage, communication, compassion and care in the role of Health Visitor. To develop a workload profile identifying those groups within the population with specific health needs To work closely with the primary health care team, participating in activities that address the health needs of the general practice, case load, families using local childrens centres, early education clusters, and other health partners To deliver the Health Child Programme through compassionate caring assessment, analysis of need, developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes of care using assessment tools in line with commissioner service specification for the health visiting service to address identified health needs. To use the common assessment framework to assess and plan with families where multiagency partnership working is required To formulate and agree with families packages of care appropriate to their need where necessary open active health and wellbeing files. To monitor all open files in accordance with the records keeping policy, closing when package of care is complete To carry out health promotion and disease prevention activities. Meeting and reporting on agreed key performance indicators where appropriate To give evidence-based advice on health issues to members of the local population in a way which promotes behavioural change and builds on strengths To work to current NICE guidelines on antenatal and postnatal mental health to identify, support and referral of women at risk of developing postnatal depression, and those who are mild to moderately depressed To maintain quality standards of care using audit and other monitoring systems to evaluate the service To identify vulnerable children in need of protection and refer to Social Care and Health following the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board policies in all cases of suspected or actual emotional, physical, sexual abuse and neglect. To follow up domestic violence notifications in line with Trust policy To attend team around the family meetings, case conferences, undertake and fulfil the responsibilities that are appropriate to the role of the Health Visitor as agreed in the multi-agency child protection plan Work in partnership with families to plan and arrange appointments for clinics and home visit To develop and maintain effective working relationships with the families, primary healthcare team and other professionals working in both the statutory and voluntary organisations To ensure all equipment used by professionals in clinic settings are maintained and fit for purpose To order equipment for client use as identified following a healthcare assessment. To advise on safe fitting and appropriate use To promote and support immunisation programmes offered nationally to service users To enter all data required on the data collection system accurately and on time according to Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust policy To attend and actively participate in staff meetings including multi-agency steering groups etc and take responsibility for completion of appropriate tasks arising from any such meeting e.g. commenting on, and having input into policy development and standard setting within HV remit To ensure all written records are kept to the required NMC standard, to be able to write letters of referral to other services and to produce complex reports for court hearings relating to child protection To deal with and support families through difficult family situations such as illness, domestic violence, bereavement and child protection To have ongoing responsibility for the management of a caseload, including electronic recording, data inputting and reports To provide professional advice on issues relating to Health Visiting and promote an understanding of health needs among other agencies To supervise, mentor and assess pre-registration student nurses on placement with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust where appropriate as part of their education programme. To provide mentoring for other healthcare students, including health visitor students To access safeguarding, caseload and clinical supervision in order to ensure a resilient workforce which prioritises excellent safe, compassionate care To participate in Nurse prescribing undertaking a full assessment of minor conditions appropriate to the role of the Health Visitor, and where indicated prescribe from the formulary appropriate to level of training, and access continuing professional development in prescribing To convey complex information to other professionals and to clients and to work with other professionals and clients in difficult circumstances such as child protection, terminal illness or bereavement To plan, organise and run clinics/groups. Management and Leadership Responsibilities 1. Develop and empower all members of your team to perform to high standards and innovate. 2. Ensure supportive staff management arrangements are in place and carry out personal development reviews for direct reports. Ensure all staff in your team/s have annual PDRs resulting in specific objectives and effective personal development plans. 3. Develop staff knowledge and skills to promote equality and diversity and address inequalities both in employment and service delivery. Ensure specific equality objective are included in PDRs. 4. Develop a culture that ensure that the standards of Improving Working Lives and Investors in People are achieved and maintained for all staff and that staffs perception about their working lives are measured and improvements made

To provide high-quality patient care. If physical intervention with a patient is required, it is integral that you carry out this duty for your role. Drive Prometheus ambulances as and when required. Assist the qualified nurse in safely conveying and transferring all patients under the care of Prometheus. Ensure they have adequate handover of the patient's details, including risk history and current presentation, from the Clinical Logistics Manager, RMN or nurse responsible for the patient at the collection address. In the absence of an RMN, when a patient is informal, you must complete all paperwork required for the transfer. To provide crisis intervention to patients experiencing mental health difficulties during a transfer. To respond to emergencies during their span of duty. The post holder is responsible for being aware of relevant national and local policies regarding safeguarding children and adults. Attend all relevant training, meetings and reviews. To ensure by attitude, approach and response the continuation of good working relationships between staff and patients throughout the transfer. To report accidents, complaints and any untoward incidents promptly to the Clinical Logistics Manager. Attend the Prometheus base at the required time by the Clinical Logistic Manager and adhere to the company's uniform policy. To carry out any other tasks deemed reasonable by the management team for the smooth running of the company. Essential Criteria: Excellent written and communication skills. Strong attention to detail and focus on accuracy. Proactive and positive self-starter. Excellent teamwork skills. Well-organised with good time management skills Valid Enhanced DBS Currently working in a compliance-focused role. Full UK Driving Licence. Please note we do not accept Provisional Driving Licences, as the role requires you to drive company ambulances. Right to work in the UK. Please note we do not offer UK VISA Sponsorships. Employment references for up to a 5-year period. Candidate will need minimum 3 years UK employment history. Confidentiality: It is a condition of employment that staff will only disclose information obtained in their duties if those entitled to receive it. The post holder must ensure that the confidentiality of personal data remains secure regarding the Data Protection Act and that relevant company policies are adhered to. Equal Opportunities: Prometheus is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from people irrespective of age, gender, race, and disability. All staff must comply with current legislation, company policies and national guidelines for good practice. Conduct: All staff members must conduct themselves and represent the company responsibly, complying with all policies and procedures. Health & Safety: Staff must ensure they are familiar with the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) requirements and the company's policies /codes of practice applicable to the workplace. Safeguarding: Every staff member is responsible for being aware of and following the relevant national and local policy in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Training /Education: All staff are responsible for participating in regular appraisals with senior management and identifying the post's performance standards. Our Mission: To exceed expectations and set new standards. Our Values: Professional, Approachable, Caring and Compassionate. Company benefits: Employee Assistant Program Free on-site parking at all bases Free company uniform Mandatory training Enrolment in the companys pension scheme (The People Pension) Prometheus aims to create and encourage an environment committed to promoting equality and diversity, working inclusively, and valuing the differences individuals can bring to the workplace. We uphold these principles in our organisational values and behaviours towards each other and our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexuality, or other personal circumstances.

As a healthcare assistant on Jade Unit you will be based on the ward supporting the day to day activities and observing the young people. You will support the nurse in charge with ensuring the safety of all and will feedback your observations to the nurse in charge. You will support young people with their activities of daily living as required and support with leave off the unit. You will have Safety Intervention training to ensure you can safely support a young person in distress if required. You will need to support in the verbal de-escalation of young people with communication difficulties and adapt your communication style accordingly.

Delivering Results/Functional Responsibilities Responsible for programme delivery for an assigned portfolio of local and shared regional programmes of work. Develops long-term, strategic delivery plans for assigned programmes of work. Responsible for setting and managing the performance of allocated AHP programmes against short, medium, and long-term key performance indicators. Accurately evaluates stakeholder needs from a range of qualitative and quantitative data sources (programme performance data, strategic delivery plans stakeholders input, commissioned research.) Prioritisation and delegation of complex and competing/conflicting work programmes (e.g., differing ICS priorities within the footprint, differing education provider views etc.Uses insight, experience, and an evidence-based approach (data triangulation, after action review, information systems etc.) to inform decision making. Delegated budget-setting responsibility for a number of assigned workforce transformation programmes, ensuring projects are delivered within agreed departmental budget, financial risks are reported and managed, and value for the taxpayer. Responsible for ensuring programmes of work are aligned to and successfully deliver regional strategic objectives, KPIs and regulatory compliance. Adapts plans to account changes in government policy, system needs, technological advances, and evaluation of a range of performance data. Deputises for the Assistant Director of Clinical Leadership and Education AHP Building strong relationships with senior (Board and Chief AHP level) external stakeholders, influencing decision making to achieve strategic outcomes where no formal line management or organisational spheres of control existDelegated authority to negotiate to gain consensus amongst senior external stakeholders on complex and contentious issues in a political environment relating to local/regional workforce transformation priorities. Ensures the appropriate allocation of internal/external resources and managing risk across a number of competing work programmes to ensure timescales/targets are met. Measures an evaluates the outcomes of strategic, tactical, and operational decision making and performance of the programme portfolio using evidence-based approach and the appropriate use of robust performance management and research methodologies, information systems research and reporting (weekly and monthly reporting aggregating to quarterly review and contributing to annual reviews). Ensure the adoption of best practice and learning from AHP programmes outcomes are shared regionally and inform future workforce transformation strategy. Line management responsibility a project team, including performance review and development support, contributes to setting strategic objective and responsible for translating into tactical priorities ensuring alignment with WTE national and external agenda. Procure/commission programmes of work as requested. To produce reports on progress against plan, for internal assurance, ICSs and other Boards and Committees as required

As an Authorized Representative (AR) of the U.S. Secretary of Labor, the incumbent performs the following duties to promote and enforce mine safety and health compliance within the coal mining industry.

• Conducts special investigations of accidents and fatality disasters after rescue and recovery operations are completed. Secures evidence and maintains a chain of custody, issuing citations or orders resulting from the disaster. Makes determinations regarding possible knowing, willful violations, and participates in civil or criminal proceedings, as necessary.
• As required, independently conducts a wide variety of on-site safety and health inspections and investigations of coal mines, preparation plants, and related facilities.
• Investigates discrimination complaints filed by miners, representatives of miners, or applicants for employment.
• Investigates possible knowing and or willful violations.
• Conducts other investigative activities as the needs of the district dictate.
• Develops unique investigative strategies.
• Collects evidence and facts according to all local, State, and Federal mandates, laws, rules, and/or regulations.
• Maintains control of evidence and confidential statements and other documented facts in accordance with MSHA guidelines, policies, procedures, and mandates.
• Secures evidence, facts, information, reports, and other documentation.
• Analyzes facts and evidence collected during an investigation to assure proper interpretation of said facts and evidence.
• Conducts interviews with possible witnesses. May also conduct interviews or collect information or evidence from businesses associated with coal mining, inspectors, supervisors, managers, engineers, technical support staff, and specialists.
• Coordinates investigative activities with adversarial legal counsel and or mine management, as needed.
• Ensures that the purpose of the investigation is fulfilled and all issues are adequately addressed.
• Conducts interviews with possible witnesses. May also conduct interviews or collect information or evidence from businesses associated with coal mining, inspectors, supervisors, managers, engineers, technical support staff, and specialists.
• Prepares written reports of inspections and investigations issuing citations and orders for violations found during the examination.

Starting at $86,962 Per Year (GS 12)

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Due to the promotion of the existing post holder we now a vacancy for this exciting role within the well-established Downham Market & Swaffham/Fens & Brecks Community Therapy Team. You will be working as a Specialist Band 7 Community Physiotherapist, supporting patients in the community setting and also in-reaching onto Swaffham Community Hospital ward.

The role is based at Swaffham Community Hospital, approximately 35 minutes drive from Norwich or 25 minutes from Kings Lynn.

The successful candidate would undertake a role in leading, planning, co-ordinating the delivery and evaluation of the physiotherapy service, whilst maintaining a strong clinical focus on patients presenting with complex presentations seen by the service as an autonomous practitioner. As a clinical specialist you will have a role in some management and leadership tasks, alongside the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist and Clinical Operations Manager. You will deputise for the Clinical Lead in their absence as required, and undertaken evidence-based projects, including recommendations for service development and participation in research and audit.

Are you currently an experienced physiotherapist looking for a new challenge, with a wish to develop your current skill base and build on your existing leadership skills? If so, this role may be ideal for you.
• Being professionally and legally accountable as an autonomous practitioner for your workload, including management of patients in your care and that of your team.
• Undertaking skilled assessment using a variety of assessment techniques and advanced clinical reasoning.
• Manage your own caseload of complex patients in the community and ward-based setting, using specialist knowledge and skills as an autonomous practitioner.
• Providing training in specialist knowledge for physiotherapy staff and the wider community nursing and therapy team.
• Supporting clinical supervision and appraisals for physiotherapy staff, the wider therapy team and students.
• Supporting service transformation, development and integration projects within the wider Primary Care Network and Integrated Care System.

It is essential the post holder has the ability to travel to patients across Swaffham, Downham Market and the surrounding areas.

West Norfolk is an area of contrast and beauty situated close to the borders of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.



You will have the opportunity to progress your clinical knowledge and skills through our in-service training program and will participate in regular supervision with the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist.

Successful candidates will also attend a formalised trust induction programme, mandatory training programme and have opportunities to apply for additional training relevant to their role. There will also be opportunities to develop your management and supervision skills through NCHC’s well established Leadership Roadmap Programme.

We are committed to providing high quality care and have a strong agenda in improving quality, which includes the opportunity to become a Quality Champion. NCHC is committed to support staff wellbeing, and as such offers self-referral for staff physiotherapy, access to mental health support, occupational health support and NCHC has a Staff Wellbeing Board. Staff are encouraged to provide their feedback through the annual NHS Staff Survey, but we also complete quarterly pulse engagement questionnaires. Our trust values are Community, Creativity and Compassion.

Our trust vision is to improve the quality of people’ lives, in their homes and community through the best in integrated health and social care.

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.





Organisational
The post holder will:
• Undertake a major clinical role in assessment, review and treatment to the adult population living in the community within West Norfolk. The role is based within the Swaffham, Downham , Fens and Brecks Therapy Teams, you will be based at Swaffham Community Hospital but you would be required to provide support to the teams across West Norfolk as required.
• To plan, deliver and co-ordinate therapy interventions for patients of a higher complexity across West Norfolk
• To be responsible for Continued Professional Development (CPD) and Personal Development Plan (PDP) for members of the therapy team.
• To have an input into service development, under the direction of the Clinical Leads/ Service Manager, across West Norfolk and in conjunction with the rest of the team in response to NICE guidance, local governance and government policy.

Clinical
The post holder will:
1. Undertake comprehensive therapy assessments of patients including those with a complex presentation, using investigative, analytical and clinical reasoning skills, and inform the development of a differential diagnosis.
2. Formulate and execute individualised therapy management and treatment plans of patients including those with a complex presentation, in collaboration with the integrated team, other agencies and the patient, utilising a range of treatment skills.
3. Be aware of Assistive Technology and make referrals for this as required.
4. Assess patients’ holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
5. Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
6. Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patient’s cooperation in their treatment plan.
7. Liaise with GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
8. To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
9. Be responsible for ensuring workload for self and others is planned and prioritised according to service targets and needs.
10. Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
11. Plan and organise specialist services within the integrated team.
12. Demonstrate dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory senses for assessment, and manual treatment of patients, including using specialist equipment and fine tools, manual and mobilising skills.
13. Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
14. Be aware of budget and ensure all effort is made to work within this.
15. Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
16. Be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
17. Demonstrate basic IT and standard keyboard skills.


Professional
The post holder will:
1. Be required to undertake risk assessments and act upon them appropriately.
2. Contribute to the staff rota on a monthly basis.
3. Contribute to the supervision of workload within the integrated team.
4. Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate.
5. Support the Clinical leads and all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions.
6. Attend in-house training as required to develop current role.
7. Maintain own continual professional development.
8. Be able to make own travel arrangements to patients’ homes, clinics, base and meetings etc., as required.
9. Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
10. Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies.
11. May be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and other staff.
12. Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration courses.
13. Mentor existing staff and provide training in specialist area as appropriate.
14. Provide advice/training to other staff and supervise Occupational Therapists, support band 4 staff and students where appropriate, and contribute to the induction process for new staff/students.
15. Demonstrate leadership skills within own competence.
16. Be accountable for work delegated to others.

Organisational
The post holder will:
1. Undertake mandatory training as required.
2. Participate in a Personal Development Review process.
3. Undertake Personal Development Plans for more junior staff members.
4. Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.
5. Follow Trust policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
6. Comment on draft policies.
7. Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by Team Leader and Trust Policy.
8. Contribute to clinical audit as required.
9. Complete the staff survey as required.

10. Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required


This advert closes on Friday 29 Nov 2024

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What skills and experience we're looking for

As a teacher of PE & Health, you are someone who understands the difference a great education can make to pupils’ lives. You are committed to our mission statement and are a great role model for pupils and colleagues. You are an experienced PE teacher or ECT, that has experience of teaching Key Stage 4 theory lessons. You can teach both mixed PE and boys’ PE lessons. You will need to be a great team player and teacher with a resilient character and strong personal drive.

What the school offers its staff

please download the application form via our school website and return completed forms to Miss Pollock, Headteacher's PA by emailing to enquiry@sjw.bham.sch.uk.

Saint John Wall Catholic School, Oxhill Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B21 8HH

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.


Are you committed to making a positive change and empowering service users to achieve a better quality of life?

The Health and Justice Vulnerability Service have an exciting opportunity for a passionate, empathetic and caring professional to join our service as a Band 5 Recovery Lead.

The role will require you to lead, inspire and deliver on recovery outcomes. You will hold supervision responsibilities for our peer mentors and facilitate the coordination of the recovery pathway.

The focus of the post is to ensure that users of our service are at the centre of the planning, implementation and evaluation of the service delivered, and that co-production is business as usual. The post holder will lead in the development, embedding and continuity of recovery practice and principles across the Health & Justice service.

The post holder will develop sustainable co-production strategies with users of the service, relatives and carers.





To lead and support the delivery of a robust and effective Recovery pathway for service users within the Criminal Justice System.

To model recovery values at all times, inspiring hope, and optimism for people experiencing multiple health and social vulnerabilities and inequalities within the Birmingham and Solihull area and embrace opportunities for positive change.

These priorities will be subject to changes overtime as the service develops, however in the first instance will include:
• Sustaining and developing peer working/mentor schemes
• Co-production
• Fundamental training around recovery for all staff
• Management supervision of peer mentors
• Collaboration with:

Health & Justice Peer Network

The Recovery College

Patient Experience and Recovery Team

Recovery and co-production lead for secure care
• Analysis and evaluation of recovery data
• Establish Lived Experience forums

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.


This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Solar,rated ‘Good’ by the CQCandpublished in the Journal of Early Intervention in Psychiatry, is a partnership between Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Barnardo’s and Autism West Midlands and provides Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services to Children, Young People and Families in Solihull.

Solar was set up as a service not about thresholds or tiers but about timely access to appropriate support in line with children and young people’s needs. Solar aims to create a comprehensive system, designed around the needs of children and young people, which keeps children and young people healthy as well as treating those that are ill and prioritises resilience, partnership and co-production.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated team player to provide clear leadership and management of the Secondary Care (Core CAMHS) Team and to actively participate in the day to day running of the service. Solar’s Core Team provides an excellent service to the young people, their families as well as multiple agencies within Solihull.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.


This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024

Do you have passion and commitment to public health and the early intervention agenda and want to work in one of the most diverse and thriving cities in England?

BCHC is committed to providing a good work-life balance, therefore offering flexible/agile working to all our staff. We are looking for passionate and committed Health Visitors who are highly skilled, enthusiastic, clinical practitioners and have a good understanding of the needs of children, young people and their families and want to be part of our journey to work as part of an integrated early years, health, and wellbeing service.

We have openings inPerry Barrdistrict.

If you wantto give every child an equal chance to have the best start in life so they can achieve their full potential,this post would be well suited to you.

There are development opportunities that support career progression within health visiting. We have a number of Band 7 posts that can be considered alongside either clinical or management development.

BCHC also support practitioners who have been out of practice for a while, and offer a Return to Practice framework, all of the above can be discussed at interview.

The post holder is responsible for assessing need and providing health promotion and illness prevention services to the local population. The post holder will work within a corporate caseload as well as with the local population on children and family centred public health related issues.

The post holder will be a first level registered nurse with a Health Visiting Degree/Diploma/ Certificate. The post holder will work within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

You will be responsible for:

Day-to-day management and delegation of work to nursery nurses, link workers and any other support staff within the team (including supervision and monitoring the work of these staff)

Overseeing and planning in-service development for these staff

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion starts with our people shapes the way we deliver our services and the way we build our teams. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds to help us deliver great care to all of our communities.

BCHC offer an attractive Recruitment & Retention Premia for health visiting based on an additional payment for colleagues in Band 6 and Band 7 posts.
1. To consistently demonstrate in all relationships with families, colleagues and partner professionals, the BCHC Trust Values and the C’s of nursing of commitment, competence, courage, communication, compassion and care in the role of Health Visitor. To develop a workload profile identifying those groups within the population with specific health needs
2. To work closely with the primary health care team, participating in activities that address the health needs of the general practice, case load, families using local children’s centres, early education clusters, and other health partners
3. To deliver the Health Child Programme through compassionate caring assessment, analysis of need, developing, implementing, and evaluating programmes of care using assessment tools in line with commissioner service specification for the health visiting service to address identified health needs. To use the common assessment framework to assess and plan with families where multiagency partnership working is required
4. To formulate and agree with families packages of care appropriate to their need where necessary open active health and wellbeing files. To monitor all open files in accordance with the records keeping policy, closing when package of care is complete
5. To carry out health promotion and disease prevention activities. Meeting and reporting on agreed key performance indicators where appropriate
6. To give evidence-based advice on health issues to members of the local population in a way which promotes behavioural change and builds on strengths
7. To work to current NICE guidelines on antenatal and postnatal mental health to identify, support and referral of women at risk of developing postnatal depression, and those who are mild to moderately depressed
8. To maintain quality standards of care using audit and other monitoring systems to evaluate the service
9. To identify vulnerable children in need of protection and refer to Social Care and Health following the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board policies in all cases of suspected or actual emotional, physical, sexual abuse and neglect. To follow up domestic violence notifications in line with Trust policy
10. To attend team around the family meetings, case conferences, undertake and fulfil the responsibilities that are appropriate to the role of the Health Visitor as agreed in the multi-agency child protection plan
11. Work in partnership with families to plan and arrange appointments for clinics and home visit
12. To develop and maintain effective working relationships with the families, primary healthcare team and other professionals working in both the statutory and voluntary organisations
13. To ensure all equipment used by professionals in clinic settings are maintained and fit for purpose
14. To order equipment for client use as identified following a healthcare assessment. To advise on safe fitting and appropriate use
15. To promote and support immunisation programmes offered nationally to service users
16. To enter all data required on the data collection system accurately and on time according to Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust policy
17. To attend and actively participate in staff meetings including multi-agency steering groups etc and take responsibility for completion of appropriate tasks arising from any such meeting e.g. commenting on, and having input into policy development and standard setting within HV remit
18. To ensure all written records are kept to the required NMC standard, to be able to write letters of referral to other services and to produce complex reports for court hearings relating to child protection
19. To deal with and support families through difficult family situations such as illness, domestic violence, bereavement and child protection
20. To have ongoing responsibility for the management of a caseload, including electronic recording, data inputting and reports
21. To provide professional advice on issues relating to Health Visiting and promote an understanding of health needs among other agencies
22. To supervise, mentor and assess pre-registration student nurses on placement with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust where appropriate as part of their education programme. To provide mentoring for other healthcare students, including health visitor students
23. To access safeguarding, caseload and clinical supervision in order to ensure a resilient workforce which prioritises excellent safe, compassionate care
24. To participate in Nurse prescribing – undertaking a full assessment of minor conditions appropriate to the role of the Health Visitor, and where indicated prescribe from the formulary appropriate to level of training, and access continuing professional development in prescribing
25. To convey complex information to other professionals and to clients and to work with other professionals and clients in difficult circumstances such as child protection, terminal illness or bereavement
26. To plan, organise and run clinics/groups.

Management and Leadership Responsibilities

1. Develop and empower all members of your team to perform to high standards and innovate.

2. Ensure supportive staff management arrangements are in place and carry out personal development reviews for direct reports. Ensure all staff in your team/s have annual PDR’s resulting in specific objectives and effective personal development plans.

3. Develop staff knowledge and skills to promote equality and diversity and address inequalities both in employment and service delivery. Ensure specific equality objective are included in PDR’s.

4. Develop a culture that ensure that the standards of Improving Working Lives and Investors in People are achieved and maintained for all staff and that staff’s perception about their working lives are measured and improvements made


This advert closes on Friday 8 Nov 2024

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

To provide quality evidence-based nursing advice, support and care for service users with mental health needs and their carers within a multidisciplinary setting.

Principle Responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
•The facilitation, promotion and supervision of education, clinical practices and audit.
•Take the lead for clinical workstreams such as infection prevention and control.
•Oversee the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care within agreed parameters, and have a working knowledge of local and national policies and legislation which govern service provision.
•Identifying and contributing to others’ training needs.
•Ensuring the promotion of equality, diversity, and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
•Ensuring effective communication pathways exist.

Clinical
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
•The assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence-based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group.
•Setting quality standards, including monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
•Understanding and meeting their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach and all other relevant legislation.
•Ensuring the Mental Health Act 1983 requirements are observed, adhered to and implemented.
•Promoting carer and service user involvement within the service and its provision.
•Establishing therapeutic relationships with service users and implementing evidence-based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries per the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code.

Professional
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
•Participation in the Options for Care appraisal process, identifying own/others’ mandatory professional, personal development and training needs.
•The safe custody and administration of medicines.
•To participate and contribute appropriately to research, service modernisation and clinical governance.
•To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multi-disciplinary team but ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed.
•Ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times in accordance with the data protection act, trust policy and good practice.
•Maintaining and conducting oneself professionally towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
•Participate in joint working with appropriate experts/agencies.

Educational
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
•Providing formal and informal training for pre-post-registration students, staff members, carers and service users.
•The provision of staff induction, mentorship, appraisal and clinical supervision to professional colleagues as appropriate.

Organisational
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
•Ensuring they contribute and work towards the service/organisational aims and objectives.
•To understand their responsibility for respecting and promoting issues of equality, diversity and rights in accordance with good practice and legislation.
•Reading, understanding and complying with all relevant policies and procedures.

Communication
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
•Ensuring accurate and timely written records that comply with organisational policy and NMC guidance, reporting on any issues as appropriate.
•Ensuring they comply with current good practice in informing/updating all multi-disciplinary team members, their colleagues, service users and appropriate others of changes involving current nursing care plans, progress, mental state and psychosocial factors in line with best practice.
•Ensuring that they communicate with clients and carers and actively listen to establish an understanding of the needs of the service user and their carers.
•The effective utilisation of nursing/financial resources to ensure adequate clinical care is provided with a requirement that all incidents, which may compromise care, are reported immediately to the registered manager.

Additional Responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
•Attend statutory and mandatory training as necessary as specified by Options for Care Ltd.
•Carry out other duties the senior team identifies commensurate with their role as and when required.
•Attend meetings as necessary.