Job Description

As part of the Healthy Child Wales Programme, the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse -Health Visiting (SCPHN - HV) will be the named Health Visitor for all Children and their families within their caseload from antenatal to 5 years, excluding the unborn child. This requires the Health Visitor (HV) to commence the child's planning process.



To work without direct supervision to undertake statutory duties on behalf of the Health Board with respect to individual children within your caseload to assess, monitor, improve and support the wellbeing of children and their families.



Working in partnership with the child's family and all involved agencies to produce a child's plan which will require to be monitored, reviewed and evaluated.



In discharging these responsibilities the post holder is responsible and accountable for maintaining clinical, staff and information governance.



Be responsible for providing a Health Visiting service for a defined caseload of families with children aged 0-5 including in the antenatal period. Ensure transfer to the appropriate service at appropriate time.



Provide a child centred, inclusive, holistic and accessible Public Health programme to children, their families and communities.



As part of Healthy Child Wales Programme (HCWP), quality assurance framework for current practice, skills such as motivational interviewing are required.



As appropriate, lead and/or contribute to developing strategies to address individual identified needs as well as those identified within the community.



Undertake an assessment using the recognised and accepted acuity tools, to support safe staffing levels and support colleagues during fluctuations in workforce and workload activity.



Participate and chair Health Visiting Forums, team meetings and working groups as required, and participate in projects regarding future service development, developing and implementing identified changes to the routine and delivery of routine care.



Lead and deliver the Universal Healthy Child Wales Programme (Welsh Government 2015) which is underpinned by the Quality Assurance Framework being adaptable and flexible when models of care change.



Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve



We treat everyone with respect



We all work together as one team



We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.



You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.

Welsh Skills Desirable:

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency ', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.