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Job title: Health Visitor
Band: Band 6
Location: Barking

Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

Rates: £25 - £30 per hour

To be considered for this role you need a minimum of 6 months NHS experience within the last 2 years.

DURATION: No longer than 3 months

SKILLS/EXP REQUIRED: Qualified HV experience with the use of Rio using the templates, good communication and able to support changes. Require a work risk assessment.

RESPONSIBILITIES: Providing the Health Child programme for 0-5 children and families. Supporting safeguarding, attending CP conferences, core groups, early help and mentoring, home visits and clinics for Universal Plus and Partnership Plus

Job Description:

Your role will routinely include working with families with a new baby from late in the antenatal period up to five years of age. You will use your expertise and training to identify needs and determine risks and work with clinical and public health colleagues to make sure the right support is provided as early as possible. You may work with at-risk or deprived groups such as the homeless, addicts or travellers.

You will usually provide individual support and advice for families in their homes. But you will also facilitate clinics and groups with different professionals, including early years practitioners, children's social care professionals, GPs, school nurses, allied health professionals, and voluntary services to support the needs of children and families.

Your day-to-day role may vary from area to area, but will typically include:

supporting parents during their transition to parenthood and in the weeks following the birth of their baby
providing support and advice for the initiation and duration of breast feeding, infant feeding and healthy eating for young children
assessing children's growth and development needs
delivering health reviews to assess children's growth and development needs, including the two-year health review and to be ready for school
promoting the best start in speech, language and communication including identification of need and additional support to be ready to learn
supporting maternal and infant mental health
supporting healthy weight and healthy nutrition conversations to prevent childhood obesity through behaviour change techniques.
advising on minor illness, home safety, safer sleep and accident preventionYou will also complete