Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) 3 Posts

We are looking for passionate and skilled Health Visitors to join our Public Health Nursing Service in Barnsley. In this role, you will deliver the Healthy Child Programme, providing evidence-based care that promotes health, reduces inequalities, and safeguards children, young people, and families. You will work closely with families to assess health needs, plan and implement interventions, and provide support for those with complex needs.

This includes managing risk, undertaking safeguarding responsibilities, and contributing to multi-agency working to achieve positive outcomes. As part of the team, you will also lead public health initiatives within the community, mentor colleagues and students, and ensure high standards of clinical governance. Experienced practitioners will take a lead role in managing complex cases, supervising staff, and developing innovative approaches to care., To provide evidence based public health nursing practice that promotes and improves health and addresses inequalities at individual, family and community level.

Lead the delivery of the healthy child programme to improve health and wellbeing and safeguard children, young people and families. Develop and implement structured interventions for children and families with complex needs including assessments, appropriate management of risks and providing professional and clinical supervision to other team members. You will be a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) with a Level 6 or above qualification and a commitment to continuous professional development.

You will have experience of working in a community setting, delivering public health programmes, and safeguarding vulnerable children and families., Experience of integrated working / multi-agency working Working in a community setting Experience of public health related work/ leading public health initiatives Experience of safeguarding vulnerable children and families Experience of working with complex vulnerable children and families Evidence of compliance with professional regulations Standards of Proficiency Experience of managing staff Experience of initiating and leading the early help processes for children and families Experienced Practitioner (plus all of the above): Experience of preceptoring and mentoring Significant post qualification experience Experience of complex safeguarding work Experience of developing and leading training, Experience of managing staff, Demonstrate a full commitment to develop information technology skills as appropriate to undertake public health nursing duties Ability to undertake travel in connection with the post duties Willing to undertake training and continuous professional development in connection with the post Willing to work flexibly in accordance with the policies and procedures to meet the operational needs of the service and the council.

Work in accordance with our values and behaviours, as part of an inclusive and high performing council, Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to a range of audiences including children, young people, parents and carers and professional colleagues. Ability to plan and prioritise workload within a changing and flexible work environment Skills in health needs assessment, planning and evaluating interventions Demonstrates knowledge and skills in the use of information technology Ability to work autonomously and independently Ability to use reflective practice techniques to evaluate, present and critically analyse own practice Ability to line manage and supervise other team members, organising and delegating as appropriate Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders as well as ability to constructively challenge when required Demonstrate a flexible, innovative approach to work, as well as willingness to develop specialist areas of work and critically analyse own personal