Job summaryAre you a Band 6 Health Visitor? If so why not come and join our friendly and professional team in Heywood, Middleton or Rochdale.Our Health Visiting service is looking for enthusiastic Health Visitors to join us. Whether you are an experienced Health Visitor or newly qualified you are welcome to apply.We work in partnership with the local authority and health services on a challenging and rewarding caseload and are piloting new and innovative ways of working. We strongly encourage creativity and new ideasMain duties of the jobRole Summary:The post holder will be responsible for providing universal, enhanced, and intensive Health Visiting services to children and families from all cultural diversities on their case load. Health Visitors work as a team across locally defined areas and support the service across HMR, to provide a safe service for all preschool children and their families.The post holder will be based within a team of Health Visitors and skill-mix staff and will contribute to the development of new projects and policies within the health visiting service and will be involved in the research, implementation and evaluation of evidence based practice.About usThe Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe Health Visitor will be responsible and accountable for the operational and strategic management of a caseload and the delivery of high-quality programmes of care to infants children and their families using a multidisciplinary approach.The Health Visitor will participate in the identification and safeguarding of vulnerable children and their families in partnership with other agencies. They will participate in the continued development of community service and will manage the development, implementation and compliance of policies, procedures, audit and benchmarks, including appraisal, personal development plans and clinical supervision.The post holder will be required to work as part of a team predominately based in one location but may be required to work at other locations across Heywood, Middleton and Heywood.As a member of the Integrated Childrens services in Rochdale, the post holder is expected to contribute to the expectations of the Boroughs Children and Young Peoples Partnership Strategy and the Early Help Strategy.To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.ukThis vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receivea full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website:https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.Person SpecificationRegistration and qualificationsEssentialRegistered Specialist Community Health Public Nurse (SCPHN) (1) Registered Nurse or Midwife on Part 1 of the NMC register (1) Evidence of post-registration development relevant to the post (1)Recent Professional/clinical knowledge acquired through CPDDesirableTeaching and assessing experienceV100/150 PrescriberKnowledgeEssentialKnowledge of recent legislation impacting on Community Health Care and Health Visiting practice.Displays a good clinical knowledge which is based on research evidence.Demonstrates an understanding of the Early help assessmentskillsEssentialEvidence of leadership skillsDemonstrate ability to work within multi-agency/professional setting.Demonstrates the development of innovative working and new developmentAble to analyse and make the decisions in relation to patient risk and care in complex cases.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Employer detailsEmployer nameNorthern Care Alliance NHS Foundation TrustAddressVarious sites across HMRWhitehall streetRochdaleOL12 0NBEmployer's websitehttps://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)