SCPHN - Health Visitor

The post holder will work within a skill mixed team to promote the health and wellbeing of children and young people, aged 0 5, and their families. The post holder will provide specialist practitioner knowledge and advice; assessing care needs to provide a child and young person centred, inclusive, holistic and accessible Healthy Child Programme. The Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) will establish links with communities, schools, Primary Care Colleagues and the wider Childrens workforce to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care and public health developments in the community, liaising and collaborating with other agencies as required. To promote the physical and emotional well-being of children and young people, supporting them to establish good health now and in the future and promote early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, empowerment, social inclusion and the reduction of health inequalities. Make referrals as appropriate, to enable access to
relevant professionals and support children and young people to reach their personal and educational potential. Health Visitor SCPHNs will be expected to complete the mentorship module within two years of consolidation in order to support pre-registration and specialist practice students

• Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) may be required to work anywhere in the Sussex Community Foundation NHS Trust area in order to meet the needs of the service. In order to ensure all staff have a fair exposure to the affluent and more deprived areas across within the organisation, SCPHNs may be expected to move to a contrasting caseload periodically as identified through the appraisal process and in discussion with the post holder. Please see the attached JD and PS for further details.