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Blaenau Gwent Flying Start Health Visitor

Employer
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Location
Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent
Salary
£31,365 - £37,890 per annum pro rata
Closing date
17 Jun 2021

Job Details

We are seeking to employ an enthusiastic Health Visitors, to work within the Flying Start health visiting teams in Blaenau Gwent.

We have Part-time and Full-time vacancies available.

The post holders will be based and work within a team of Health Visitors and skill-mix staff.

The successful candidate will have the relevant qualification, professionalism and clinical skills necessary to work on their own initiative as well as working effectively in partnership with parents/carers and other services such as Family First, Primary Care, Children Services and School Nursing.

We are committed to delivering the Flying Start Healthy Child Wales Programme. We have an excellent training programme to support and develop Health Visitors, with regular safeguarding supervision and management support. We are committed to developing our Health Visitors as leaders within the Public Health Early Years agenda and ensure we deliver excellent quality of care to the preschool population and their families/carers within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. The Health Visitor will also utilise the wider public health principles and a community development approach, in order to tackle health inequalities and strengthen communities and deliver on Welsh Government Public Health priorities and our exciting Clinical Futures agenda.

The Health Visitor contributes to the development of new projects and policies within the health visiting service and is involved in the research, implementation and evaluation of evidence based practice. The post holder will be responsible for providing universal, enhanced, and intensive Health Visiting services to children on their case load. Health Visitors work as a team across locally defined areas and support the service across Gwent, to provide a safe service for all preschool children and their families.

We value our staff and are committed to ensuring the wellbeing of all our staff and offer a variable flexible working hours programme to support a work life balance.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Closing date: 17th June 2021

Informal contact welcome

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Company

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board - Be part of the NHS revolution in Healthcare in Wales

The NHS across Wales is transforming, and leading the way in delivering system-wide improvements is Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, in south-east Wales.  An exciting set of opportunities have been developed in line with our unique and exciting Clinical Futures Model. The developments of these sites mean that you would be joining ABUHB at a truly once in a generation era. 

There has never been a more exciting time to join our nursing team as we pioneer new ways of delivering health services across the Gwent area.  Our innovative Clinical Futures programme is building on local Health, Social Care and Well Being Strategies that have been developed by local health boards and their partners, bridging all aspects of primary, community and secondary care and you could be a part of its plans to deliver the best to our patients and communities.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board can offer you a great place to live and work, as well as the opportunity to develop and progress your career. There are a wide-range of career opportunities available within the Health Board.

Clinical Futures is extending Aneurin Bevan University Health Board’s successful implementation of its Care Closer to Home initiatives; strengthening and promoting its services in the community as well as centralising care of the most critically ill patients in the brand new, state-of-the art The Grange University Hospital that opened in November 2020.

Staff wellbeing is one of the Health Board’s priorities, with a comprehensive package of support and development opportunities available to all. It is the Health Board’s aim that it is an enjoyable and fulfilling place to work as feeling valued at work has a positive impact on both staff and patients.

The Health Board is committed to achieving the highest standards of healthcare services and providing a safe, healthy, and fair working environment, where all staff are treated with dignity and respect and we are passionate about improvements.

There are flexible working arrangements available and all staff can access an excellent range of additional benefits and services.

The Health Board scores particularly well for its engagement activities, with dedicated programmes and staff ensuring staff feel informed and included.

Gwent and south-east Wales is a thriving and cosmopolitan location, with easy access to the Severn Bridge in the east and the capital, Cardiff, in the west. The locality is surrounded by some of the most breath taking scenery in the UK, with the sea to the south and the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains to the north.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board – Caring for you and your future. Bevan

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