Bright Start Islington Health Visitor Team Leader

Management and Leadership1. To work with the Bright Start Locality management team to understand service objectives and set team objectives accordingly.2. To promote good team work through the use of excellent communication skills, in order that team objectives set are understood and achieved by all staff members.3. To lead and promote integrated working across all Bright Start services, sharing in the facilitation of identified integrated meetings such as the staff integrated locality meetings and members ECAPs.4. To be engaged with the Trust data reporting systems in use, accessing Qlikview, pulling regular reports and using the data to support team objectives being set.5. To be competent in the use of the Trust electronic clinical record system following Trust guidelines in its use (RIO).6. To directly manage members of the team in line with Trust policy providing regular supervision, annual appraisal and any identified additional support or training as required.7. To ensure all new team
members are provided with the local service and Trust induction guidelines and newly qualified staff have access to preceptorship modules.8. To lead and support staff in any change management process involving staff at all levels.9. To act as a practice supervisor and ensure an active learning environment for all staff grades.10. To support the development of integration with Early Years services by leading on identified topics/issues in task and finish groups/integrated meetings and strategy groups.11. To investigate complaints within agreed Trust policy, procedures and time scales and effect any necessary changes to practice and service that may result.12. To investigate incidents reported on datix system and ensure learning shared with team and wider integrated service.13. To support the Locality Managers with recruitment and retention of staff at all levels.14. To support the Locality Managers in the development of new roles within the team including that of the nursing associate.15.
To develop and maintain effective and appropriate communication systems with primary care services according to local protocol.16. To take every reasonable step to see that the working environment is safe, healthy and hazard free for staff and users, including ensuring that infection control procedures are in place and audited regularly.17. To facilitate the use of information technology and ensure that relevant and up to date information on clinical developments and service activity are provided to agreed time-scales.18. To promote a continuous learning environment for colleagues and students within the team/organisation.19. To agree and participate in audit, quality improvement initiatives following agreed policy and protocol. Clinical 1. To be responsible to work/lead to deliver the Healthy Child Programme for a geographical area within the Bright Start locality with health and early years colleagues2. To undertake evidence based child and family health assessments and
develop child/family plans in partnership with children and carers.3. To undertake the Early Help assessment and attend the professional multi agency meetings as required.4. To liaise and work in partnership with the wider early childhood services including, maternity, early years settings, and voluntary agencies such as Bright Beginnings.5. Working with other agencies to identify and support vulnerable families, adhering to current Local Safeguarding Board and pan London Child Protection Procedures, including access to regular training and supervision.6. To identify, refer and support children with special educational needs or disabilities. To liaise with other agencies in early years, health and social care to facilitate programmes of care.7. To take responsibility for nurse prescribing in line with the Nurse Prescribing Formulary and the Whittington Healths Protocols for Nurse Prescribing, as appropriate.8. To undertake mandatory training, and service specific training
as required maintaining skills and competencies.9. To ensure regular attendance at reflective supervision sessions and skills based practice consultations, embedding learning and sharing experiences to strengthen resilience and practise.