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Support Worker (Dentistry) and Dental Nurses
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Profile Title AfC Banding Page
Health Visitor 6 2
Health Visitor Specialist 7 3
Health Visitor Team Manager 7 4
Nursing/Health Visitor Specialist (Community Practice Teacher) 7 5
Support Worker (Dentistry) and Dental Nurses Profile label: Health Visitor Job Statement: 1. Assesses clients, plans and implements care; maintains associated records
- Works with families with specific health and social needs: liaises with other agencies
- Runs child health clinics: provides advice and health education
- Provides clinical supervision to other staff, students
Factor Relevant Job Information JE Level
- Communication & Relationship Skills Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information; barriers to understanding Communicates highly sensitive condition related information, including on child abuse, to clients, relatives 5(a)
- Knowledge, Training & Experience Specialist knowledge across range of procedures underpinned by theory Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by diploma level specialist training, experience, short courses
- Analytical & Judgemental Skills Complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options Skills for assessing and interpreting client conditions, appropriate action, including child protection issues
- Planning & Organisational Skills Plan and organise straightforward activities, some ongoing/plan and organise complex activities or programmes, requiring formulation, adjustment Plans and organises own workload, plans and organises child health clinics/organises multi-disciplinary care
- Physical Skills Physical skills obtained through practice Driving, keyboard, immunisations
- Responsibility for Patient/Client Care Develop programmes of care, care packages; provide specialised advice in relation to care Assesses, develops and implements care programmes; advises families on e.g. childcare 5(a)(c)
- Responsibility for Policy/Service Development Follow policies in own role, may be required to comment/implement policies and propose changes to practices, procedures for own area Follows policies, may comment on proposals for change/contributes to development of protocols
- Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources Personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resources; maintain stock control Careful use of equipment/orders supplies of vaccines for clinics 1 โ 2(c)
- Responsibility for Human Resources Day to day supervision; professional, clinical supervision Allocates work to support staff; clinical supervision of student HVs, nurses, nursery nurses 2(a)(b)
- Responsibility for Information Resources Record personally generated information Updates client records
- Responsibility for Research & Development Undertake surveys or audits, as necessary to own work/regularly undertake R&D; clinical trials Carries out audits/undertakes research, leads clinical audit; clinical trials 1 โ 2(a)(b)
- Freedom to Act Broad occupational policies Accountable for own professional actions, not directly supervised, manages caseload in the community
- Physical Effort Frequent light/occasional moderate effort for several short periods Kneeling and bending; carries equipment 2(b), (d)
- Mental Effort Frequent concentration, work pattern predictable/occasional prolonged concentration Concentration on client assessments; schedule of visits/attends lengthy case conferences 2(a)โ3(b)
- Emotional Effort Occasional highly distressing or emotional circumstances Infant deaths, child abuse, domestic violence, family breakdown
3(b)
- Working Conditions Frequent unpleasant; occasional highly unpleasant conditions Verbal aggression; body fluids
3 (a)(b)
JE Score/Band JE Score 410 โ 448 Band 6
Support Worker (Dentistry) and Dental Nurses Profile label: Health Visitor Team Manager Job Statement: 1. Assesses clients, plans and implements care: maintains associated records
- Works with families with specific health and social needs
- Manages and provides professional/ clinical supervision to team of HVs and other community staff
Factor Relevant Job Information JE Level
- Communication & Relationship Skills Provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information; barriers to understanding; agreement or co-operation required Communicates highly sensitive contentious, condition related information to clients, relatives e.g. on child abuse, mental health issues 5(a)
- Knowledge, Training & Experience Specialist knowledge across range of procedures underpinned by theory Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by specialist training to postgraduate diploma level, experience, short courses
- Analytical & Judgemental Skills Complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options Skills for assessing and interpreting client conditions, appropriate action including child protection issues, decisions on complex staff issues
- Planning & Organisational Skills Plan and organise complex activities or programmes, requiring formulation, adjustment Plans projects, change implementation, adjusts plans
- Physical Skills Physical skills obtained through practice Driving, keyboard skills, immunisations
- Responsibility for Patient/Client Care Provide highly specialised advice concerning care Provides advice to staff and families on e.g. child abuse, child mental health 6 (c)
- Responsibility for Policy/Service Development Propose policy or service changes, impact beyond own area Proposes policies with impact on community services
- Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources Authorised signatory; hold delegated budget Authorised signatory for equipment; delegated budget 3(a)(d)
- Responsibility for Human Resources Line manager for single function or department Line manager for team of HVs plus other staff covering geographical area, including recruitment, appraisal 4(a)
- Responsibility for Information Resources Record personally generated information Updates client records
- Responsibility for Research & Development Undertake surveys or audits, as necessary to own work/regularly undertakes R&D activity Carries out audits/undertakes research: leads clinical audit 1 โ 2(a)
- Freedom to Act Broad occupational policies Manages a team or community staff
- Physical Effort Combination of sitting, standing and walking Light physical effort
- Mental Effort Frequent concentration, work pattern unpredictable Concentration on client assessments, staff professional supervision sessions, deals with incidents 3(a)
- Emotional Effort Frequent distressing circumstances; occasional highly distressing circumstances Infant deaths, child abuse, domestic violence, family breakdown
3(a)(b)
- Working Conditions Occasional unpleasant conditions; occasional use of road transport in emergency situations Home visits
2(a)(b)
JE Score/Band JE Score 479 โ 486 Band 7
Support Worker (Dentistry) and Dental Nurses Profile label: Nursing/Health Visitor Specialist (Community Practice Teacher) Job Statement: 1. Assesses clients, plans and implements care, maintains associated records
- Works with families with specific health and social needs; liaises with other agencies
- Trains student, community nurses, health visitors during their community placement
- Mentors newly qualified community nurses, health visitors
Factor Relevant Job Information JE Level
- Communication & Relationship Skills Provide and receive highly complex information; barriers to understanding/agreement or co-operation required Communicates sensitive or highly condition related information, including on e.g. child abuse, to clients, relatives and students 4(a)โ5(a)
- Knowledge, Training & Experience Highly developed specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and experience Professional knowledge to Masterโs level or equivalent acquired through degree supplemented by specialist community nursing/ HV training, experience plus community practice teaching training
- Analytical & Judgemental Skills Complex facts or situations requiring analysis, interpretation, comparison of a range of options Skills for assessing complex clinical, social and family situations, including child protection issues, placement-related decisions
- Planning & Organisational Skills Plan and organise complex activities or programmes requiring formulation, adjustment Organises multidisciplinary care and practice placements
- Physical Skills Physical skills obtained through practice/highly developed physical skills, accuracy important; manipulation of tools Driving, keyboard, immunisations, sight and hearing tests 2 โ 3(b)
- Responsibility for Patient/Client Care Develop programmes of care, care packages; provide specialised advice in relation to care Assesses, develops and implements care plans/advises families on e.g. childcare 5(a)(c)
- Responsibility for Policy/Service Development Implement policies and propose changes to practices, procedures for own area; propose policy or service changes, impact beyond own area Proposes changes based to own work area/changes which impact on other community services
- Responsibility for Financial & Physical Resources Maintain stock control; authorised signatory, small payments Orders supplies of vaccines for clinics, authorises student travel expenses 2(c)(d)
- Responsibility for Human Resources Teach, devise training and development, major job responsibility Practice teacher for student HVs on community placement 4(b)
- Responsibility for Information Resources Record personally generated information Updates client records, student assessments
- Responsibility for Research & Development Undertake surveys or audits, as necessary to own work/regularly undertake R&D activity Carries out audits/undertakes research; leads clinical audit 1 โ 2(a)
- Freedom to Act Broad occupational policies Accountable for placement programmes for students; guidance from university for student activities
- Physical Effort Frequent light; occasional moderate effort for several short periods Kneeling and bending: carries clinic and other equipment, moving patients 2(b)(d)โ 3(b)
- Mental Effort Frequent concentration, work pattern predictable Concentration on clinical assessments: schedule of visits; attends case conferences 2(a)
- Emotional Effort Occasional exposure to highly distressing circumstances Infant deaths, child abuse, domestic violence, family breakdown
3(b)
- Working Conditions Frequent unpleasant; occasional highly unpleasant conditions Verbal aggression; body fluids
3(a), (b)
JE Score/Band JE Score 483 โ 529 Band 7
