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What does the health visitor do when you are pregnant?
Your health visitor will offer to come and see you before your baby is born, this may be offered at any point from 28 weeks of your pregnancy. Together, you can discuss how your pregnancy is going, what support you may need when you become a new parent and any questions you may have about becoming a parent.
What age do health visitors stop?
You will be offered regular health and development reviews (health visitor checks) for your baby until they are 2. These are to support you and your baby, and make sure their development is on track. The reviews are usually done by a health visitor or a member of their team.
What does the health visitor do?
Health visitors are specialist community public health nurses, (SCPHN) registered midwives or nurses. They specialise in working with families with a child aged 0 to five to identify health needs as early as possible and improve health and wellbeing by promoting health, preventing ill health and reducing inequalities.
Are health visitors more qualified than midwives?
Health visitors work closely with midwives, practice nurses, and GPs. Your health visitor is a qualified nurse or midwife who has gone on to do further training (NHS HEE nd, NHS 2017a). Two weeks after your baby’s birth, your midwife will hand over care for you and your baby to your named health visitor.
Can you become a health visitor without being a nurse?
To become a health visitor, you need to be a qualified nurse or midwife and then undertake a one year (52 weeks) full-time or two years (104 weeks) part-time programme to qualify as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor).
What degree do you need to be a health visitor?
Becoming qualified – individuals not only need to be a registered midwife or nurse, but they will also need to complete a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – Health Visiting (SCPHN) course.
What’s the difference between a midwife and health visitor?
Your health visitor is a qualified nurse or midwife who has gone on to do further training (NHS HEE nd, NHS 2017a). Two weeks after your baby’s birth, your midwife will hand over care for you and your baby to your named health visitor. That care will continue until your child is five years old (NHS HEE nd, NHS 2017a).
What other jobs can a health visitor do?
You could specialise in a area like working with teenage parents or people in need of mental health support. With experience, you could progress to team manager, community matron or a healthcare management role. You could also go into nurse education, training or academic research.
Do you get paid to train as a health visitor?
Recruitment to programmes of study to train is generally undertaken in partnership between universities and local employers who provide practice placements, so check websites and adverts. Generally, programmes are funded by the NHS which includes payment of student salary by the employer.
Why do health visitors come before baby is born?
The first visit gives mums-to-be the opportunity to talk about their emotional health prior to their baby’s birth, therefore helping them to build a therapeutic relationship early with their health visitor, especially with first time mums.
Is health visiting a nice job?
Health Visitor working hours There is a decent level of flexibility, with opportunities for career breaks, part-time work and job-sharing. Generally the work is rewarding, but there will invariably be difficult cases that have to be dealt with.
How long does it take to train as a health visitor?
This typically takes 18 months to complete as a mix of 50 percent workplace learning and 50 percent academic study at an accredited university.