Madeline Aves

I am a dedicated and compassionate Health Visitor (SCPHN qualified) with expertise in delivering the Healthy Child Programme and supporting children and families in the early years. During the time as a Health Visitor I have developed skills in safeguarding, health promotion, and multi-agency working to protect vulnerable children and improve health outcomes. I am a strong communicator with experience managing complex caseloads and building trusted relationships with families.
Key skills I have developed within the 10 years I have been practising include:

• Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (0-5 years old).
• Health promotion and early intervention for children as required.
• Safeguarding children and working within the multidisciplinary team to ensure this.
• Developmental screening and assessments for example with ASQ reviews, growth monitoring, speech and language reviews.
• Maternal mental health and perimental support. As well as paternal support for mental health concerns, and signposting accordingly.
• Multi-agency collaboration with social care, GPs, midwives and education providers.
• Caseload management and prioritisation of high need families.
• Education and for parents i.e. breastfeeding, safe sleep, introducing solids, toileting and behaviour management as examples.

I qualified as a midwife in 2010 and worked at Yeovil District Hospital in the community and hospital setting. This role involved providing specialised support, care and advice to women during their pregnancy, labour and postpartum period.

Key responsibilities of this role included:

• Provide antenatal care, involving health assessments, screening and education for expectant mothers and fathers.
• To monitor the physical, social and psychological well-being of pregnant women throughout their pregnancy.
• Support women during the labour period and manage their care and liaising with other health care professionals if interventions were necessary.
• Administrating of pain management as required.
• Support and care for women, babies and their family during the postnatal period, which included monitoring recovery, breastfeeding support and new born care.
• Identifying safeguarding concerns and liaise with the correct multidisciplinary team appropriately.
• Promote safe, evidence-based practices in maternal and neonatal health.
• Maintain accurate, timely and up-to-date records and documentation.