Health Visitor

Job description

Job summary

Are you a qualified Health Visitor, currently undertaking your Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) qualification in Health Visiting, or a retired Health Visitor looking to return to practice?

We have an exciting opportunity for two Band 6 Health Visitors to join our forward-thinking and innovative Universal Health Visiting teams in Brent on a permanent basis.

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals with a passion for public health nursing, who are committed to supporting children, young people and families to achieve the best possible health outcomes.

Whether you are an experienced Health Visitor or currently completing your SCPHN qualification, we welcome applicants who are passionate about making a positive difference and exploring innovative ways of working with families.

Our skilled multidisciplinary teams use evidence-based frameworks, including MESCH and MESCH Infant2School, to deliver a progressive, family-centred service. We are committed to continually developing innovative approaches that support families across Brent and ensure every child has the best possible start in life.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Health Visitor, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based public health services to children and families across Brent.

You will be expected to:

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme, working in partnership with families to assess health needs and develop personalised care plans.
• Provide specialist advice, guidance and support to parents and carers, promoting child development, health and wellbeing
• Identify and support vulnerable children and families, ensuring safeguarding concerns are appropriately assessed, documented and escalated.
• Plan, implement and evaluate health promotion initiatives, including supporting the national immunisation programme.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, GPs, children's centres and social care professionals to ensure coordinated care.
• Manage and prioritise your caseload, ensuring timely referrals and accurate clinical documentation.
• Provide leadership, supervision and support to junior colleagues, students and other members of the health visiting team.
• Contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives and service development to maintain high standards of care.

You will be committed to improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities and ensuring every child has the best possible start in life.

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trusts values & the behaviours aligned to those values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse / Miwife with current UK NMC registration
• Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
• Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
• Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards

Experience

Essential

• Health visiting experience
• Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets
• Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
• Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others ? Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans
• Experience in providing practice based learning support to others ? Experience of evidence based care
• Experience of supervising staff / students

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of recent developments in primary care
• Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice
• Knowledge of current health legislation [including Change for Children agenda, Children's Plan etc.)
• Current knowledge of child protection issues
• Appropriate knowledge of clinical skills
• Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
• Knowledge of NMC Code
• Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
• Knowledge of clinical supervision
• Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice
• Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
• Motivated to learn and develop to meet the needs of the service

Other

Essential

• Able to travel round the locality[car/bike/public transport/foot]
• Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours
• Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse / Miwife with current UK NMC registration
• Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
• Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
• Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards

Experience

Essential

• Health visiting experience
• Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets
• Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
• Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others ? Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans
• Experience in providing practice based learning support to others ? Experience of evidence based care
• Experience of supervising staff / students

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of recent developments in primary care
• Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice
• Knowledge of current health legislation [including Change for Children agenda, Children's Plan etc.)
• Current knowledge of child protection issues
• Appropriate knowledge of clinical skills
• Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
• Knowledge of NMC Code
• Knowledge of Personal Development Planning
• Knowledge of clinical supervision
• Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice
• Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution
• Motivated to learn and develop to meet the needs of the service

Other

Essential

• Able to travel round the locality[car/bike/public transport/foot]
• Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours
• Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust
Address

Willesden centre for health and care

London

Willesden

NW10 3RY

United Kingdom

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