Best Start Inclusion Health Visitor

ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY; Thatcham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave

LGPS or Teachers Pension

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff benefits and discounts

Learning and development

Job summary

Achieving for Children is recruiting a Health Visitor to champion equitable access to health services for families with children aged 0-5 years. The role involves direct work with families, supervision of nursery staff, and cross‑agency collaboration to support development outcomes.

The post emphasises partnership with family hubs, health, and education teams, with a focus on safeguarding and reducing disparities. A driving licence and mobility are required.

Qualifications

• Degree level educated with Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance and supervision to health visiting team on SEND and underserved communities
• Undertake direct work with a targeted caseload of families
• Collaborate with family hub, health and education to build relationships with community leaders
• Line manage and supervise Targeted Support Nursery Nurses

Skills

Child development knowledge

SEND experience

Partnership building

Stakeholder engagement

Driving licence

Education

SCPHN qualification

NMC registered

Job description

About the role

The Best Start Inclusion Health Visitor plays a pivotal role in championing equitable access to health services for families with children aged 0-5 years and ensuring that they receive the support needed to reach a good level of development by the end of reception.

• Provide expert guidance, support and strategic input to the wider health visiting team in relation to SEND and underserved communities.
• Line manager and provide supervision for the Targeted Support Nursery Nurses.
• Undertake direct work with families holding a small targeted caseload.
• Work collaboratively with family hub, health and education to build positive relationships with community leaders.

About you

You will bring passion for supporting children and seeing them reach their potential, you will also:

• Be educated to a degree level with a relevant professional qualification as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. RGN/RMH/RMW/ Dip HE (Child/adult/Learning disabilities) and Nursing and Midwifery Council membership.
• Possess extensive knowledge of child development and proven experience supporting children with complex SEND needs.
• Demonstrate experience working with underserved children and families, with the ability to design, implement, and evaluate interventions that deliver positive outcomes.
• Demonstrate experience in building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges across a diverse set of stakeholders, including children, young people and their families, advocating on behalf of our service users.
• Hold a driving licence and have use of a vehicle to travel effectively to undertake work.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
• Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of staff benefits and discounts
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non‑EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.