Community Staff Nurse - Health Visitor

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Langport; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health service provider in Langport seeks a dedicated Health Visitor to support public health priorities for children and families. Responsibilities include delivering health interventions, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, and maintaining accurate client records. Ideal candidates will have a nursing qualification and experience in safeguarding. This full-time role offers a salary between £31,049 to £37,796 per year and requires a commitment to equality and diversity. The role will also include a criminal background check (DBS).

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable children and families.
• Understanding of public health priorities.
• Knowledge of local safeguarding policies.

Responsibilities

• Support the Health Visiting team with public health priorities.
• Deliver targeted health interventions.
• Maintain accurate client records.
• Collaborate with other agencies for health improvements.

Skills

Health visiting experience

Safeguarding knowledge

Team collaboration

Report writing

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

£31,049 to £37,796 per year, £31049 - £37796 a year

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

08/02/2026

About this job

Job Summary
1.Work as a member of the Health Visiting service within a designated locality supporting the Health Visiting Team to deliver on public health priorities in Somerset to children and families in line current national Public Health Agendas, working to National and Local objectives as defined by Service Specifications under the supervision and guidance of a Health Visitor.

2.Work with vulnerable children and families in line with national and local policies relating to safeguarding children and to provide specialist support and advice to children, families and schools regarding the health and wellbeing needs of children.

Reporting to Health Visitor.

3.Work in partnership with other agencies, particularly the Local Authority, including children social care and early years settings.

Support the delivery of programmes of intervention for individual children and families.

4.Deliver national and local programmes on an individual, group and community level.

Supervise and guide the Health Visitor team assistant practitioners and administrator.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in the delivery of the National Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years, including developmental checks as allocated, attendance at baby clinics.
• Identify need through Family Health Needs Assessment and provide personalised advice, support and interventions to parents and carers regarding health and social issues.
• Complete contemporaneous electronic record keeping including report writing and client records in line with the organisations policies and NMC code of Practice.
• Participate in the promotion and delivery of young people's clinics in partnership with the educational and community establishments to promote general health and wellbeing of children and young people.
• Work collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team with other agencies to maximise the Health Visiting service contribution to health improvements in the local community.
• Facilitate and deliver targeted groups in a variety of settings.
• Contribute to the delivery of health and social learning programmes for young people with identified needs.
• Contribute to the delivery of care programmes for vulnerable children in conjunction with the Health Visiting team, families, school and other professionals.
• Liaise with Health Visiting teams regarding children who may have additional needs relating to transition between pre-school and school and support the transition.
• Understand, uphold and promote the aims of the councils equality, diversity and inclusion policies; health, safety and wellbeing of self and others; and Organisational values in everything you do.

Equality and Diversity practice covers both interaction with staff, service users and communities and includes challenging discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity for all.

The postholder will complete a period of induction to achieve the competences required to undertake the role.

Contacts & Relationships School Nurse/Health Visiting teams across Somerset.

Children, young people and families.

Early Years Education Providers, Head Teachers and Schools.

Community Services, Fire and Police.

Public Health Directorate, Somerset CCG. Heads of Service, Children and Young People Provider Services and Locality Leads.

Primary Care GP practices.

Midwifery Services, Paediatric Services, Integrated Therapy Services.

Voluntary Sector.

External relationships with other agencies and Acute NHS Trusts.

Allied partnerships, e.g., Drug & Alcohol Action Team, perinatal mental health.

Communicate in person, face to face, in writing and, where appropriate, electronically with all the above contacts.

Further information specific to this job Somerset Councils dynamic Working Strategy will be applied to this position.

This job requiresa criminal background check (DBS) via the disclosure procedure.