Health Visitor

North Tyneside Council; Backworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in the United Kingdom is looking for qualified Health Visitors to work in the Children's Public Health Service. This role offers the chance to collaborate in a highly regarded team with strong ties to various services aimed at improving family outcomes. Essential qualifications include a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification, along with an unwavering commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Career progression and continuous professional development opportunities are also provided.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Must have 1st level NMC registration / Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification.
• Required to meet travel needs of the post.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Ensure universal contact for five mandated reviews.
• Utilize ParentLine for family support.
• Receive support and supervision from Nurse Manager.

Skills

1st level NMC registration

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification

Ability to meet travel requirements

Job description

Overview

North Tyneside Council is seeking to recruit qualified Health Visitors (SCPHN) to work with in the Childrens Public Health Service (CPHS).

Would you like to be part of an innovative skill mix team of health visitors, school nurses, public health staff nurses and child development practitioners? This is your chance to work with an outstanding group of safeguarding and health professionals.

The service has close working relationships with the early help service, multiagency safeguarding hub (MASH), education, housing, primary care, midwifery services and sport and leisure which ensures good outcomes for families and provides positive working relationships for colleagues.

Responsibilities

• The Signs of Safety model is embedded throughout the service and robust safeguarding supervision is provided to colleagues by Safeguarding Nurse Advisors.
• North Tyneside Children’s Social Care was graded outstanding by Ofsted in 2024.
• Colleagues are provided with support and supervision from the Nurse Manager throughout their probationary period and beyond and have access to an identified preceptor.
• The post holder will be responsible to lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within the context of integrated prevention and early help locality teams.
• They will ensure universal contact is offered for the five nationally mandated reviews. Additional support and targeted interventions will be offered to those families where additional need is identified.
• CPHS colleagues use ParentLine, a confidential texting service, as additional support for the families in North Tyneside.
• The service was reaccredited in March 2025 with the UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award and is supported by a Specialist Infant Feeding Team.

Essential requirements

• 1st level NMC registration / Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) qualification and the ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.

Development and safeguarding

The CPHS service offers opportunity for career progression and provides an atmosphere of continuous professional development with supervision and assessment of pre and post registration students.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and adults at risk of harm. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures and guidance. Within North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybodys business.