Health Visitor

HCRG Care Group; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

My Reward Hub discounts

Wages-on-demand access

Mental health & wellbeing support

Learning & development through The LMS

Open, supportive culture

Job summary

HCRG Care Group in Essex is recruiting a Band 6 Health Visitor (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse) to lead the Healthy Child Programme and provide public health leadership within your locality.

You will work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team, build strong relationships with families and partner agencies, and help reduce health inequalities while delivering high-quality health visiting services.

Qualifications

• SCPHN qualification in Health Visiting.
• Current NMC registration on the third part of the register.
• Experience leading health visiting teams and safeguarding interventions.

Responsibilities

• Leading Public Health Practice for a defined population and locality.
• Deliver the Universal Healthy Child Programme and assess health needs.
• Provide a comprehensive health visiting service for 0–8 years and families.
• Lead safeguarding and early intervention within multi‑agency frameworks.
• Provide leadership and supervision to health visiting practitioners and team members.
• Collaborate with GPs, schools, early years providers and social care.
• Maintain professional registration and contribute to service development and quality improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Public health practice

Safeguarding

Communication

Team collaboration

Caseload management

IT skills

Education

SCPHN in Health Visiting

NMC registration (third part)

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

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Are you a passionate and motivated Health Visitor looking to make a lasting difference to children, young people and families? Do you thrive in a role where you can lead public health initiatives, safeguard vulnerable families and work collaboratively with a wide range of professionals to improve outcomes?

We are looking for a Band 6 Health Visitor (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse) to join our Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service. This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a forward-thinking health visiting team, delivering the Healthy Child Programme and providing expert public health leadership within your locality.

In this rewarding role, you will work autonomously while benefiting from the support of an experienced multidisciplinary team. You will develop strong relationships with families and partner agencies, influence positive health outcomes and contribute to reducing health inequalities across your community.

As a Band 6 Health Visitor (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse) you will feel valued within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A competitive Band 6 salary in line with Agenda for Change, with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases as well as cashback and voucher offers
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face support for your mental and physical wellbeing, including counselling, legal advice, debt support, career coaching and wellbeing resources
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to share and implement ideas that help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care
• Opportunities to develop specialist interests, leadership skills and public health expertise within an innovative and supportive organisation

Main Responsibilities

Leading Public Health Practice

As the public health lead for a defined population and locality, you will deliver the universal Healthy Child Programme while assessing health needs and implementing personalised and targeted interventions. You will use your specialist knowledge to improve outcomes for children and families, ensuring services are responsive to local needs.

Supporting Children and Families

You will provide a comprehensive health visiting service for children aged 0-8 years and their families, promoting physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Through health promotion, early intervention and evidence-based practice, you will empower families to make informed decisions and access appropriate support services.

Safeguarding and Early Intervention

Safeguarding is central to this role. You will identify and assess risks, support vulnerable children and families, and work within multi-agency safeguarding frameworks to ensure timely interventions. You will contribute to early support assessments and act as Lead Professional where appropriate.

Leadership and Team Development

You will provide leadership and support to Healthy Family Support Practitioners, Assistants and wider skill-mix team members. This includes delegation of work, professional supervision, caseload oversight and supporting the development of team capability through coaching and training.

Partnership Working

Working collaboratively with GPs, schools, early years providers, social care teams and other community partners, you will build strong professional networks that help improve outcomes for children and families. You will contribute to the identification of wider population health needs and support the development of innovative service responses.

Professional Practice and Quality Improvement

You will maintain professional registration and work in accordance with the NMC Code and evidence-based practice. You will contribute to service development, champion innovation and support the ongoing improvement of health visiting pathways and processes.

Person Specification

• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) qualification (Health Visiting).
• Current NMC registration on the third part of the register.
• Experience of leading and working within health visiting teams.
• Experience leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families.
• Qualification in practice supervision and/or assessment for nurse learners.
• Working knowledge of tools and programmes used in health visiting to improve outcomes for children.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, clinical governance and public health principles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with families and partner agencies.
• Ability to manage a caseload independently while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Competent IT skills and experience using electronic health record systems.
• Qualification in leadership and innovative practice.
• Experience of line management and developing teams.
• Experience presenting policies, performance outcomes or service developments to commissioners and partners.
• Experience of setting goals and leading interventions to achieve measurable outcomes.
• Experience managing complex health needs involving safeguarding and multi-agency processes.

Additional Requirements

• Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle insured for business use.
• Ability to travel across the Essex locality to meet service needs.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes.

We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our simple values: We Care, We Think, We Do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed employer and work to ensure our recruitment processes and workplaces are inclusive and accessible for everyone.

As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance. Everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including criminal records and vetting checks.