Health Visitor

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Greater Manchester is seeking a qualified Health Visitor to join its teams in Bury. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong team working skills and a commitment to delivering high-quality, child-centered care. Responsibilities include managing a caseload and ensuring compliance with policies. The role offers flexibility and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Registered Health Visitor with relevant qualifications.
• Knowledge of legislation impacting Community Health Care.
• Ability to work within a multi-agency/professional setting.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for operational and strategic management of a caseload.
• Participate in identifying and safeguarding vulnerable children.
• Manage compliance of policies and clinical supervision.

Skills

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills

Excellent organisational skills

Ability to work alone and as part of a team

Education

SCPHN Health Visitor

Registered Midwife or Nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register

Registered Health Visitor/ SCPHN

Nurse Prescribing

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Health Visitor

The closing date is 06 October 2025

We are currently looking to recruit qualified Health Visitors into vacant posts in Bury. The successful candidates will have strong team working skills and a commitment to delivering high quality, child centered care, to join our developing, enthusiastic and dynamic Health Visiting teams in Bury.

Our vision is to deliver the best care to patients, people and families in our local communities, by working effectively with partners to help people to live well

Main duties of the job

Youwill need to be a registered nurse and Health Visitor

The Health Visitor will be responsible and accountable for the operational and strategic management of a caseload and the delivery of high quality programmes of care to infant's children and their families using a multidisciplinary approach.

The Health Visitor will participate in the identification and safeguarding of vulnerable children and their families in partnership with other agencies.

The Health Visitor will participate in the continued development of community service.

The Health Visitor will manage the development,implementation and compliance of policies, procedures, audit and benchmarks, including appraisal, personal development plans and clinical supervision

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Registration & Qualifications

• SCPHN Health Visitor

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife or Nurse on Part 1 of the NMC register
• Registered Health Visitor/ SCPHN
• Nurse Prescribing

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of recent legislation impacting on Community Health Care and Health Visiting practice
• Displays a good clinical knowledge which is based on research evidence
• Demonstrate ability to work within multi-agency/professional setting
• Effective communicator. Articulate verbally and written

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Must be able to work alone and as part of a team
• Demonstrate an understanding of current community developments

Work related circumstances

• Reliable
• Committed to innovative working and new developments
• Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
• Willingness to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the trust's Equal Opportunity and Equality and Diversity policies Enhanced DBS for children & adults
• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bury & Rochdale Care Organisation

Chatsworth House, LITTLE 66 HOLLINSBROOK PARK BL9 8RN

Chatsworth House, LITTLE 66 HOLLINSBROOK PARK BL9 8RN