Health Visitor

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare trust is hiring a Health Visitor based in Hampshire. This position involves effective leadership, partnership working, and delivering integrated care to children and families. Candidates should be registered healthcare professionals with qualifications in Health Visiting and strong communication skills. The role offers competitive salaries and flexible working options in a supportive environment focused on community health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing learning and professional development required.
• Registered Nurse or Midwife with appropriate qualifications.
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to staff for high performance.
• Identify and assess children and families in need.
• Work within Hampshire Safeguarding Children's Board policies.
• Support improvement of health outcomes for children.
• Manage RiO electronic patient record and data reporting.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Assessment skills

Education

BSc Hons Public Health Specialist Practitioner (Health Visiting)

Registered Nurse/Midwife

Nurse Prescriber

Child Branch Registration or similar qualification

Job description

Health Visitor

The closing date is 14 December 2025

We are passionate about providing remarkable care and are looking for people who share our mindset, here in Hampshire's Health Visiting Service. If you are looking to join a thriving, diverse, innovative service which puts children, young people, and their families at the centre of all that they do, then this is the job for you.

We are known for our creative approach in supporting our communities, children and families with great innovations including ChatHealth, our Text Messaging Advice Service; the Parent Portal, an interactive web-based information hub for parents, and our partnership with Barnardo's which offers community-based public health programmes. We are proud of having achieved BFI accreditation at gold standard.

We're looking for a qualified Health Visitor who is highly skilled in communication, with a strong approach to teamwork to join the Eastleigh North Team based in Chandler's Ford.

You will be someone who can lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, especially the 6 High Impact Areas, using evidence-based practice. As a team player, your role will require excellent assessment skills and effective partnership working to develop personalised care for your caseload.

We offer great opportunities for learning and development through a robust induction programme, comprehensive safeguarding and clinical supervision and access to a broad suite of training for professional development. For newly qualified practitioners we have a respected preceptorship programme.

Main duties of the job

This vacancy is for 30 hrs per week and the role will involve:

• To provide effective leadership and management to staff, that promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team, in the achievement of the Trust's objectives.
• To identify and assess any children and families in need, and to work in partnership with Primary Care, Children's Centres, Children's Services, Voluntary Sector and other appropriate agencies, to deliver integrated programmes of care within the local area.
• Work within Hampshire Safeguarding Children's Board and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (SHFT) policy and procedures, prioritising attendance at Case Conferences, reviews and planning meetings. To be responsible for the provision of case conference reports and court reports as required, contributing to safeguarding of all children.
• To provide a continuum of support according to need, improving outcomes for children by reducing health inequalities. To support the Early Help agenda to ensure early intervention.
• To be aware of the Key Performance Indicators for the Children's Division and focus service delivery towards their achievement.
• To be responsible for the quality and management of the RiO electronic patient record and data reporting system within the team.
• To be the principal point of contact for allocated GP practices and Children's Centres within the area. To develop and deliver integrated working arrangements with these services that support healthy outcomes for children.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Midwife
• BSc Hons Public Health Specialist Practitioner (Health Visiting) or equivalent
• NMC Registered Part 3
• Nurse Prescriber
• Full UK Driving Licence (and access to a car)
• Child Branch Registration or similar qualification
• Evidence of ongoing learning and professional development

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year. Salary is based on full time hours.