Health Visitor

London Borough of Newham; Greater London; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Management support

Salary flexibility

Learning & development

Job summary

London Borough of Newham is recruiting Health Visitors to deliver the Healthy Child Programme for 0–5 years, and to lead health promotion and public health initiatives across families in Newham.

You will assess needs, plan and evaluate health interventions, and contribute to child protection and multi‑agency planning as required. A strong emphasis on partnership work and continuous professional development is stated.

Qualifications

• Be a registered Nurse.
• Have a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification.
• Hold a current NMC registration.
• Be Registered Nurse prescriber.
• Have evidence of continuous professional development.
• Be IT literate and able to use clinical systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide health visiting services to children and families following the Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years.
• Develop, implement and evaluate health plans in partnership with clients.
• Prepare reports for child protection conferences and multi‑agency planning meetings.

Skills

Registered Nurse

NMC registration

Nurse prescriber

IT literate

CPD

Team leadership

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification

Job description

Health Visitor

£47,262 - £50,676 per annum inclusive of the high cost area supplement - LBN P03 equivalent.

About Us

Newham is an incredibly diverse borough with a very young population and is experiencing considerable regeneration as part of the Olympic legacy. There are over 86,000 children and young people in Newham and we want each of them to have the same life chances as young people in other parts of London.

This post is directly employed by the London Borough of Newham, who was the first London borough to offer a fully integrated 0-19 health and social care service after we assumed direct responsibility for providing 0 -19 School Nursing and Health Visiting services in 2017. Therefore, our CYPS directorate will be delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child programme through the Childrens Health Service.

We have a stable and permanent management team in the Childrens Health Service and are now recruiting experienced Health Visitors to the remaining vacancies in our Health Visiting Teams.

Newham 0-19 health service have a continual commitment, working towards improving the lives of Children and Young People in the Borough. Please see below links for various health education films the service has produced with the support, and showcasing our Super Star Service users.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxBNTudWyCw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK85GXs3qVo

The Children's Health 0-19 service had their CQC inspection in 2021 and rated Good in all areas.

The Job

The role will provide a health visiting service to all children and their families based on the national refreshed health visiting model and evidenced by the Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years (HCP).

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing health promotion and public health programmes in accordance with identified needs, local and National directives. They will be able to develop, implement and evaluate health plans in response to the identified needs of the individual, family and community in partnership with clients. To ensure reports are prepared for and participate in child protection conferences, Team around the family, Neighbourhood Acting meetings, court attendances and multi-agency planning meetings as required.

About You

The candidate must/ will:

• Be a registered Nurse
• Have a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification
• Hold a current NMC registration
• Be Registered Nurse prescriber
• Have evidence of continuous professional development
• Be able to assess effectively, lead the team, manage performance, risk and plan in an outcome focused way.
• Strive to share learning and collaborate with practitioners and multi-agency partners to achieve outcomes for children and their families.
• Be IT literate e.g. using clinical systems, word processing, email and internet use.

Our Offer

We recognise that delivery of quality services to the community depends on a healthy, well-motivated workforce, we are therefore able to offer;

• Genuine management support: Low supervisor/supervisee ratios. Employee wellbeing programmes. HEART values and behaviours.
• Money matters: Flexible starting salary within the allocated grade for the right candidates. Subsidised leisure passes. Generous local government annual leave allowance. Pension scheme. Continued access to the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) for health professionals who satisfy the NHS Pension scheme criteria. NHS continuous service recognised.
• Learning & Development: Support to take up advanced clinical training and wider workforce development package to enhance your skills. Clear competency and career progression framework. Access to smart technology.

Contact

For further information, Clinical Team Temitope Oladeinde - [e-mail]

Please note position may close early due to high volume of applicants. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email within two-four weeks of the advert closing date, so please ensure you check your inbox and junk folders.

Please view JD here

closing date: 13th October 2026

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.

The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.