Health Visitor

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Health Visitor in London, where you will make a difference in the health and wellbeing of children and families. Your role involves delivering essential support through the Healthy Child Programme and managing complex cases in partnership with multidisciplinary teams. With opportunities for both full and part-time work, become part of an innovative team dedicated to improving health outcomes in our communities.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification with entry onto 3rd part of NMC.
• Experience of working in health visiting and team environments.
• Knowledge of Healthy Child Programme and current legislation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personalized care to children and families.
• Manage vulnerable children in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Supervise the nursery nurse team's health promotion work.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Team Management

Flexibility

Client Feedback Utilization

Education

Health Visiting professional qualification

Tools

Rio

Job description

Go back Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Health Visitor

The closing date is 31 July 2025

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the health and wellbeing of children and families? Join us as a Health Visitor in one of London's most vibrant and diverse communities--City and Hackney. We currently have exciting opportunities available for full, and part-time Health Visitors to be part of our team.

At Homerton Healthcare, our Health Visiting service is experiencing a dynamic period of growth. You'll be joining a collaborative team that includes Health Visitors, Public Health Staff Nurses, and Community Nursery Nurses, all dedicated to improving the health outcomes of our youngest residents. As a key member of this team, you will deliver vital early intervention and support through the Healthy Child Programme, making a lasting impact on families when they need it most.

Aligned with one of our local Neighbourhoods, you'll work closely with the City of London and Hackney Children and Family Hubs, allowing families to access a comprehensive range of services all in one place. This integrated approach empowers you to provide truly holistic care, supporting children's development and promoting family health in partnership with multidisciplinary teams.

Have a look at the following films to see how we work with our local children and families:

iHV Film - Health visiting in your community on Vimeo

Main duties of the job

As a Health Visitor within our team, you will be at the forefront of delivering personalised care to children and families, ensuring the best possible outcomes. You will be a named link to GP practices, Early Years Settings, and Nurseries, and manage vulnerable children by attending multi-disciplinary team meetings. Your expertise will guide health promotion activities and key interventions, such as integrated development reviews using ASQ and ELIM questionnaires.

You'll also supervise the nursery nurse team's health promotion work, working closely with local children's centres and parents to provide tailored advice that supports children's development.

Working for Homerton Healthcare:

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing, innovative organisation, serving Hackney, East London, The City, and beyond. Join us, and become part of a dedicated service that puts the health and wellbeing of families at the heart of everything we do.

Elevate your career and make a real impact--apply today to be part of our exceptional team!

About us

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Health Visiting professional qualification with entry onto 3rd part of NMC

Skills/ Abilities

• An insightful and effective communicator , IT, written and oral
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to manage own workload and those of other team members
• Ability to engage others and work in partnership across organisational boundaries
• Lead group facilitation (clients, peers and partnership colleagues)
• Ability to work flexibly
• Ability to write fully comprehensive case conference reports and present
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Demonstrate ability to use client feedback to inform practice
• Understanding and use of Rio

Experience

• Experience of current developments in Health Visiting and the NHS and Public Health Commissioning
• Experience of working in a team environment
• Broad range of clinical experience
• Working in an inner city area
• Public and patient involvement

Knowledge

• Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
• Knowledge and understanding of the Healthy Child Programme, High impact areas, ASQ Integrated reviews
• Demonstrate knowledge of current legislation in relation to the profession i.e. Child Protection
• Demonstrate an understanding recent developments in health visiting
• Awareness of developments in public health Involvement
• Clinical Governance and Risk Management
• Demonstrate knowledge of equality and diversity
• Have an awareness of Patient / Public Involvement in service development

Other Requirements

• Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
• Understanding of the Trust values
• Ability to work flexibly
• Commitment to professional development
• Positive attitude towards equal opportunities and towards working in a multi-cultural environment
• Emotional resilience
• Ability to travel between community health sites independently
• Member of the Institute of Health Visiting UK
• Driving license

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.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust/Multiple community sites

£46,419 to £55,046 a yearpro rata p.a. inc.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time

Reference number

293-CCS-0737

Job locations

Homerton University Hospital NHS Trust/Multiple community sites