Health Visitor

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Foundation Trust as a Health Visitor and become part of a dynamic team dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Manchester families. This role requires a proactive individual with current NMC registration, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work flexibly across various locations. Supportive induction and ongoing professional development opportunities are offered to help you thrive in this vital position.

Benefits

Thorough induction programme

Supportive preceptorship arrangements

Regular supervision

Continuing professional development support

Qualifications

• Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN - Health Visiting) with current NMC registration required.
• Experience working within Primary Care and with other agencies is essential.
• Familiarity with contemporary policy documents impacting Children's Services necessary.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively within the community to support families and children's services.
• Travel independently across the locality and maintain flexibility in job location.
• Engage in early help and prevention strategies as part of the health visiting team.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Counselling skills

Research skills

Presentation skills

Education

Health Visitor/Certificate/Diploma/Degree in Community Health Visiting Pathway

Nurse Prescriber

Current NMC registration

Recent Health Visitor qualifications

Evidence of recent study

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Health Visitor

The closing date is 07 July 2025

Do you want to be part of something amazing?

We are seeking enthusiastic Health Visitors to join our dynamic, diverse, and supportive team. You must be a registered Health Visitor (SCPHN - Health Visiting) with current NMC registration.

Here in Manchester we are continuing to re-shape the way Health Visitors work. We have a diverse and inclusive team of Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses who work together as part of our highly skilled 0-5 early years workforce. We use an integrated and targeted family support offer developing innovative approaches to early help and prevention. In this role you will be making a real difference to Manchester families lives.

Main duties of the job

Applications are welcomed from experienced qualified Health Visitors, including those returning to practice, who are proactive and enthusiastic with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. All post holders need to work flexibly and be committed to working innovatively with other children's services colleagues. We are seeking to employ dynamic, forward thinking practitioners who have an awareness of contemporary policy documents relating to the development of Children's Services and the Public Health Agenda in line with the Health Visitor Implementation Plan.You must have good communication skills, the ability to work using your own initiative and be computer literate. Due to the nature of the role applicants must be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.Whilst successful applicants will primarily work within one team, all applicants may be required to work at other locations on occasion to ensure equitable service delivery. Core service hours are Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5.00 pm.

In return we are able to offer a thorough induction programme, supportive preceptorship arrangements, regular supervision as well as ensuring support with continuing professional development.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Education

• Health Visitor/Certificate/Diploma/Degree in Community Health Visiting Pathway
• Nurse Prescriber
• Current NMC registration
• Current health visiting experience or evidence of recent Health Visitor qualifications
• Evidence of recent study

Experience

• Management experience, working with Primary Care
• Working in partnership with other agencies

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of Primary Health Care Teams
• Good knowledge base of current legislation and national plans which impact on Primary Care
• Knowledge of the Public Health Agenda
• Excellent knowledge of Health Visiting practice.

Skills and Abilities

• Good understanding of how to work with individuals and groups
• Managing change in clinical practice
• Aware of the external environment on the needs and health of individuals
• Recent evidence of developed skills,knowledge and competences
• Ability to communicate at all levels both written and oral
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Research and auditing skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively
• Counselling skills

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum (pro rata)