Health Visitor

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider is seeking a Health Visitor to provide a Health Visiting service for families with children aged 0-5 in the Merthyr Tydfil area. The role involves working independently to deliver a comprehensive public health programme, conducting assessments, and collaborating with families and agencies to enhance children's wellbeing. Candidates should have an SCPHN qualification, excellent communication skills, and preferably Welsh language skills. This position offers a dynamic work environment within the healthcare sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide Health Visiting service for families with children aged 0-5.
• Develop child centred Public Health programme.
• Lead and contribute to strategies for community needs.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work independently

Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Proven skills in motivating and influencing others

Leadership skills

Standard keyboard skills with familiarity of Microsoft Office Software

Flexible approach to workload demands/patterns

Team player and change agent

Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above)

Education

SCPHN Health Visitor – NMC Registrant

Nurse Prescriber

Level 3 safeguarding training

Job description

Health Visitor

The closing date is 01 January 2026

As part of the Healthy Child Wales Programme, the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Health Visiting (SCPHN – HV) will be the named Health Visitor for all Children and their families within their caseload from antenatal to 5 years, excluding the unborn child. This requires the Health Visitor (HV) to commence the child's planning process.

To work without direct supervision to undertake statutory duties on behalf of the Health Board with respect to individual children within your caseload to assess, monitor, improve and support the wellbeing of children and their families.

Working in partnership with the child's family and all involved agencies to produce a child's plan which will require to be monitored, reviewed and evaluated.

In discharging these responsibilities the post holder is responsible and accountable for maintaining clinical, staff and information governance.

Main duties of the job

Be responsible for providing a Health Visiting service for a defined caseload of families with children aged 0-5 including in the antenatal period. Ensure transfer to the appropriate service at appropriate time.

Provide a child centred, inclusive, holistic and accessible Public Health programme to children, their families and communities.

As part of Healthy Child Wales Programme (HCWP), quality assurance framework for current practice; skills such as motivational interviewing are required.

As appropriate, lead and/or contribute to developing strategies to address individual identified needs as well as those identified within the community.

Undertake an assessment using the recognised and accepted acuity tools, to support safe staffing levels and support colleagues during fluctuations in workforce and workload activity.

Participate and chair Health Visiting Forums, team meetings and working groups as required, and participate in projects regarding future service development, developing and implementing identified changes to the routine and delivery of routine care.

Lead and deliver the Universal Healthy Child Wales Programme (Welsh Government 2015) which is underpinned by the Quality Assurance Framework being adaptable and flexible when models of care change.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This does not mean essential; while the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t fluency, just speaking & listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• SCPHN Health Visitor – NMC Registrant.
• Nurse Prescriber.
• Level 3 safeguarding training.

Experience

• Teaching in a clinical setting.
• Safeguarding.
• Multi‑agency working.

Aptitude and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proven skills in motivating and influencing others. Leadership skills.
• Standard keyboard skills with familiarity of Microsoft Office Software.
• Flexible approach to workload demands/patterns.
• Confident and able to motivate others, team player and change agent.
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above / B2) are desirable for this role.

Gwerthoedd

• Promote and uphold the values and behaviours of CTMUHB.

Other

• Ability to travel between sites and visits in a timely manner. Able to work hours flexibly to meet service needs.

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.

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