Health Visitor

Achieving for Children; Windsor; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A community interest organization in Windsor is seeking a Health Visitor for bank work to deliver public health nursing services in line with the Healthy Child Programme. The role involves assessing child and family health needs, engaging with families throughout safeguarding processes, and running health promotion clinics. With a focus on staff training and adaptability, this position offers flexibility and is compensated according to NHS Band 6 scales. Join us in making a positive impact on children's lives.

Benefits

29 days annual leave, increasing over time

Local Government pension scheme

Flexible working options

Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Educated to a degree level with a relevant professional qualification as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.
• Experience of building strong partnerships with families.
• Knowledge of statutory legislation affecting children's services.

Responsibilities

• Assess child and family health needs.
• Support families through safeguarding processes.
• Develop Health Visiting clinics and health promotion activities.

Skills

Passion for supporting children and young people

Building strong partnerships

Maintaining accurate records

Education

Degree level with relevant professional qualification

RGN / RMH / RMW / Dip HE

Tools

Health Child Programme knowledge

Driving licence

Job description

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us.

Health Visitor

We are recruiting a Health Visitor for bank work. The salary for this role is equivalent to NHS Band 6. This would be to primarily undertake new birth contacts; however, there may be a requirement to cover other aspects of the service as needed.

The Health Visiting Service is responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme to families in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and forms part of the Early Help Offer for the 0 to 19 age group. Health visitors are based in one of two localities but will be required to work across the whole borough as the need is required.

The health Visiting service is provided by Achieving for Children, which is a social enterprise company also responsible for the provision of early help and social care services across RBWM. The health visiting team work out of the family hubs and have positive working relationships with our colleagues in the family hub and social care.

Achieving for Children as an organisation has a strong ethos for staff training and development and staff wellbeing is a high priority. There are options for flexible working within the needs of the service.

• Please note this role is a Zero hour contract

Operational area Windsor and Maidenhead Primary place of work Riverside Children's Centre, Maidenhead, SL6 7JB Appointment type Casual Business area Health Services Full time / Part time Zero (casual) hours Salary from £37,158(G6.44) Salary to £44,799 (G8.49) Hours Zero hours contract Estimated Interview date / s 13 / 01 / 2026 Closing Date 05 / 01 / 2026 Job Reference 2214

About the role

The Health Visitor will work as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) within the community as a member of the Health Visiting Team. The Health Visitor will offer a comprehensive public health nursing service in accordance with AfC’s Health Visiting Standard Operational Procedures and the Public Health England ‘Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years’. Duties will include :

• Assess each child and family health needs, using the appropriate assessment and risk assessment tools ensuring accurate documentation
• Assess child protection concerns in relation to children and young people and to discuss these concerns with colleagues and to take appropriate action in line with the RBWM Safeguarding Partnership guidance
• Support the child, young person and family throughout any safeguarding concerns process and to ensure that they are kept informed at all times and actively participate in child protection supervision
• Develop and facilitate Health Visiting drop in clinics, health promotion activities and groups
• Establish effective working relationships with members of the Primary Health Care Team, Midwives, Children Centres, School Nurses, allied professionals and voluntary agencies

For an informal discussion about this role please email Tonya Curtis-Public Health Nursing Lead or email

About you

To be Health Visitor for Achieving for children you will have a passion for supporting children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives as well as the below :

• Educated to a degree level with a relevant professional qualification as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
• RGN / RMH / RMW / Dip HE (Child / adult / Learning disabilities) and Nursing and Midwifery Council membership
• Knowledge of relevant theory that informs practice delivery for example Health Child Programme
• Experience of building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges across a diverse set of stakeholders, including children, young people and their families. Advocating the voices of those we are working with
• Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people)
• Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Children’s Act) and national policy drivers that will affect children’s services and your role
• Holds a recognised non-medical Prescriber qualification and to prescribe from the Nurse Prescribers Formulary for Community Practitioners according to agreed protocols and policies
• Attends regular prescribing updates relevant to their practice
• Experience of developing and facilitating Health Visiting drop in clinics, health promotion activities and groups.
• Have a current valid full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to :

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
• Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of staff benefits and discounts
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children . For our social work offer . For our Recruitment Journey,

Important Information

Start dates : Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month.Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work : The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.

Equality : We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding : We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.