Health Visitor (Band 6)

HCRG Care Group; Swindon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

My Reward Hub discounts

Wages on demand

Wellbeing and development support

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Band 6 Health Visitor to join Wiltshire Children’s Community Services on a part-time basis (22.5 hours per week). The role focuses on delivering the Healthy Child Programme, reducing health inequalities and safeguarding outcomes for children aged 0–5.

You will lead a health visiting team, assess needs, and work with partners to implement targeted interventions. Ground Floor Unit 1, Greenways Business Park, Chippenham, SN15 1BN.

Qualifications

• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification.
• Current NMC registration on the third part of the register.
• Experience leading and working in health visiting teams.
• Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families.
• Car driver and use of car for work.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Public health lead for the health visiting team within the defined locality and population.
• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme and assess health needs to implement targeted interventions.
• Develop professional relationships with families and partners to promote wellbeing for children aged 0–5.
• Co-manage caseloads and lead multi-agency safeguarding and early support processes.
• Signpost to partner agencies and coordinate with other services to meet outcomes.

Skills

Public health leadership

Caseload management

Team liaison

Inter-agency collaboration

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing

NMC registration

Tools

Electronic health records

IT systems

Job description

Are you a passionate and motivated Health Visitor looking to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people, and families? We are excited to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 6 Health Visitor to join our supportive and forward-thinking team. Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (health visitors) work within Wiltshire Childrens Community Services to lead and deliver a high quality, proactive service for children and the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme. The aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes. Base: Ground Floor Unit 1, Greenways Business Park, Chippenham, SN15 1BN This is a part-time role working 22.5 hours per week. For any enquiries please contact [e-mail] Main Responsibilities: Public health lead for the health visiting skill mixed team within the defined population/locality area. Delivering the universal reach of the Healthy Child Programme, assessing health needs, and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions for a personalised or targeted response utilising the skills of and delegating to the skill mix team in an outcome-focused context.

Main duties of the job

As a Health Visitor, you will play a critical role in implementing the Healthy Child Programme, aimed at reducing health inequalities and safeguarding children. Your responsibilities include being the public health lead for the health visiting team in a defined locality. You'll assess health needs and organize interventions, collaborating with partners to address public health needs. You must be skilled in developing professional relationships with families and partners, promoting physical, mental, and emotional health for children 0-5. The role also involves case management and taking a lead professional role as needed. The ideal candidate must possess a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification, current NMC registration, and experience in health visiting teams.

About us

HCRG Care Group, established in 2006, is dedicated to transforming health and care services across the UK. It is one of the leading independent providers focusing on community health services. The organization collaborates with health commissioners and communities to enhance service delivery and outcomes. Offering a wide range of services including urgent care, sexual health, and dermatology, HCRG Care Group supports millions in England through its community-driven approach. The organization values diversity and inclusivity, ensuring equal opportunities for applicants. It prioritizes safeguarding children and vulnerable individuals, integrating policies for safer recruitment.

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Are you a passionate and motivated Health Visitor looking to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people, and families? We are excited to offer an opportunitiy for an enthusiastic Band 6 Health Visitor to join our supportive and forward-thinking team.

Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (health visitors) work within Wiltshire Childrens Community Services to lead and deliver a high quality, proactive service for children and the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme. The aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes.

Base:Ground Floor Unit 1, Greenways Business Park, Chippenham, SN15 1BN

This is a part-time role working 22.5 hours per week.

For any enquiries please contact [e-mail]

Main Responsibilities:

• Public health lead for the health visiting skill mixed team within the defined population/locality area. Delivering the universal reach of the Healthy Child Programme, assessing health needs, and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions for a personalised or targeted response utilising the skills of and delegating to the skill mix team in an outcome-focused context.
• To take responsibility for the outcomes of the children within the defined population and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs.
• Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with families and other key partners.
• Provide families and children 0-5 with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing. This will include partnership working with other agencies.
• To promote health and wellbeing through the universal reach of the healthy child programme and signposting. Referring/introducing to partner agencies as required.
• To contribute to multi-agency early support assessment of children and families and take on lead professional role where appropriate.
• To co-manage a caseload within a team of other health visitors acting autonomously and taking responsibility for the outcomes of those allocated for assessment, intervention and management.

The ideal candidate will have -

• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification
• Current NMC registration on third part of the register
• Experience in leading and working in health visiting teams
• Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families
• Qualification in practice supervising/assessing for nurse learners
• Working knowledge of the tools and programmes used in health visiting to improve outcomes for children
• Car driver and use of car for work
• Ability to work with electronic health records and with IT systems
• Qualification in leadership and innovative practice
• Experience in line management and developing teams
• Experience of presenting policy and outcomes to commissioners and partners
• Experience of goal setting and managing interventions to meet outcomes
• Experience in leading complex health needs requiring safeguarding and multiagency processes

Package Description

As aHealth Visitor you will be part of our valued team in our 0-19 Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification, current NMC registration on third part of the register, experience in health visiting teams, and a qualification in practice supervising/assessing for nurse learners.

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.