Health Visitor Cheshire East

Wirral Community Health And Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Health Visitor for the Crewe 0-19+ service. The position is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term contract working Monday to Friday, 9-5.

Candidates should have nursing registration, Public Health Nursing qualifications and leadership training. The post involves delivering the Healthy Child Programme, managing caseloads, and working collaboratively with safeguarding partners to improve child health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience of managing a Health Visiting caseload.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience of leading the assessment, planning and evaluation of care.
• Experience of integrated working.
• Ability to use email, internet and word processing software.
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme in a 0-19+ Team.
• Manage a caseload of partnership plus families.
• Collaborate with safeguarding partners to protect children.
• Support service development and team leadership.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Education

RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM

BSc/Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting or equivalent

V100 Nurse Prescriber

Leadership Level 6

Mentorship Level 6

Motivational Interviewing trained

Solihull Approach trained

Tools

Email and word processing

Job description

Job summary

Health Visitor - Crewe Team Cheshire East 0-19

Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust? Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and Knowsley.

We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities. We currently deliver outstanding 0-19 and 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley, supporting over 250,000 children and young people.

You can also visit our dedicated children and young people's website to find out more about our services.

We work closely with our commissioners and partners to deliver the best possible services for the children, young people and families.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for a full-time Health Visitor to join a newly formed team in Crewe working in the 0-19+ Service working for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The position is on a 12 month fixed term contract and working days and hours are Monday to Friday 9-5pm.

The post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable, compassionate and approachable. You will need to have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, be flexible solution focused and support service development. You will be experienced in supporting safeguarding caseloads.

You will work as part of an integrated 0-19+ Team and will be required to support the full delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and be responsible for managing a caseload of partnership plus families. You will also be involved in a range of public health activities within a geographical area, to include individuals, groups and communities.

As a key stakeholder in the safeguarding of children, you will be required to work collaboratively with other agencies safeguarding children and families. You will have a good knowledge of the components of Clinical Governance, Risk Management, Audits and relevant Professional Codes.

About us

At Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust our priority is to provide safe, high quality care to our communities every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We strive to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care.

We provide primary, community and social care services to the population of Wirral, St Helens, Knowsley and Cheshire East. We play a key role in the local health and social care economy as a high-performing organisation with an excellent clinical reputation.

Our expert teams provide a diverse range of community health care services, seeing and treating people right through their lives both at home and close to home. Our hard working staff support us to embed an open, just and compassionate culture and in turn we support them by providing an inclusive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

As a Trust, we provide extensive continuous professional development opportunities through a diverse range of learning solutions, including virtual and face-to-face events, webinars and action learning sets. We subscribe to numerous memberships and licences to support staff development and continuous learning. You can read more about the Trust via the careers section on our website.

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term, 12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Closing date

11 November 2026

Essential qualifications and training

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
• BSc/Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting or equivalent
• V100 Nurse Prescriber
• Leadership Level 6
• Mentorship Level 6
• Motivational Interviewing trained
• Solihull Approach trained

Desirable qualifications and training

• Promotional Interviewing trained
• Mentorship Level 7

Essential experience and knowledge

• Experience of managing a Health Visiting caseload
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of leading the assessment, planning and evaluation of care
• Experience of integrated working
• Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues

Essential personal qualities

• Access to a car for work purposes
• Commitment
• Vision

Essential skills and attributes

• Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to support and motivate staff
• Ability to support students in placements

For questions about the job, contact

Service Lead Cheshire East 0-19, Joanne Gillman, [e-mail], 07833049278

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.