Health Visitor - County Durham South

NHS; Bishop Auckland; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated Health Visitor to work with the County Durham 0-5 Team. Located in Bishop Auckland or Ferryhill, the successful candidate will be responsible for promoting positive health care and delivering programs in collaboration with families and multi-disciplinary teams. Essential qualifications include registration as a nurse and a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification. This part-time role offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, based on experience.

Benefits

Full induction and training package

Access to Preceptorship Programme

Support with revalidation

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse on the NMC Register required.
• SCPHN qualification needed.
• Evidence of specialist knowledge working with children and families is essential.

Responsibilities

• Prevent ill health and promote positive health care for families.
• Plan and deliver care programs with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Conduct continuous assessments of children and families.

Skills

Strong leadership skills

Influencing skills

Ability to delegate and supervise

Ability to recognize and escalate risk

Education

Registered Nurse on the NMC Register

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification (SCPHN)

Evidence of professional development

Job description

Go back Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Health Visitor - County Durham South

The closing date is 20 January 2026

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of children's public health nursing services in the North East of England. We are currently recruiting Health Visitors to the County Durham 0-5 Team in the South Durham Locality. Base to be either Bishop Auckland or Ferryhill Family Hub.

Main duties of the job

We are proud to offer our Health Visitors:

• A full induction and training package
• Access to our fantastic 2-year Preceptorship Programme for Nurses in their first two years post qualification.
• A supportive learning environment with access to our community based Clinical Skills Educators
• Support and guidance with revalidation
• The technology required to support with agile working

We are looking for new colleagues who possess strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to delegate and supervise staff, as well as the ability to recognise and escalat risk and contribute to control measures.

You must possess a full UK driving licence and have access to your own transport in order to meet service needs.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trustdoes notoffer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Job responsibilities

The Health Visitors role is to prevent ill health and promote positive holistic health care for an identified population and community and to take responsibility for ensuring the physical and mental health needs of families, acting as an advocate for the client and community.

Health Visitors plan, organise and deliver programmes of care in conjunction with the family and the multi-disciplinary team and undertake continuous ongoing assessment of children, young people and families. They provide an evidence based service to children, people, families and communities in accordance with National and Local Policy initiatives.

The role is underpinned by the principles of health visiting practice.

Person Specification

Essential and desirable

• Registered Nurse on appropriate part of the NMC Register
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification - SCPHN
• Evidence of Professional development
• Evidence of Specialist knowledge working with children and families
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Evidence of partnership working
• Able to make own travel arrangements

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.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bishop Auckland Family Hub OR Ferryhill Family Hub

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

421-CYPD-3560M

Job locations

Bishop Auckland Family Hub OR Ferryhill Family Hub