Health Visitor - Duty Team

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; England; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a qualified Health Visitor (SCPHN) to join the Duty Team. You will be the first contact for families with children aged 0-5, triaging needs, providing guidance on development and health concerns, and contributing to safeguarding processes.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the Healthy Child Programme, promote wellbeing, and support continuous professional development in a compassionate NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Health Visitor (SCPHN) with a focus on child and family health.
• Strong communication skills and sensitivity when supporting families.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the duty team to allocate work across the service.
• Triage and route incoming enquiries to ensure timely family support.
• Provide expert guidance on child development, health concerns and family wellbeing.
• Attend virtual safeguarding meetings and contribute to care plans.
• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme and champion public health to reduce inequalities.

Skills

Health Visitor

Communication

Team player

Education

SCPHN Health Visitor qualification

Job description

Are you a passionate Health Visitor looking for a role where you can truly make a difference? Join our dynamic and progressive Duty Team where, as the first point of contact into the health visiting service, you’ll be at the heart of supporting families with children from 0-5 years old.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work: Be the first point of contact for families and professionals, providing expert advice, triaging needs, and ensuring children and families receive timely support.
• Innovative Environment: Work in our well-equipped Duty offices, designed to deliver an efficient and responsive health visiting service.
• Supportive Team: Collaborate with a skilled multi-disciplinary team within health visiting and across the integrated 0-19 Early Help Service.
• Career Development: Benefit from high-quality clinical supervision, professional training and leadership pathways.
• Work-Life Balance & Wellbeing: We prioritise staff wellbeing with structured support, regular supervision and a compassionate working environment.

Working As Part Of The Duty Skill Mix Team Of Staff Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses And Administrators, You Will Rotate Through a Variety Of Work Streams Which Include

• Co-ordination of the duty team to ensure effective and efficient allocation of work across the wider service to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Triage and allocation of incoming enquiries to ensure families receive the right support at the right time.
• Provide expert guidance to parents and carers on child development, health concerns, and family wellbeing.
• Attend virtual safeguarding meetings, assess risks, and contribute to care plans.
• Champion the Public Health agenda, through the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme aimed at reducing inequalities and promoting the best start in life for every child.

Who You Are

• A qualified Health Visitor (SCPHN) with a passion for child and family health.
• A confident communicator who can support families with sensitivity and care.
• A team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Committed to continuous learning and professional growth. A positive role model who demonstrates our values of Kindness, Integrity and Inclusion in all you do.

Join us and be part of a team that puts families at the heart of everything we do!

We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Marnie Richardson Job title: Duty Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07814065378