Health Visitor | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Salford seeks a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse to manage caseloads and support child health initiatives. The role emphasizes effective leadership, communication skills, and team collaboration in a multiagency environment. Candidates will enjoy a competitive benefits package and flexible working opportunities to promote a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated practitioner with initiative and drive.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a caseload and support junior staff.
• Skills to challenge decision-making in the multiagency arena.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload and support junior staff members.
• Contribute to supportive outcomes for children and families.
• Work collaboratively within the multiagency arena.

Skills

Effective leadership skills

High level of communication skills

Ability to work within a multiagency arena

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for highly motivated Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitors to join our 0-19 Universal Childrens Services.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated practitioner with initiative and drive who is keen to contribute to the further development of our service.

You will be given a SG supervisor, have regular 1 to 1 's an appraisals to support your learning and development in practice.

You will be supported to work agile within the locality using the central children's hub, and spoke hot desking areas in addition to home working.

Salford prides itself on its high standard of care and commitment to childrens services and this is been very apparent through the COVID epidemic and continues. The 0-19 services is seen as an essential service in supporting the health, wellbeing and safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.

You will be expected to demonstrate effective leadership skills in being able to manage your own caseload and support junior staff members and pre-registration students within the workplace.

The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate a high level of communication skills and have the ability to work with clients and professionals and tailor these skills appropriately.

You will be expected to work within the multiagency arena and must have the necessary skills to challenge and question decision making. As part of this process you will be expected to contribute and formulate supportive outcomes for children and families both autonomously and in the multiagency arena.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description andSpecification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk


This advert closes on Wednesday 6 Aug 2025