Health Visitor - Springfield Park

Homerton Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 48.000 - 57.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking part-time Health Visitors to join a dynamic team serving City and Hackney in London. You will work with Health Visitors, Public Health Staff Nurses and Community Nursery Nurses to improve health outcomes for young children and their families within a integrated, multi-agency approach.

The role involves linking with GP practices and Early Years Settings, delivering health promotion, and contributing to development reviews and family support

Qualifikationen

• Health Visiting professional qualification with entry onto the 3rd part of NMC.
• Networking with GP practices, Early Years Settings and Nurseries is essential.
• Knowledge of Healthy Child Programme and public health initiatives.

Aufgaben

• Deliver personalised care to children and families for the best outcomes.
• Act as named link to GP practices, early years settings, and nurseries.
• Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings to manage vulnerable children.
• Lead health promotion activities and integrated reviews (ASQ, ELIM).
• Supervise nursery nurse team health promotion work with local children’s centres and parents.

Kenntnisse

Effective communication

IT skills

Problem solving

Workload management

Partnership working

Group facilitation

Flexibility

Report writing

Time management

Public health knowledge

Ausbildung

Health Visiting professional qualification with entry onto 3rd part of NMC

Mentorship qualification

Nurse Prescriber

Jobbeschreibung

Job summary

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the health and wellbeing of children and families? Join us as a Health Visitor in one of London's most vibrant and diverse communities--City and Hackney. We currently have exciting opportunities available for part-time Health Visitors to be part of our team. At Homerton Healthcare, our Health Visiting service is experiencing a dynamic period of growth. You'll be joining a collaborative team that includes Health Visitors, Public Health Staff Nurses, and Community Nursery Nurses, all dedicated to improving the health outcomes of our youngest residents. Aligned with one of our local Neighbourhoods, you'll work closely with the City of London and Hackney Children and Family Hubs, allowing families to access a comprehensive range of services all in one place. This integrated approach empowers you to provide truly holistic care, supporting children's development and promoting family health in partnership with multidisciplinary teams.

Main duties of the job

As a Health Visitor within our team, you will be at the forefront of delivering personalised care to children and families, ensuring the best possible outcomes. You will be a named link to GP practices, Early Years Settings, and Nurseries, and manage vulnerable children by attending multi-disciplinary team meetings. Your expertise will guide health promotion activities and key interventions, such as integrated development reviews using ASQ and ELIM questionnaires. You'll also supervise the nursery nurse team's health promotion work, working closely with local children's centres and parents to provide tailored advice that supports children's development.

Working for Homerton Healthcare

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing, innovative organisation, serving Hackney, East London, The City, and beyond. Join us, and become part of a dedicated service that puts the health and wellbeing of families at the heart of everything we do. Elevate your career and make a real impact--apply today to be part of our exceptional team!

About us

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of \"Outstanding\" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home. Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times. We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly. Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits. Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Essential: Health Visiting professional qualification with entry onto 3rd part of NMC


• Desirable: Mentorship qualification. Nurse Prescriber.

Skills / Abilities

• Essential: An insightful and effective communicator, IT, written and oral


• Essential: Ability to problem solve


• Essential: Ability to manage own workload and those of other team members


• Essential: Ability to engage others and work in partnership across organisational boundaries


• Essential: Lead group facilitation (clients, peers and partnership colleagues)


• Essential: IT skills


• Essential: Ability to work flexibly


• Essential: Ability to write fully comprehensive case conference reports and present


• Essential: Ability to work to tight deadlines


• Essential: Demonstrate ability to use client feedback to inform practice


• Desirable: Understanding and use of Rio

Experience

• Essential: Experience of current developments in Health Visiting and the NHS and Public Health Commissioning


• Essential: Experience of working in a team environment
  
• Essential: Broad range of clinical experience


• Desirable: Working in an inner city area


• Desirable: Public and patient involvement

Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues


• Essential: Knowledge and understanding of the Healthy Child Programme, High impact areas, ASQ Integrated reviews


• Essential: Demonstrate knowledge of current legislation in relation to the profession i.e. Child Protection


• Essential: Demonstrate an understanding recent developments in health visiting


• Essential: Awareness of developments in public health Involvement


• Essential: Clinical Governance and Risk Management


• Essential: Demonstrate knowledge of equality and diversity


• Essential: Have an awareness of Patient / Public Involvement in service development

Other Requirements

• Essential: Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act


• Essential: Understanding of the Trust values


• Essential: Ability to work flexibly


• Essential: Commitment to professional development


• Essential: Positive attitude towards equal opportunities and towards working in a multi-cultural environment


• Essential: Emotional resilience


• Essential: Ability to travel between community health sites independently


• Desirable: Member of the Institute of Health Visiting UK


• Desirable: Driving license

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Fountayne Road Health Centre, 1A Fountayne Rd, London, N16 7EA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact: Health Visiting Neighbourhood Manager, Dyonne Peltier, [e-mail]

Details

Date posted: 27 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £47,951 to £56,863 a year pro rata p.a. incl.
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 293-CCS-0970
Job locations: Fountayne Road Health Centre, 1A Fountayne Rd, London, N16 7EA, United Kingdom

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