Health Visitor, Turn Around for Children Service (TACS)

Gloucestershire Health and Care; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

Leave entitlement 27–33 days

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust in Gloucester is recruiting a Health Visitor (Band 6) for 22.5 hours per week in the Turn Around for Children Service (TACS). The post focuses on assessing families involved with the FDAC and delivering tailored health visitor support.

The role requires degree-level nursing with Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification and active NMC registration, with a commitment to evidence-based practice and inter-agency collaboration.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent in nursing and public health.
• Specialist public health nursing qualification or diploma/degree.
• Current NMC registration with evidence of CPD.

Responsibilities

• Assess FDAC families and plan health visitor services.
• Provide evidence-based specialist care to a defined community.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and supervise team skill mix.
• Participate in practice development and public health initiatives.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

IT literacy

Teaching/assessing/presenting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification

Evidence of continued professional development

NMC registration (Part 1 or 2)

Job description

Health Visitor, Turn Around for Children Service (TACS)

Band 6

Main area Health Visitor Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 327-26-783

Site Barbican House Town Gloucester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

This is a part time permanent post for 22.5 hours a week.

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven member of staff to join the Turn Around for Children Service (TACS) as a health visitor. The post holder will have responsibility to assess a specialist group of clients from the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC). They will plan and implement health visitor services for each of our families based on their personal needs and as identified by the court process.

Main duties of the job

To provide and maintain evidence-based specialist care adapted to meet the needs of a defined community population to ensure that service users receive appropriate intervention, maintaining the standards set at a local and national level.

Please see Job description for the full list of the main duties of this role.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will within a multiagency team to identify early and engage to help at risk families delivering evidenced based episodes of care.

The post holder will have a shared responsibility for managing skill mix teams

The post holder will participate in practice development and public health initiatives

The post holder will have responsibility for maintaining own professional accountability through supervision and updating.

• Educated to a degree level (or equivalent)
• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification, diploma or degree
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on part 1 or 2 (Registered Nurse of Midwife)- RHV Health Visitor HV Health Visitor

Length and /or nature of experience

• Experience of working across agencies
• Understanding and experience of the application of research in practice
• Evidence of child protection experience
• Experience in identifying and assessing health needs including community health needs

Professional/ managerial/ specialist knowledge

• Sound understanding of the NHS plan and other national policies and how it will impact on local services
• Knowledge of health visiting policies and procedures that underpin evidence based practice
• Knowledge of Family Drug and Alcohol Court, framework and practices

Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes

• Accurate clinical record keeping following national and local guidelines
• The ability to undertake in-depth and evidence based reports to assist allied professionals within the FDAC
• To deliver specific & specialised assessments and interventions
• Provision of accurate data following set systems
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload
• Maintain records as per NMC guidelines/local policy
• IT literacy
• Ability to teach, assess and present
• Good listening, communication and networking skills
• Ability to form good working relationships with colleagues and clients
• Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages eg Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook

Other requirements

• Ability to cope with a frequently changing professional climate
• Ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently.

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

Good luck with your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.