Learning and Professional Development Lead: Health Visiting

Gloucestershire Health and Care; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free car parking

27 days leave + bank holidays (33 with

NHS pension

Flexible working

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Learning and Professional Development Lead for Health Visiting. This 16-hour-week role supports workforce learning, education and practice excellence across our Health Visiting Service.

The post holder will partner with the current postholder in a job share, providing strategic leadership to ensure staff are equipped to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to children, families and communities.

Qualifications

• Has Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visiting qualification.
• Active registration on NMC part 1 or 2 and Part 3 of register.
• Practice Teacher or equivalent Level 3 NMC qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead learning and development strategies across the Health Visiting Service.
• Promote a culture of continuous professional development and lifelong learning.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning and talent development.
• Work with universities, NHS bodies and education providers.
• Lead on student placements, preceptorship programmes, mentorship and practice assessor development.
• Ensure compliance with training and safeguarding requirements.
• Include Public Health policy in practice documentation and procedures.
• Support quality improvement and evidence-based practice.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Teaching/education

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visiting qualification

Job description

Learning and Professional Development Lead: Health Visiting

Band 7

Main area Specialist Health Visitor Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: Job Share Hours

• Part time
• Job share

16 hours per week (Over 2 days) Job ref 327-26-807

Site Base to confirm following interview Town Tewkesbury Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 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

Are you passionate about developing the Health Visiting workforce of the future?

We are seeking an experienced, innovative, and motivated Learning & Professional Development Lead for Health Visiting to partner our current postholder in a job share for 16 hours a week over two days. This exciting role will provide strategic leadership for workforce learning, education, professional development, and practice excellence across our Health Visiting Service.

As a key leader, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that health visitors, community staff nurses, nursery nurses, students, apprentices, and support staff are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to children, young people, and families.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

The Learning & Professional Development Lead will:

• Lead the development and implementation of learning and development strategies across the Health Visiting Service.
• Promote a culture of continuous professional development, reflective practice, and lifelong learning.
• Support workforce planning, succession planning, and talent development.
• Work collaboratively with universities, education providers, NHS England, public health teams, and professional bodies.
• Lead on student placements, preceptorship programmes, mentorship, and practice assessor/supervisor development.
• Ensure compliance with professional, regulatory, and safeguarding training requirements.
• Ensure National and local Public Health policy is included within practice documentation, policies and procedures.
• Support quality improvement initiatives, evidence-based practice, and service innovation.
• Provide professional leadership and expert advice on workforce development, professional and educational standards.
• Monitor and evaluate learning outcomes and workforce capability to improve service delivery and patient outcomes.

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

See Job Description and Person Specification

To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application

Person specification

Qualifications

• Has Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visiting qualification
• Active registration on NMC part 1 or 2 and Part 3 of register
• Practice Teacher or equivalent Level 3 NMC qualification

Length and Nature of Experience

• Post qualification experience within Health Visiting services
• Recent evidence of experience in teaching practice and assessment of competence at Level 3 or above
• Experience of project management
• Understanding and knowledge of quality improvement tools and methodologies

Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge

• Understanding and critical analysis of the research process and evidence-based practice
• Evidence of maintaining and developing own specialist teaching practice in line with NMC Standards to Support Learning and Assessment in Practice.
• Knowledge of Clinical Supervision theory and models of practice
• Knowledge of Clinical audit and risk management and the role of Clinical Governance.
• Evidence of application of leadership and development skills.
• Experience of developing and implementing polices / guidelines /SOPS

Personal skills abilities and attributes

• Ability to lead clinical development and innovation within the team

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.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

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.

Name Fiona Warr Job title Learning and Professional Development Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07786335887 Additional information

Fiona Warr available - Tues/Weds/Thurs