Public Health 0-19 Practitioner - Health Visitor

NHS; Burton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an acclaimed NHS service as a Band 6 Public Health Practitioner in Burton-on-Trent, providing essential public health services to children and families. This 6-month fixed-term role emphasizes professional growth and community impact, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, family-focused support as part of a dynamic team.

Benefits

Support for career development and progression

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave, increasing with service

Free flu vaccination every year

Salary sacrifice bike scheme

Lease car options available

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support

Free car parking at all trust sites

Qualifications

• Qualified SCPHN - Health Visitor.
• Suitable for experienced or a newly qualified Health Visitor.

Responsibilities

• Be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner focusing on public health for 0-19 agenda.
• Demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding children.
• Deliver commissioned aspects of the Healthy Child Programme.

Skills

Experience in child development

Experience in multiagency working

Education

SCPHN - Health Visitor

Registered nurse

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Families' Health and Wellbeing 0-19 Service delivering public health services to children and families across Staffordshire.

We have a vacancy offering a 6 month Fixed Term Contract for 37.5 hours a week for a Band 6 Public Health Practitioner (HV) based in the Burton 0-19 Universal team who have recently been awarded the Maximising Experience at Work Excellence Team of the year award.

The Families' Health and Wellbeing Service (0-19) in Staffordshire offers an integrated, flexible and family focused service providing high quality, compassionate, personalised support and care to Children and Young People across Staffordshire. You will be part of a team delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme for a varied, unique and diverse population, in a supportive skill mix team, working closely with our partner agencies across health, social care and the local authority. The successful applicant will need to work to the service specification and demonstrate the trust values at all times. You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of all aspects of safeguarding children.

We are committed to supporting professional and personal development of our staff and have excellent training opportunities that align with our integrated 0-19 service.

The successful applicant must have the ability to travel independently within the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the
• Work within their scope of practice
• Demonstrate at all times the Values of Midlands Partnership Foundation
• Be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner and have detailed professional and clinical They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in public health across the 0-19 agenda.
• Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust including the community and
• Be skilled in the assessment of children and young people's care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support
• Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
• Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to
• Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team
• To deliver commissioned aspects of the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring key objectives and outcomes are

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by

Supporting your career development and progression.

Excellent NHS Pension scheme

Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave

Options for flexible working

Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.

Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources

If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.

Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate

Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k

Free car parking at all trust sites

Free flu vaccination every year

Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Details Date posted

27 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

301-VA-25-7295709

Job locations

Tutbury Health Centre

Monk Street

Tutbury, Burton upon Trent

DE13 9NA

Job description Job responsibilities

Qualifications and training

Qualified SCPHN- Health Visitor

Experience

Suitable for experienced or a newly qualified Health Visitor.

For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.

Job description Job responsibilities

Qualifications and training

Qualified SCPHN- Health Visitor

Experience

Suitable for experienced or a newly qualified Health Visitor.

For further information on the Job Description, main responsibilities and Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant skills for the post, please see the attached documents below.

Person Specification NMC Essential

• Registered nurse
• SCPHN

Desirable

• Experience with Safeguarding Children
• Experience with Multi agency Working

SCPHN Essential

• SCPHN

Skills Essential

• Experience in child development
• Experience in multiagency working

Desirable

• Training in record keeping
• Training in data protection/IG
• Local Safeguarding board training

Person Specification NMC Essential

• Registered nurse
• SCPHN

Desirable

• Experience with Safeguarding Children
• Experience with Multi agency Working

SCPHN Essential

• SCPHN

Skills Essential

• Experience in child development
• Experience in multiagency working

Desirable

• Training in record keeping
• Training in data protection/IG
• Local Safeguarding board training

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tutbury Health Centre

Monk Street

Tutbury, Burton upon Trent

DE13 9NA

Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tutbury Health Centre

Monk Street

Tutbury, Burton upon Trent

DE13 9NA

Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)