Public Health Practitioner - Health Visitor

NHS; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider is looking for a Public Health Practitioner to join their team in Stoke-on-Trent. This role involves delivering the Healthy Child Programme and working closely with multidisciplinary teams to enhance the health and well-being of local children and families. The ideal candidate will be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner and have experience in the field. The position offers flexible working arrangements and a chance to make a significant impact in the community.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Ongoing training and support

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Needs to be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner with a focus on public health.
• Must have clinical knowledge and experience in assessing care/support needs.
• Responsibilities include supervisory and leadership tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children and families.
• Work with uni/multi-disciplinary teams to address care issues.
• Ensure high standards of service delivery within the partnership.

Skills

Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner

Clinical knowledge

Assessment skills

Team leadership

Problem-solving

Education

SCPHN Qualification

Job description

Go back Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Public Health Practitioner - Health Visitor

The closing date is 18 January 2026

Due to new funding, we are excited to offer a number of new roles for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses / Health Visitors.

The vacancies are across 3 locations across Stoke on Trent:

Central Locality

North locality

Southeast locality

The posts will be part of the Children's and Families Care Group and the Universal Services function, and you will work in a variety of settings. The primary aim of the 0-19 Integrated Health Visiting and School Nursing Service is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children, young people and families across Stoke-on-Trent.

This is a dynamic post that requires you to work closely with uni/multi-disciplinary teams/agencies in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of the population served.

You will work alongside the Team Leaders and Professional Lead to ensure synergy across the localities. This will ensure that services are delivered to a high standard that are accessible and demonstrate a commitment to equality and inclusion.

Main duties of the job

• Be a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner and have detailed professional and clinical knowledge. 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 hospitals.
• Be skilled in the assessment of children and young people's care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
• 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 problems.
• Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
• To deliver commissioned aspects of the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring key objectives and outcomes are achieved.

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Job responsibilities

For more information relating to this vacancy please refer to the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

NMC

• SCPHN

SCPHN

• SCPHN

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.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours