Public Health Staff Nurse | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in City of London seeks a Registered Nurse to join the Health Visiting service, working with families and children aged 0-5. The role emphasizes collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and involves supporting the Healthy Child Programme. Candidates must have UK NMC registration and a desire to work in community health. Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and staff development is highlighted.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Access to a wide range of benefits

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with UK NMC registration required.
• Current UK-based residence necessary.
• Interest in community health and children.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Ensure partnership with other agencies.
• Contribute to the development of health visiting service.

Skills

Working with children and families

Team collaboration

Multidisciplinary engagement

Education

Registered Nurse with UK NMC registration

Job description

Overview

On this occasion, only candidates with UK NMC registration and currently living in the UK applications will be accepted. Those who live outside UK, and those awaiting their UK: NMC -OSCE/Decision will not be accepted.

Are you a Registered Nurse looking to gain experience in working with children and families in a community setting? Are you considering applying to undertake the SCPHN training to become a health visitor?

We are looking for enthusiastic staff nurses from different specialities, to join the Health Visiting service at the Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. You will be working with our teams in City and Hackney to deliver core and targeted services to children aged 0-5 and their families.

The post holder will be supported by qualified health visitors and mixed skill teams. There are also training opportunities available to support the new role.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependent on assessed needs.
• Ensure the programme is delivered in partnership with other statutory and non-statutory agencies.
• Play a key part in the development and safe delivery of the 0-5 health visiting service, utilising best available evidence to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people, especially those from disadvantaged groups.
• Delegate workload under the supervision of Senior Health Visitors and carry out specific nursing care for patients, families/carers.
• Work in partnership with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and other agencies to ensure that excellent standards of care are provided.
• Support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust’s Values in day-to-day work.

Who we're looking for / Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with UK NMC registration.
• Current UK-based residence (applications from outside the UK will not be accepted).
• Interest in working with children and families in a community setting; consideration of SCPHN training to become a health visitor.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and engage with statutory and non-statutory partners.

About Homerton Trust

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond. We are proud 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 and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. We are committed to equality, value diversity and inclusion for all staff. All staff are expected to embody our Trust values. We are committed to Fair Recruitment Standards and strive to treat all applicants fairly. Our nursing community is well-regarded and staff can access a wide range of benefits. Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Application information

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Sep 2025