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NHS Jobs; Borough of Spelthorne; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay & Pension

Professional Growth

Exclusive Rewards

Wellbeing Support

Flexible Pay Options

Learning & Development

Recognition & Involvement

Job summary

NHS Jobs in Surrey is seeking a Band 6 Health Visitor to join our 0-19 Health Visiting Service. You will lead public health initiatives, assess health needs, and deliver the Healthy Child Programme across pregnancy to young adulthood, working within a collaborative, supportive team.

The role offers NHS pension benefits, professional development opportunities, and a strong focus on safeguarding and reducing health inequalities in the community.

Qualifications

• SCPHN HV qualification in Health Visiting.
• Current NMC registration (third part of register).
• Experience leading health visiting teams.
• Experience safeguarding and improving outcomes for children.

Responsibilities

• Public health lead for the health visiting team within the specified area.
• Deliver Universal Partnership Plus reach of the Healthy Child Programme with personalised interventions.
• Collaborate with partners to address public health needs and child protection plans.
• Develop professional relationships with families and key partners.
• Co-manage a caseload and supervise others in the team as appropriate.
• Promote health and wellbeing through the Healthy Child Programme and signposting.

Skills

Leadership experience

EHR proficiency

IT systems knowledge

Health visiting teamwork

Education

SCPHN HV qualification

NMC registration (third part)

Job description

Package Description

Join Our Team as a Band 6 Health Visitor. Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and families? We are looking for compassionate and dedicated Health Visitors to join our Health Visiting Team in Surrey. Here, you will not only find a rewarding role but also a community that values and supports you every step of the way.

Benefits

• Competitive Pay & Pension: Enjoy a Band 6 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits PLUS 5%
• Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with NHS professionals nationwide to share insights and develop leading care practices.
• Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and premium offers at national supermarkets, well-known retailers, and indulgent treats like Virgin Experience Days through our Reward Gateway.
• Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, offering access to counselors, career coaching, legal advice, and more.
• Flexible Pay Options: Use Wagestream to track your earnings and access your wages as you need them, without worrying about high-interest loans or overdrafts.
• Learning & Development: Advance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, who collaborate with universities and Health Education England. Access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities to help you grow.
• Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas to improve services, and stay informed through regular updates from our leadership team.

We are delighted to be recruiting a passionate and committed Band 6 Health Visitor to join our Surrey 0-19 Service. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and families, working at the heart of the community across Surrey. As part of our supportive and forward-thinking team, you will play a vital role in promoting health, preventing ill health and reducing inequalities, delivering high-quality care from pregnancy through to young adulthood.

Main Responsibilities

• Public health lead for the health visiting skill mixed team within the defined population/locality area.
• Delivering the Universal Partnership Plus reach of the Healthy Child Programme, assessing health needs and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions for a personalised or targeted response utilising the skills of and delegating to the skill mix team in an outcome-focused context.
• To take responsibility for the outcomes of the children on a child protection plan within the defined population and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs.
• Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with families and other key partners.
• Provide families and children on a child protection plan with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing. This will include partnership working with other agencies.
• To promote health and wellbeing through the universal reach of the healthy child programme and signposting.
• Refer/introducing to partner agencies as required.
• To contribute to multi-agency assessment of children and families and take on lead professional role where appropriate.
• To co-manage a caseload within a team of other health visitors acting autonomously and taking responsibility for the outcomes of those allocated for assessment, intervention and management.
• Understanding the concept of clinical governance and safeguarding. Using this knowledge and skills to identify, assess and safeguard vulnerable children and families.

Other Requirements

Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car insured for business use.

Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification in Health Visiting (SCPHN HV)
• Current NMC registration on third part of the register
• Experience in leading and working in health visiting teams
• Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families
• Qualification in practice supervising/assessing for nurse learners
• Working knowledge of the tools and progammes used in health visiting to improve outcomes for children
• Ability to work with electronic health records and with IT systems

Desirable

• Qualification in leadership and innovative practice
• Experience in line management and developing teams
• Experience of presenting policy and outcomes to commissioners and partners
• Experience of goal setting and managing interventions to meet outcomes

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year, guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here.

For further information please contact Lisa on 07867373045.

As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.