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Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; Stevenage, North Hertfordshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is recruiting a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) for the Stevenage/North Herts area. This part-time, permanent role involves delivering the Healthy Child Programme and working with families to reduce health inequalities.

You will join a supportive integrated team and may be based in North Herts or Stevenage, with a mobile working element and travel required.

Qualifications

• Registered Health Visitor with HCPC/NMC.
• Experience delivering the Healthy Child Programme.
• Excellent safeguarding and partnership skills.
• Willingness to work in North Herts or Stevenage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the five universal core contacts of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Identify families who need targeted universal plus or universal partnership plus services.
• Work in partnership with Family Support Service to identify local needs.
• Be a mobile worker with access to a car for business use.

Skills

Health Visiting

Mobile working

Electronic records

Driving licence

Education

Health Visitor qualification

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Company: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Hours: Part-time Location: Stevenage/North Herts, SG1 2ST Job type: Permanent Posting date: 15 Sept 2026 Closing date: 18 Oct 2026

Summary

Are you passionate about the value and difference that quality Health Visiting can make to children and families?

Are you innovative in your thinking about reducing health inequalities and supporting children to have the best start in life? We would really love to hear from you if you are.

We have an exciting opportunities for you to join us as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse 0-5 (Health Visitor) in the Hertfordshire Family Centre Service based in the North Quadrant either the North Herts or the Stevenage team.

You will be part of a welcoming, friendly and supportive integrated team delivering a locally driven needs led service, ensuring children and their families are at the heart of service delivery in the North Herts/Stevenage area.

Within you application please state you preference for either North Herts or Stevenage as a location.

*Proposed interview date: Tuesday 6th October 2026*

HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.

The successful candidate will:

• Be part of a skill mixed team delivering the five mandated universal core contacts of the Healthy Child Programme and identifying families who need a targeted universal plus or universal partnership plus service offer, including safeguarding
• Will work in partnership with the Family Support Service staff to identify local needs, ensuring children and their families can access the same level of support
• Will have experience in using electronic records and be able to be a mobile worker.
• Have afull valid driving licenceandaccess to a carto use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.

• We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
• Our staff are proud to beCaring, Pioneering, and Inclusivein their work to help achieve the Trust vision
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you

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Please see attached job description for more details

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post throughrobust and thorough interview and assessment.

This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Sep 2026

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