SCPHN Health Visitor

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust; Hale; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Health Visitor for Medway. The role focuses on safeguarding, home visits, and holistic care for children and families within the community.

The post links with local Primary Care Networks to ensure joined-up care, with flexible working options and commitment to professional development. The Trust is rated Outstanding by CQC and supports staff development as part of its We care strategy for 2023–2028.

Qualifications

• Specialist Community Public Health qualification and NMC registration with at least 1yr experience.
• Ability to work under pressure and organise your own work.
• Proven experience of working with children in community based settings.

Responsibilities

• As a Band 6 Health Visitor you will work as part of a team to keep children and young people safe and well at home.

Education

Specialist Community Public Health qualification

NMC registered

Job description

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

SCPHN Health Visitor

The closing date is 02 November 2026

This role is currently only available to employees of health care providers from within the Kent and Medway integrated care system. Our Nursing and AHP Vacancies are also open to Bank Workers and Agency Workers at these health care providers, Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there's never been a better time to join us.

We believe in treating the whole person, not just the condition.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Health Visitor to join our caring and progressive team in Medway.

You will work as part of a close-knit team who are dedicated to the health and wellbeing of people in Medway. Medwayis made up of a diverse patient group with complex needs.

Health Visitors make a difference by making sure our services are proactive and patient-focused.

Our Health visitors are closely aligned with local Primary Care Networks, to make sure patient care is holistic and joined up. We believe in treating the whole person, not just the condition, so we take time to get to know our patients.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Health Visitor you will work as part of a team to keep children and young people safe and well at home.

We believe you offer the best patient care in a role where you feel supported and can work in a way that suits you, your life and your family. One way we support with this is by being a flexible employer.

We also believe in developing our talent from within. We recruit for values and train for skills, so you will never be pigeonholed. We have extensive opportunities for talented individuals looking to further their skills and knowledge.

We are an "Outstanding" rated Trust and one of the largest NHS community organisations in the UK. We can give you support to develop your skills, and a real commitment to your personal and continued professional development.

As a Trust, one of our main ambitions is to be a great place to work. Our We care strategy for 2023 to 2028 will help us make the biggest breakthroughs in improving your working lives and patient care. Flexible working is just one of the ways we can do this. More than half of our workforce works flexibly in some way. We will consider all kinds of flexible working including; part-time, job sharing, compressed hours, term time only, career breaks or annualised hours.

Additional Working Pattern: 22.5/ 3days a week

About us

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is currently undertaking a significant programme of transformation to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.

Rated 'Outstanding' by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.

We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.

We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.

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Job responsibilities

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [e-mail], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications, training and experience

• o\tYou'll need to have a Specialist Community Public Health qualification and NMC registered with at least 1yr experience

Knowledge and Skills

• o\tYou will need to be able to work well under pressure and be able to organise your own work.

Experience

• Proven experience of working with children and in community based settings

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.

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust