Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust invites applications for Specialist Community Public Health Nurse 0-5 (Health Visitor) in the Welwyn & Hatfield area. The role offers full-time and part-time options within the Hertfordshire Family Centre Service, delivering a locally driven needs-led Healthy Child Programme.

You will work to reduce health inequalities, identify families needing targeted universal plus, and collaborate with the Family Support Service.

Qualifications

• Experience in Health Visiting and working with children and families.
• Experience using electronic health records.
• Must be a mobile worker with a valid driving licence and access to a car for business use.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the five mandated universal core contacts of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Identify families who need targeted universal plus or universal partnership plus services.
• Work in partnership with the Family Support Service to identify local needs and ensure access to services.

Skills

Driving licence

Electronic records

Teamwork

Job description

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. Full time and part time hours considered. 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 Welwyn & Hatfield area. 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 Welwyn & Hatfield area.

• Proposed interview date: 3rd December 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).
• 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 Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages

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 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 join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you. Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud. 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.