Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor)

NHS; Aylesford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health organization in Aylesford seeks experienced Health Visitors to deliver the Healthy Child Programme. The role involves supporting families, conducting health checks, and collaborating with partner agencies. Candidates should have relevant health qualifications, NMC registration, and ideally 2+ years of experience in health visiting. Offering flexible working arrangements and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Support for candidates with disabilities

Qualifications

• Registered health care professional with NMC registration.
• At least 2 years' experience in health visiting.
• Experience in mentoring or supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Conduct mandated health checks for children.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Clinical skills

Teamwork

Education

Health related degree

Registered health care professional (NMC registration)

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualifications

Job description

Job summary

Working as part of the Health Visiting Team, you will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme inaccordance with national and local strategy/guidance. This will include the provision of antenatal and postnatalperiod programmes conducting universal mandated checks and packages of care in line with evidence basedpractice.You will work in partnership with partner agencies in the identification and protection of vulnerable childrenand contribute to the development of care plans, working in accordance with local and professional guidelines.Health Visitors will contribute to the completion of agreed outcomes for delegated Children Protection cases asper agreed multi-agency care plane ensuring regular communication with caseload holder.The Health Visiting service operates an open access service to children and families within home, communityand primary care settings to promote a healthy lifestyle within the local population giving particular attentionto the identified health needs of the locality, and target groups such as children 0-5 years, and vulnerablefamilies, as such you will work with both children and adults.To address inequalities in health, through participation, collaboration, empowerment and primary care, theHealth Visiting service will deliver the agreed range of planned universal services, assess health needs,identify vulnerability and deliver targeted interventions to meet the needs of children and their families/carers.

Main duties of the job

Health Visitors work closely with the people who use our services, families, friends and carers and play animportant contribution in how people experience our services.o Health visitors are expected to be kind, responsive and professional, contributing to the quality of theservices we provide by:o Keeping the people who use our services safe through the use of sound clinical skills and effective riskassessmentso Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence-basedpolicies and procedureso Ensuring the people that use our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and workingin partnership with them.We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and inpartnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 6 HCPs work as part of a team andcontribute to its success by being a role model, supervising more junior members of the team (Qualified andunqualified) and students to ensure they are working to the professional standards required and provideleadership within the team.

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Details Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

846-6860106-EP-D

Job locations

Churchill Centre Royal British Legion Village Preston Hall

Aylesford

ME20 7NJ

Job description Job responsibilities

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able 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.

Job description Job responsibilities

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able 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 Essential

• Registered health care professional (NMC registration) Health related degree and evidence of relevant post graduate development at Level 6 Evidence of Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Experience Essential

• Experience\tMinimum of 2 years' experience in area of practice Practical experience in managing health related projects/complex caseloads Supporting others (mentor / educator / supervisor) experience

Knowledge Essential

• Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance to relevant to care setting and its application across health care services Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered health care professional (NMC registration) Health related degree and evidence of relevant post graduate development at Level 6 Evidence of Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Experience Essential

• Experience\tMinimum of 2 years' experience in area of practice Practical experience in managing health related projects/complex caseloads Supporting others (mentor / educator / supervisor) experience

Knowledge Essential

• Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance to relevant to care setting and its application across health care services Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Churchill Centre Royal British Legion Village Preston Hall

Aylesford

ME20 7NJ

Employer's website

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Churchill Centre Royal British Legion Village Preston Hall

Aylesford

ME20 7NJ

Employer's website

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)