Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor

NHS; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A public health organization in Tewkesbury is seeking a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor for a part-time role (30 hours a week). This position involves leading health initiatives, providing specialized care to the community, and working closely within a multidisciplinary team to enhance health outcomes. Candidates must hold an active NMC registration and have a Nurse Prescribing Qualification. Salary ranges from £38,682 to £46,580 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife with active NMC registration.
• Possession of Nurse Prescribing Qualification.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme.
• Provide evidence-based specialist care for defined community population.
• Negotiate individual and family healthcare plans with service users.

Skills

Active registration with NMC

Nurse Prescribing Qualification

Job description

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor

The closing date is 23 October 2025. This role is offered on a permanent basis, part-time, 30 hours per week.

Come and be part of a dynamic and evolving Health Visiting team within the 0-19 service in Gloucestershire. We have vacancies for qualified Health Visitors and are looking for enthusiastic and motivated professionals to join our existing team.

As Health Visitors, we all know that prevention is key and within Gloucestershire this is always at the forefront! You can be part of a skill mix team which includes Community Nursery Nurses, Public Health Nurses and Student Health Visitors, led and supported by locality Health Visiting Team Leaders, with strong support from our safeguarding colleagues.

Main duties of the job

• As part of a skill mix team, the SCPHN HV will lead the delivery of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme and deliver the personalised level of service identified through a high-quality needs analysis.
• To work with guidelines of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and to follow local protocols and policy guidelines.

Safeguarding: Adults and Children (Section 11 of the Children Act 2004) and Safeguarding: Adults (Care Act 2014)

Every member of staff has a responsibility to be aware of and follow at all times, the relevant national and local policy in relation to safeguarding children and safeguarding adults.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Job responsibilities

• To provide and maintain evidence-based specialist care adapted to meet the needs of a defined community population to ensure that service users receive appropriate intervention, maintaining the standards set at local and national level.
• To be responsible for negotiating individual and family healthcare plans with service users, continually assessing and evaluating to ensure that agreed outcomes are adequately met.
• To work in partnership with members of the multidisciplinary team and statutory and voluntary agencies in planning, delivering and evaluating care to improve outcomes for service users.
• To work in collaboration with the Public Health Directorate to identify and analyse local health needs and areas for development.
• To identify and disseminate relevant research findings within health visiting practice.
• To base health visiting practice on accepted research findings and participate in local audit and research projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Active registration with Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) on part 1 or 2 (Registered Nurse or Midwife) - RHV: Health visitor HV: Health visitor
• Nurse Prescribing Qualification

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year (pro rata)

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.