Specialist Health Visitor for Black and Minority Ethnic families

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS community services provider in Brighton is seeking an experienced SCPHN to join the Healthy Futures Team. This role involves direct engagement with vulnerable families and requires strong public health knowledge, supervisory skills, and a person-centred approach. Key responsibilities include health promotion, community engagement, and liaising with various health professionals. The ideal candidate will hold a SCPHN qualification and have a passion for improving health outcomes.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training opportunities

Accredited Living Wage Employer

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Must possess SCPHN qualification.
• Experience in community health services preferred.
• Ability to engage with diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision for childhood developmental surveillance.
• Liaise with professionals within and outside the Trust.
• Identify community health needs and develop services.

Skills

Public Health Knowledge

Supervisory Skills

Community Engagement

Health Promotion

Cultural Competency

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) qualification

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced SCPHN to work in the Healthy Futures Team (HFT) in Brighton and Hove, based in a busy Family Hub in the city centre. The Healthy Futures Team is a commissioned specialist Public Health Visiting and School Nursing service that utilizes early intervention models to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities for families facing disadvantages in the city. It is a value-led service that employs a person-centred approach, building therapeutic relationships in a relationship-based and trauma-informed way.

The team employs a whole system approach to ensure the best outcomes for families and children. It includes specialist roles working with Teenage Parents, SEND, Emergency Housing, and Women's Refugee services. The postholder will be part of an established, skilled team with access to regular supervision and professional development opportunities.

The postholder will also work with vulnerable transient families within Brighton and Hove, including those in emergency accommodation, asylum seekers, refugees with complex needs, undocumented migrants, Gypsies and Travellers, and those needing refuge from domestic violence.

Responsibilities

1. The postholder provides supervision and supports the delivery of an effective childhood developmental surveillance and health promotion activities within the organization and with community partners.
2. Ensures effective liaison and communication with other professional groups within the Trust and outside agencies, acts as a health information source, and works in partnership in the interests of clients.
3. Identifies community health needs in partnership with health and other agencies, and develops and delivers appropriate services. Plays a significant role in developing public health initiatives for Traveller, BME, and vulnerable transient families, including implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of interventions. Promotes, offers, and administers immunisations, following the routine schedule, at Traveller locations and clinic sessions.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Accredited Living Wage Employer, ensuring fair pay for all staff
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active networks: EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do. We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, especially from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Martina O'Leary
• Job Title: Deputy Nursing Head Of Service
• Email: martina.o'[e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]