Team Lead Health Visitor

NHS Western Isles; Balivanich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization seeks a Health Visitor Team Lead in Balivanich. This permanent role involves managing a team and providing health services to the community. Qualifications include a Public Health Degree and leadership experience. Competitive salary and benefits offered, with a closing date for applications on 30th September 2025.

Benefits

Distant Islands Allowance

Qualifications

• Registered Public Health Nurse with Health Visiting qualification.
• Several years of post-registration experience as a Public Health Nurse/Health Visitor.
• Essential driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the School Nursing Team for health services.
• Provide leadership and implement service developments.
• Hold a small Health Visiting caseload.

Skills

Public Health Nursing

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Public Health Degree

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

Overview

Team Lead/Health Visitor

Band 7 £50,861 - £59,159 (pro rata)

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,406 (pro rata)

22.5 hours per week

Permanent post

NHS Western Isles is currently seeking a Health Visitor Team Lead to join our Balivanich Clinic.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for the day-to-day management and co-ordination of the School Nursing Team to provide a pro-active accessible and equitable island wide health visiting and school nursing service.
• To provide leadership to the team with responsibility for the implementation of service developments based on agreed policies and procedures ensuring a high quality service working within the NMC Code, and Clinical Governance frameworks.
• A small Health Visiting caseload is required with this post.
• Responsible for the training of student Health Visitors and liaison with higher education establishments.

Qualifications and Experience

• You must be a Registered Public Health Nurse with a qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Degree.
• You must have several years post registration as a Public Health Nurse/Health Visitor with several years experience with diverse caseload and leadership/management experience. A driving licence and access to vehicle is essential for this post.
• The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme).

Other Details

This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Albahttps://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

Contact and Closing Date

If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: [phone].

Closing Date 30th September 2025