NHS

Health Visitor - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse


Pay37,338.00 - 44,962.00 / year
LocationManchester/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: C9349-25-0219?language=en&page=52&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      Health Visitors

      Do you want to be part of something amazing?

      We are seeking enthusiastic Health Visitors to join our dynamic, diverse, and supportive team. You must be a registered Health Visitor (SCPHN - Health Visiting) with current NMC registration.

      Here in Manchester we are continuing to re-shape the way Health Visitors work. We have a diverse and inclusive team of Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses who work together as part of our highly skilled 0-5 early years workforce. We use an integrated and targeted family support offer developing innovative approaches to early help and prevention. In this role you will be making a real difference to Manchester families lives.

      What we can offer:

      We offer a range of training and development opportunities and all applicants, experienced or newly qualified.

      Career development opportunities include specialist health visiting teams including the award-winning infant feeding, peri natal mental health, specialist case planning and homeless families. Regular safeguarding supervision and support for our specialist safeguarding team.

      Excellent access to exciting cutting edge training, and the support you need to thrive and develop in your career as a Health Visitor.

      Join us at the heart of Manchester, at the cutting edge of public health!

      Main duties of the job

      We work as part of an integrated team to deliver the healthy child programme,in partnership with families to develop and agree tailored health plans to address their parenting and health needs.

      Our Health Visiting teams support families to identify their health needs and supported by clinical specialist Health Visitors with additional training you will have opportunities to develop your practice and to work to programmes of care that meets the public health needs of the population.

      Our Health Visitors provide parenting skills support and information both through coordinating/participating in parenting groups and one to one home visits to families, especially for those children and families identified with complex health needs/vulnerabilities.

      We work in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities.

      As a large teaching Trust we host up to 20 SCPHN students every year. Our student education offer is a priority for the service and we are the largest teaching service in the area, this gives lots of opportunities for our staff to develop and be involved in the training of the future health visiting workforce. Perfect for when you're ready for your next step in career progress!

      About us

      MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

      Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

      We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

      We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

      At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

      Date posted

      21 January 2025

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 6

      Salary

      £37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum (pro rata)

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

      Reference number

      349-LCO-6894544*

      Job locations

      Manchester Community,

      Manchester

      M22 4PJ


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

      Diversity Matters

      MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

      Were looking forward to hearing from you!

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

      Diversity Matters

      MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

      Were looking forward to hearing from you!

      Person Specification

      Education/ Qualifications

      Essential

      • Registered Health Visitor or
      • Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) degree or working towards
      • Registered Non-Medical Prescriber

      Skills and Ability

      Essential

      • Working with young children and families
      • Caseload management skills
      • Experience and evidence of prioritising work, delegation and working autonomously
      • Teaching, assessing and people development skills
      • Good written and verbal communication skills
      • Information Technology skills
      • Health promotion skills

      Desirable

      • Leadership skills
      • Clinical Supervision Skills
      • Audit and Evaluation Skills

      Knowledge and Understanding

      Essential

      • Understanding of Healthy Child Programme
      • Knowledge of national and local drivers for service development
      • Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection policies, procedures and practice
      • Insight into public health and high impact areas for Health Visiting
      • Understanding of the need for appropriate information sharing and engagement with other agencies

      Desirable

      • Understanding of how role may change over time

      Experience

      Essential

      • HCP delivery
      • Evidence of professional development
      • Caseload management
      • Experience of community development
      • Experienced in safeguarding

      Desirable

      • Evidence of teaching/training or supervision
      • Leadership
      Person Specification

      Education/ Qualifications

      Essential

      • Registered Health Visitor or
      • Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) degree or working towards
      • Registered Non-Medical Prescriber

      Skills and Ability

      Essential

      • Working with young children and families
      • Caseload management skills
      • Experience and evidence of prioritising work, delegation and working autonomously
      • Teaching, assessing and people development skills
      • Good written and verbal communication skills
      • Information Technology skills
      • Health promotion skills

      Desirable

      • Leadership skills
      • Clinical Supervision Skills
      • Audit and Evaluation Skills

      Knowledge and Understanding

      Essential

      • Understanding of Healthy Child Programme
      • Knowledge of national and local drivers for service development
      • Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection policies, procedures and practice
      • Insight into public health and high impact areas for Health Visiting
      • Understanding of the need for appropriate information sharing and engagement with other agencies

      Desirable

      • Understanding of how role may change over time

      Experience

      Essential

      • HCP delivery
      • Evidence of professional development
      • Caseload management
      • Experience of community development
      • Experienced in safeguarding

      Desirable

      • Evidence of teaching/training or supervision
      • Leadership

      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

      Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Manchester Community,

      Manchester

      M22 4PJ


      Employer's website

      https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Manchester Community,

      Manchester

      M22 4PJ


      Employer's website

      https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.