Health Visitor: Sponsorship Available

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed health visitor to join our north Solihull health visiting team in Solihull.

Do you want to work for a service that is always striving to improve and looks to its staff to contribute to service improvement and innovation? Do you want to be part of a hardworking, professional and friendly team, supported by visible leadership and who values you as a colleague?

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC and is also one of only a handful of Trusts to hold UNICEF Gold accreditation. We prioritise staff development, including leadership opportunities, and support staff through our flexible working policy.

We are accepting applications from newly qualified health visitors or current health visiting students who will be qualifying in 2026.

Main duties of the job

To effectively lead and deliver on the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) 0-5 (DOH 2026) to improve outcomes for children and their families.

Named responsibility and professional accountability for the management of a defined team caseload including the delegation of tasks to members of the team.

To contribute to the Public Health Agenda, meet Public Health targets and reduce health inequalities.

To actively lead teams both within Health Visiting and partner agencies.

To work as part of a team to ensure that the services key performance indicators targets are achieved.

To act as a role model and be professional at all times adhering to the current NMC Code of Conduct.

To participate in nurse prescribing following NMC and local policy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse or Midwife
  • Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)

Desirable

  • Leadership Course
  • Mentorship course

Experience

Essential

  • Broad range of clinical experience
  • Experience of working in a team environment
  • Experience of current developments in the NHS/HV
  • Preceptorship of staff
  • Experience of using technology

Skills

Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate that you have made a positive change to the outcome of a child or their carer
  • Must be able to demonstrate compassion, caring and good listening skills
  • Ability to facilitate groups
  • Must have knowledge of clinical supervision and be able to provide supervision and support staff
  • Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equal opportunities
  • Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the need for confidentiality
  • Demonstrates an understanding of child protection, working with others to protect children
  • IT skills and able to use Microsoft office competently

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to manage and lead a team
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of the team
  • Ability to influence and persuade
  • Ability to be self-motivated
  • Ability to be an effective communicator
  • Excellent role model

Other

Essential

  • Ability to drive and hold a valid driving licence
  • Must be a non-smoker during working hours
  • Must be willing to undertake Disclosure & Barring Service to Enhanced level
  • Must be legally entitled to work in this country

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).

Closing Date: 23 August 2026

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