Health Visitor: Sponsorship Available

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative Health Visitor to join our universal Health Visiting service in the Rhyl area, North Wales. We are looking for a self-motivated team player who has excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

The post holder will manage a caseload within a defined population, with overarching aims of increasing family resilience, improving population health outcomes and reducing health inequalities whilst safeguarding the well-being of children. The post holder will contribute to the public health role in line with government public health initiatives and within the Healthy Child Wales Programme.

Candidates must hold a degree or equivalent in Health Visiting with current NMC registration.

Employment in this post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have professional responsibility for a defined population/caseload and lead the delivery & organisation of the public health program. Delivering the nursing component of the Healthy Wales Child Programme to a 0-5 age population within a defined area.

Based within the community setting, the practitioner is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care offered to families and external organisations, with particular attention to safeguarding children.

They will be responsible for coordinating and delegating work within a skill mix team.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • SCPHN Health Visitor Post Graduate Diploma or Certificate
  • Live current NMC Registration

Desirable

  • SCPHN Degree
  • Mentorship
  • Clinical Supervisor
  • Nurse Prescribing

Knowledge

Essential

  • In-depth understanding of Public Health agenda & priorities
  • Ability to apply and enact local strategy
  • All Wales Child Protection Procedures (2008) and practice
  • Healthy Child Wales Programme (2015)

Desirable

  • Level 3 Safeguarding

Experience

Essential

  • Teaching in a clinical setting
  • Safeguarding
  • Multi-agency working

Desirable

  • Partnership working
  • Facilitating group work
  • Proven change management experience

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Effective mentoring
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Leadership skills
  • Basic IT skills to include Word and email

Desirable

  • Change management skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Flexible approach to unpredictable workload demands/patterns to meet the needs of the service
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
  • Confident and ability to motivate others
  • Team player and change agent
  • Ability to travel between sites and visits in a timely manner

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh

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: 15 November 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.