We are recruiting experienced nursery nurses who have post qualification experience of working in community health settings or similar.
The successful candidate will work as part of skilled mixed health visiting service undertaking developmental assessment and contributing to assessment of the needs of the child and family under the delegation of a health visitor or nurse. You will deliver health promotion sessions to individuals or groups of parents/carers.
You will be part of the wider 0-19 service delivering the Healthy Child Programme 0-19.
Main duties of the job
Carry out roles delegated by a health visitor or nurse
Carry put developmental assessments
Contribute to assessments of family needs e.g. as part of Early Help process
Deliver health promotion and education to individual or groups of parents/carers
Work as part of multi agency and disciplinary teams to keep children safe and support those in need
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education/ BTEC National Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development/NVQ Level 3 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development
- Foundation Degree or evidence post qualification education and/or development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a Healthy Child Programme (e.g. School Nursing/health visiting) or community settings
- Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional arena
- Working with Safeguarding and Child Protection
- Delivery group work with children and parents
- Delivery of health promotion sessions
- Experience of team working.
Key Competencies
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of current Government and Local initiatives and how these translate into practice.
- Demonstrable experience working with children and young people
- Can demonstrate high level of interpersonal skills.
- Able to demonstrate clinically effective practice.
- Understands and can demonstrate accountability
- Computer literate – ability to use software programmes designed to maximise the contribution to the post e.g. Microsoft, Word, Excel.
- Demonstrates sound literacy/numerical skills.
Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate effective organisational skills
- Ability to work using own initiative, and work under directed supervision
- Ability to prioritise own work and meet deadlines
- Ability to demonstrate effective time management skills
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-agency team
- Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people, face to face, over the telephone and in writing.
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.
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).
Closing Date: 02 March 2026
