Health Visitor

As a Health Visitor, you will deliver the Healthy Child Programme and provide a skilled, effective and evidence-based service to children and families within community settings across Merton.

Key responsibilities include:o Working in partnership with families to assess needs, develop personalised health plans and support positive health outcomes for children and parents.o Using specialist skills and knowledge to provide advice, guidance and support on evidence-based health care practices.o Understand the caseload profile including the health needs of the defined population and local communities, targeting outreach services to meet their needs.o Initiating referrals and working closely with multidisciplinary and multi-agency colleagues to ensure children and families receive coordinated care and support.o Promoting safeguarding, early intervention and health promotion to improve outcomes for children and families.o Contributing to service development, quality improvement initiatives and the delivery of team and organisational objectivesPlease refer to Job description and personal specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Essential: - Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife; - Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN); - Current NMC registration; - Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training; - Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards

Essential: - Health visiting experience; - Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets; - Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working; - Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others; - Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans; - Experience in providing practice based learning support to others; - Experience of evidence based care; - Experience of supervising staff / students; - Experience of working with vulnerable families

Essential: - Knowledge of recent developments in the public health agenda; - Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice; - Knowledge of current health legislation [including Change for Children agenda, Children's Plan etc.); - Current knowledge of child protection policies- local and national; - Knowledge of NMC Code and Standards; - Good communication skills, both written and verbal; - IT skills, clinical systems