Health Visitor
Stockport NHS Foundation TrustStockport, North West
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust based in Stockport. The advertised salary is £39,959 to £48,117. Applications close on 3 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Health Visitor: Permanent (37.5 hours) The Health Visiting Service in Stockport is seeking to employ a Health Visitor who is enthusiastic and committe...
As a health visitor in a Start Well team you will lead the healthy child programme 0-5 and manage a named health visitor mixed caseload of universal, enhanced and specialised pathway families.
You will provide holistic assessment using the my world triangle, and utilise planning skills to identify and address health needs in a defined local population.
You will provide early help support to families when required utilising the Early Help Assessment and within a Team Around the Early Years model.
You will be accountable for your work and delegate activities as required to other members of the integrated Start Well Team.
You will maintain a focus on Public Health priorities, using a community strengths based approach to reduce inequalities utilising family hub networks across the neighbourhood you are working within.
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
o Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
o NHS pension scheme membership
o Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
o NHS Staff discounts
o Cycle to work scheme
oSalary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
o Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Essential: - Registered Nurse; - Registered HV / Specialist Community Public Health Nurse HV or student due to qualify; - Nurse Prescribing qualification; - Evidence of CPD
Desirable: - Mentorship qualification
Essential: - Good communicator, both written and verbal; - Active listener; - Reflection skills; - Self Motivated; - Flexible/adaptable approach; - Empowering skills; - Able to assess health needs of a population; - Ability to work under pressure/to tight deadlines; - Able to work equally well alone as in a team Innovative and creative approach to care care; - Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role
Essential: - Sound knowledge of professional developments in Health Visiting; - Research experience, knowledge of evidence based parenting approaches; - Sound knowledge of evidence based practice; - Able to translate theory into practice; - Demonstrates commitment to own development; - Broad based experience in nursing and/or Health Visiting
Desirable: - Working with range of communities
How this role compares
We hold 1,185 NHS vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,073. This role sits close to the middle of the range.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,583 of them in North West.
You have 13 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has 30 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.
How to apply
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