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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Health Visitor

The closing date is 26 February 2026

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Job summary

Are you a SCPHN Health Visitor who is highly motivated with excellent team working and communication skills? Ifso,then we would love you to come and join us!

It'san exciting time to be working in Milton Keynes 0-19 Universal Service.Skill mixed corporate teams, working across localities delivering the Healthy Child Programme within the framework of national and local targets, working in strongpartnership with statutory and voluntary agencies.

We can offer you:

  • Recruitment and Retention bonus of 6% **T&C'sapply, further information given at interview**

  • A friendly, nurturing work environment that will support you in your practice and development

  • Full local induction with an allocatedmentor

  • Preceptorship programme for newly qualified staff.

  • On site management support and supervision

  • Opportunities for leadership and career development

  • A clinical training programme to support your practice

  • A strong focus on staff wellbeing

  • Opportunities to engage in decisions that affect you and the services you provide,

  • Embedded program of clinical, management, and safeguarding supervision.

Main duties of the job

We would like to hear from you if you are SCPHN Health Visitor or a SCPHN Health Visitor Student due to qualify. We actively encourage any applicants to come and meet the0-19 team.

Our service offer:

  • Undertake initial family health needs assessments

  • Identifyvulnerable families and mobiliseappropriate resources.

  • Prioritise workload to reflect a service based on reducing health inequalities.

  • Manage workload in a corporate way within the integrated team.

  • Ensure effective andequitablemanagement of workload within the team.

  • Be pro-active in multi-agency networking and collaboration to improve life chances for all children.

  • Identifyactual orsafeguarding concerns following Multi-Agency Code of Practice, CNWL safeguarding andchild protection policies.

  • Attend safeguardingmeetingsasrequiredo

  • Work in partnership with vulnerable families to enable optimumhealth gains.

  • Undertake child/family assessments and agree programme of child health screening and health promotion activity.

  • Carry out specific health and developmental screening whereidentifiedor delegate responsibilitytoother team members.

  • Facilitate group work for agreed health promotion programmes.

Other Information:

You should have a relevant qualification in nursing, and be a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Practitioner (Health Visitor)

Ourcorehours of service are Monday to Friday 09.00-17.00.

About us

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Work with us in Milton Keynes Health Visiting Team :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (cnwl.nhs.uk)

CNWL - Milton Keynes is committed to providing quality health & social care services, tailored to the needs of individuals, public & private organisations, delivered close to home. Our services are designed to increasewell-being& provide opportunities for recovery. We want our employees to feel valued, challenged & supported.

Our commitment as an employer & in accordance with the NHS constitution is to provide you with:

  • Buy & Sell Annual Leave
  • An attractive pension scheme
  • Employee Assistance programme: a free and confidential service to help with personal life
  • Physio Med: an education zone, advice line and treatment service for staff
  • Staff Wellbeing Zone for free and confidential online health and wellbeing programmes
  • The Recovery College: offers a range of health and wellbeing courses for staff
  • A range of staff networks: The PRIDE@CNWL Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) Network Disabled Employees Network
  • Lived Experience of Mental Health Staff Network
  • Carers at Work Network
  • Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Network (BME)
  • Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers nationwide with My Trust Benefits
  • Salary sacrifice
  • Travel discounts
  • Interest free season ticket loans

Details

Date posted

13 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year p.a Plus a R&R premia of 6% *T&C’s apply (pro rata if PT)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

333-D-MK-CM-1186

Job locations

Shipley Court

March End Road

Newport Pagnell

MK16 8EA


Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Undertake initial family health needs assessments or delegate the responsibility where appropriate to other members of the team.2. Identify vulnerable families and mobilise appropriate resources.3. Prioritise workload to reflect a service based on reducing health inequalities.4. Manage workload in a corporate way within the integrated team.5. Ensure effective and equitable management of workload within the team.6. Be pro-active in multi agency networking and collaboration to improve life chances for all children.7. Offer Health Visitor expertise to clients within a community setting.8. Manage and develop skill mixed staff within the integrated team.9. Identify actual or suspected child abuse. Follow Milton Keynes Multi-Agency Code of Practice and Community Health Services child protection polices.10. Attend child protection conferences and core groups as required or delegate responsibility where appropriate to other members of the team.11. Work in partnership with vulnerable families to enable optimum health gains. Undertake risk assessments prior to home visits.12. Undertake child/family assessments and agree programme of child health screening and health promotion activity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Undertake initial family health needs assessments or delegate the responsibility where appropriate to other members of the team.2. Identify vulnerable families and mobilise appropriate resources.3. Prioritise workload to reflect a service based on reducing health inequalities.4. Manage workload in a corporate way within the integrated team.5. Ensure effective and equitable management of workload within the team.6. Be pro-active in multi agency networking and collaboration to improve life chances for all children.7. Offer Health Visitor expertise to clients within a community setting.8. Manage and develop skill mixed staff within the integrated team.9. Identify actual or suspected child abuse. Follow Milton Keynes Multi-Agency Code of Practice and Community Health Services child protection polices.10. Attend child protection conferences and core groups as required or delegate responsibility where appropriate to other members of the team.11. Work in partnership with vulnerable families to enable optimum health gains. Undertake risk assessments prior to home visits.12. Undertake child/family assessments and agree programme of child health screening and health promotion activity.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Safeguarding children and understanding of associated local and national policy, procedure and practice
  • Awareness of local and national public health initiatives
  • Awareness of frameworks for accountability and issues of confidentiality
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt to a variety of situations
  • Confident in managing change
  • Competent in use of IT and associated programmes eg. Microsoft Teams, Systmone, Microsoft Office

Qualifications

Essential

  • Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
  • Registered Nurse/Midwife with current NMC registration

Desirable

  • Qualification in teaching/assessing clinical practice
  • Unicef Breastfeeding and Relationship Building training
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of caseload management and office organisational skills
  • Experience of working with families and children to improve health outcomes through the delivery of the Healthy Child programme
  • Evidence of leadership in practice

Desirable

  • Experience of managing skill mix
Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

  • Safeguarding children and understanding of associated local and national policy, procedure and practice
  • Awareness of local and national public health initiatives
  • Awareness of frameworks for accountability and issues of confidentiality
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt to a variety of situations
  • Confident in managing change
  • Competent in use of IT and associated programmes eg. Microsoft Teams, Systmone, Microsoft Office

Qualifications

Essential

  • Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
  • Registered Nurse/Midwife with current NMC registration

Desirable

  • Qualification in teaching/assessing clinical practice
  • Unicef Breastfeeding and Relationship Building training
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of caseload management and office organisational skills
  • Experience of working with families and children to improve health outcomes through the delivery of the Healthy Child programme
  • Evidence of leadership in practice

Desirable

  • Experience of managing skill mix

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shipley Court

March End Road

Newport Pagnell

MK16 8EA


Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Shipley Court

March End Road

Newport Pagnell

MK16 8EA


Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

Team Leads

cnw-tr.0-19adminhub.mk@nhs.net

01908725100

Details

Date posted

13 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year p.a Plus a R&R premia of 6% *T&C’s apply (pro rata if PT)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

333-D-MK-CM-1186

Job locations

Shipley Court

March End Road

Newport Pagnell

MK16 8EA


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