Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Health Visitor

The closing date is 30 October 2025

Job summary

The health visitor is responsible for a defined caseload of pre-school children and families within a geographic area or General Practice population.

The main purpose of the job includes the assessment of health need, the implementation and evaluation of health enhancing activities and the generation of information that can be utilised to influence policies that affect health.

Have freedom to practice/act within parameters and is guided within defined policies, protocols at a local and national level and by Code of Conduct.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn't mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn't 'fluency', just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see 'Welsh Language Guidance' in the documents right at the bottom.

Main duties of the job

Using own initiative and working with the deputy senior and senior nurse, develop innovative ways of working, implementing change effectively and monitoring outcomes.

Ensuring the delivery of innovative, clinically excellent evidence-based child health surveillance, health promotion and other public health initiatives.

Plan, deliver and evaluate health visiting intervention working with statutory and voluntary agencies.

Work as part of the team.

Assist the deputy senior nurse, working collaboratively with other health visitors within the University Health Board to ensure the delivery of equitable, high-quality services.

Communicate information in a sensitive way when dealing with issues that are sensitive and contentious.

Delegate duties as appropriate to specialist community workers for example NNEB.

Work collaboratively and maintain effective communication with health and other professionals to ensure the provision of a high-quality preventative health service, for example primary care, local authority.

Communicate effectively with multi-agency teams, statutory and voluntary agencies; maintaining effective internal and external networks to enhance service delivery.

Actively work with partner agencies to support and maintain development of the public health approach including participating in community development and establishing links within the Local University Health Board, Health Promotion,

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

o We listen, learn, and improve

o We treat everyone with respect

o We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including; a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Details

Date posted

16 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,263 to £47,280 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-NMR448-1025

Job locations

Carnegie Clinic

Brithweunydd Road

Tonypandy

CF40 2UH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute to the development of induction and mentorship of all new staff.

Enable pre and post registration students to meet their learning objectives by providing appropriate learning opportunity.

Train staff, parents and carers in implementing programmes of care where required.

Deliver health promotion packages in a variety of settings.

Undertake mandatory training provided by the UHB and other agencies.

Work with team leader and others to initiate and participate in practice development.

Coordinate the safe transfer of care of children, young people and their families within the caseload ensuring effective communication with colleagues and families.

Participate in public health immunisation campaigns, for example, Swine Flu, MMR.

Produce risk assessments prior to home visiting.

Regularly evaluate own professional practice and maintain expertise including participation in reflective practice and clinical supervision.

Work unsupervised as a lone worker carrying out initial assessments with possibly little or no knowledge of client or home circumstances. Every effort would be made to gather information for a risk assessment prior to visit.

Assess and prioritise specific health needs and facilitate group work.

Work across professional boundaries contributing to the identification of need, assessment and risk in vulnerable children and their families.

Use analytical and judgement skills in the assessment process when supplementary prescribing is undertaken from a limited formulary.

Working as specialist in child development and assessing children and young people.

Analyse and compare a range of clinical advice or treatment options in line with the latest research evidence.

Negotiate individual health care plans with service users assessing and evaluating care to ensure the agreed outcomes are adequately met.

Identify children in need, or at risk of abuse, and take action according to the agreed procedures.

Prioritise visits ie. child protection, domestic abuse, neglect associated with alcohol, drug misuse and/or mental health issues.

Design, deliver and evaluate group clinical teaching programmes.

Analyse existing practice, identify new ways of working and implement change within the service.

Specific observational skills to identify non/verbal communication indicators.

Uses computer/IT equipment to record and receive client information, generate child protection and other reports and to prepare training presentations.

Effective keyboard skills.

Skills concomitant with the health visiting/school nursing role for training purposes.

Undertake immunisations as required.

Prescribe treatments within the parameters of the limited formulary ensuring they are clinically cost effective whilst adhering to the University Health Boards Non-Medical Prescribing Policy and Good Practice Guidelines.

Empower children and families allowing them to make informed choices regarding health care interventions.

Participate in providing programmes of intervention regarding health issues of concern in conjunction with members of the Primary Care/Practice Based team.

Act on own initiative to differentiate appropriately between those issues which need to be referred to others for a decision from the issues upon which the post holder can exercise appropriate decision making.

Escalating concerns related to performance to the deputy senior nurse or more senior nurse.

Voicing concerns if concerned with standards or practices within their workplace.

Participate in 1:1 supervision and clinical supervision of caseload and wider professional development.

Provide mentorship for pre registration students and support post registration student placements.

Work with the deputy senior nurse to ensure the development of induction and mentorship of all new staff.

Allocate work to support staff as required within own caseload.

Contribute to proposed change and support implementation of policies for own area of work.

Identification and implementation of evidence based practice.

Act in accordance with legal or statutory regulations in relation to practice and comply with policies and procedures.

Uphold and comply with vulnerable adult and child protection procedure.

Participate in the University Health Boards clinical governance quality improvement activities including clinical incident reporting, clinical audit, risk management and changes in practice as appropriate.

Comply with the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act and related UHB Health & Safety Policy.

Responsibly use University Health Board resource.

Maintain accurate individual patient records in accordance with the NMC guidelines and University Health Board policy having regard to confidentiality and safekeeping.

Provide statistical information by electronically recording daily activity.

Provide information as requested by the deputy senior manager , the Locality/University Health Board e.g. caseload profiles, breast feeding and immunisation rates, unmet need.

Monitor own standards of service delivery

Maintain accurate records of all service related activity.

Contribute to clinical audit and research activity, promoting a positive attitude towards the implementation of evidence-based practice.

Contribute to the development, implementation and audit of policies, guidelines and procedures ensuring practice is evidence based.

Assist in identifying opportunities for developing the service provided to the local population in liaison with the Team Leader & Senior Nurse.

Assist in the development of and deliver specific and relevant teaching programs for disciplines within scope of practice.

Support, the development of clinical competencies of staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Maintain accurate records and provide necessary data for statistical analysis.

Implement research findings appropriate to practice.

Raise quality issues and report related risks within the UHB to address poor standards and incidents.

Manage a defined health visiting caseload.

Demonstrate good organisational skills with responsibility for ensuring efficient and effective use of resources.

Attend team meetings and wider University Health Board meetings.

Act as a role model to ensure the maintenance of high standards of care.

Assist in the development of and implement health promotion Programmes with families and groups in the community.

Accept referrals from other agencies and refer to other professionals and organisations as appropriate.

Work in partnership with statutory and third sector organisations in planning, delivering and evaluating care with the specific aim of improving long term outcomes of children and families.

Identify, implement and evaluate new initiatives.

Working with others, plan and organise new community developments and health promotion initiatives as per local health need.

Initiate and coordinate specialist community groups eg. parenting Webster Stratton, healthy eating/child safety.

Working with the deputy senior nurse and others, plan and organise education and training with other agencies such as schools, youth clubs and community first co-ordinator.

Make presentations to other professionals on a variety of health topics.

Coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings.

Organise and participate in the delivery of care ensuring continuity, consistency and quality using complex, sensitive and/or contentious information.

Contribute to the development of induction and mentorship of all new staff.

Enable pre and post registration students to meet their learning objectives by providing appropriate learning opportunity.

Train staff, parents and carers in implementing programmes of care where required.

Deliver health promotion packages in a variety of settings.

Undertake mandatory training provided by the UHB and other agencies.

Work with team leader and others to initiate and participate in practice development.

Coordinate the safe transfer of care of children, young people and their families within the caseload ensuring effective communication with colleagues and families.

Responsible for the delivery of high quality evidenced based care within the defined caseload and Public Health initiatives with the wider team.

Voicing concerns if concerned with standards or practices within their workplace.

Participate in 1:1 supervision and clinical supervision of caseload and wider professional development.

Provide mentorship for pre registration students and support post registration student placements.

Work with the deputy senior nurse to ensure the development of induction and mentorship of all new staff.

Allocate work to support staff as required within own caseload.

Contribute to proposed change and support implementation of policies for own area of work.

Identification and implementation of evidence based practice.

Act in accordance with legal or statutory regulations in relation to practice and comply with policies and procedures.

Uphold and comply with vulnerable adult and child protection procedure.

Participate in the University Health Boards clinical governance quality improvement activities including clinical incident reporting, clinical audit, risk management and changes in practice as appropriate.

Comply with the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act and related UHB Health & Safety Policy.

Responsibly use University Health Board resource.

Maintain accurate individual patient records in accordance with the NMC guidelines and University Health Board policy having regard to confidentiality and safekeeping.

Provide statistical information by electronically recording daily activity.

Provide information as requested by the deputy senior manager , the Locality/University Health Board e.g. caseload profiles, breast feeding and immunisation rates, unmet need.

Monitor own standards of service delivery

Job description

Job responsibilities

Contribute to the development of induction and mentorship of all new staff.

Enable pre and post registration students to meet their learning objectives by providing appropriate learning opportunity.

Train staff, parents and carers in implementing programmes of care where required.

Deliver health promotion packages in a variety of settings.

Undertake mandatory training provided by the UHB and other agencies.

Work with team leader and others to initiate and participate in practice development.

Coordinate the safe transfer of care of children, young people and their families within the caseload ensuring effective communication with colleagues and families.

Participate in public health immunisation campaigns, for example, Swine Flu, MMR.

Produce risk assessments prior to home visiting.

Regularly evaluate own professional practice and maintain expertise including participation in reflective practice and clinical supervision.

Work unsupervised as a lone worker carrying out initial assessments with possibly little or no knowledge of client or home circumstances. Every effort would be made to gather information for a risk assessment prior to visit.

Assess and prioritise specific health needs and facilitate group work.

Work across professional boundaries contributing to the identification of need, assessment and risk in vulnerable children and their families.

Use analytical and judgement skills in the assessment process when supplementary prescribing is undertaken from a limited formulary.

Working as specialist in child development and assessing children and young people.

Analyse and compare a range of clinical advice or treatment options in line with the latest research evidence.

Negotiate individual health care plans with service users assessing and evaluating care to ensure the agreed outcomes are adequately met.

Identify children in need, or at risk of abuse, and take action according to the agreed procedures.

Prioritise visits ie. child protection, domestic abuse, neglect associated with alcohol, drug misuse and/or mental health issues.

Design, deliver and evaluate group clinical teaching programmes.

Analyse existing practice, identify new ways of working and implement change within the service.

Specific observational skills to identify non/verbal communication indicators.

Uses computer/IT equipment to record and receive client information, generate child protection and other reports and to prepare training presentations.

Effective keyboard skills.

Skills concomitant with the health visiting/school nursing role for training purposes.

Undertake immunisations as required.

Prescribe treatments within the parameters of the limited formulary ensuring they are clinically cost effective whilst adhering to the University Health Boards Non-Medical Prescribing Policy and Good Practice Guidelines.

Empower children and families allowing them to make informed choices regarding health care interventions.

Participate in providing programmes of intervention regarding health issues of concern in conjunction with members of the Primary Care/Practice Based team.

Act on own initiative to differentiate appropriately between those issues which need to be referred to others for a decision from the issues upon which the post holder can exercise appropriate decision making.

Escalating concerns related to performance to the deputy senior nurse or more senior nurse.

Voicing concerns if concerned with standards or practices within their workplace.

Participate in 1:1 supervision and clinical supervision of caseload and wider professional development.

Provide mentorship for pre registration students and support post registration student placements.

Work with the deputy senior nurse to ensure the development of induction and mentorship of all new staff.

Allocate work to support staff as required within own caseload.

Contribute to proposed change and support implementation of policies for own area of work.

Identification and implementation of evidence based practice.

Act in accordance with legal or statutory regulations in relation to practice and comply with policies and procedures.

Uphold and comply with vulnerable adult and child protection procedure.

Participate in the University Health Boards clinical governance quality improvement activities including clinical incident reporting, clinical audit, risk management and changes in practice as appropriate.

Comply with the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act and related UHB Health & Safety Policy.

Responsibly use University Health Board resource.

Maintain accurate individual patient records in accordance with the NMC guidelines and University Health Board policy having regard to confidentiality and safekeeping.

Provide statistical information by electronically recording daily activity.

Provide information as requested by the deputy senior manager , the Locality/University Health Board e.g. caseload profiles, breast feeding and immunisation rates, unmet need.

Monitor own standards of service delivery

Maintain accurate records of all service related activity.

Contribute to clinical audit and research activity, promoting a positive attitude towards the implementation of evidence-based practice.

Contribute to the development, implementation and audit of policies, guidelines and procedures ensuring practice is evidence based.

Assist in identifying opportunities for developing the service provided to the local population in liaison with the Team Leader & Senior Nurse.

Assist in the development of and deliver specific and relevant teaching programs for disciplines within scope of practice.

Support, the development of clinical competencies of staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

Maintain accurate records and provide necessary data for statistical analysis.

Implement research findings appropriate to practice.

Raise quality issues and report related risks within the UHB to address poor standards and incidents.

Manage a defined health visiting caseload.

Demonstrate good organisational skills with responsibility for ensuring efficient and effective use of resources.

Attend team meetings and wider University Health Board meetings.

Act as a role model to ensure the maintenance of high standards of care.

Assist in the development of and implement health promotion Programmes with families and groups in the community.

Accept referrals from other agencies and refer to other professionals and organisations as appropriate.

Work in partnership with statutory and third sector organisations in planning, delivering and evaluating care with the specific aim of improving long term outcomes of children and families.

Identify, implement and evaluate new initiatives.

Working with others, plan and organise new community developments and health promotion initiatives as per local health need.

Initiate and coordinate specialist community groups eg. parenting Webster Stratton, healthy eating/child safety.

Working with the deputy senior nurse and others, plan and organise education and training with other agencies such as schools, youth clubs and community first co-ordinator.

Make presentations to other professionals on a variety of health topics.

Coordinate multi-disciplinary meetings.

Organise and participate in the delivery of care ensuring continuity, consistency and quality using complex, sensitive and/or contentious information.

Contribute to the development of induction and mentorship of all new staff.

Enable pre and post registration students to meet their learning objectives by providing appropriate learning opportunity.

Train staff, parents and carers in implementing programmes of care where required.

Deliver health promotion packages in a variety of settings.

Undertake mandatory training provided by the UHB and other agencies.

Work with team leader and others to initiate and participate in practice development.

Coordinate the safe transfer of care of children, young people and their families within the caseload ensuring effective communication with colleagues and families.

Responsible for the delivery of high quality evidenced based care within the defined caseload and Public Health initiatives with the wider team.

Voicing concerns if concerned with standards or practices within their workplace.

Participate in 1:1 supervision and clinical supervision of caseload and wider professional development.

Provide mentorship for pre registration students and support post registration student placements.

Work with the deputy senior nurse to ensure the development of induction and mentorship of all new staff.

Allocate work to support staff as required within own caseload.

Contribute to proposed change and support implementation of policies for own area of work.

Identification and implementation of evidence based practice.

Act in accordance with legal or statutory regulations in relation to practice and comply with policies and procedures.

Uphold and comply with vulnerable adult and child protection procedure.

Participate in the University Health Boards clinical governance quality improvement activities including clinical incident reporting, clinical audit, risk management and changes in practice as appropriate.

Comply with the requirements of the Health & Safety at Work Act and related UHB Health & Safety Policy.

Responsibly use University Health Board resource.

Maintain accurate individual patient records in accordance with the NMC guidelines and University Health Board policy having regard to confidentiality and safekeeping.

Provide statistical information by electronically recording daily activity.

Provide information as requested by the deputy senior manager , the Locality/University Health Board e.g. caseload profiles, breast feeding and immunisation rates, unmet need.

Monitor own standards of service delivery

Person Specification

Welsh language skills

Desirable

  • Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

Registration

Essential

  • UK NMC Registered Nurse and/or Midwife.

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.

Desirable

  • MSc in Community Health Studies.
Person Specification

Welsh language skills

Desirable

  • Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above

Registration

Essential

  • UK NMC Registered Nurse and/or Midwife.

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.

Desirable

  • MSc in Community Health Studies.

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

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Carnegie Clinic

Brithweunydd Road

Tonypandy

CF40 2UH


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Address

Carnegie Clinic

Brithweunydd Road

Tonypandy

CF40 2UH


Employer's website

https://joinctm.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Senior Nurse/Dirprwy Uwch Nyrs

Wendy Stone

wendy.stone@wales.nhs.uk

01443443774

Details

Date posted

16 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,263 to £47,280 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

110-NMR448-1025

Job locations

Carnegie Clinic

Brithweunydd Road

Tonypandy

CF40 2UH


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