Health Visitor
Job summary
Would you like to work for our Children's Services in Derby City? (Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust). The service has achieved outstanding by CQC, and we are also accredited with the UNICEF Baby Friendly award.
We are looking for skilled professional Health Visitors who have excellent communication skills and who can deliver compassionate care to support the service, making a real difference to improve the health outcomes for children and families in Derby City.
You will have experience of working with diverse communities and dealing with highly emotive situations, be able to engage with families and build trusting professional relationship. Putting children and young people at the heart of everything you do, you will be passionate about working collaboratively with our partner agencies and will embrace supporting the development of students and new team members.
We are an innovative service providing health visiting services to the families of Derby and we currently have some great opportunities for you to join our team.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the delivery of health visiting services to a defined corporate caseload within Derby City, working within the 0-19 framework ensuring a seamless service to the family as appropriate and working collaboratively with partner agencies.
You will lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme as defined within the service specification, identifying packages of care based on the Universal, Targeted and Specialist models of service delivery. You will provide leadership and supervision to other members of the team and work within Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures.
Natalie Thompson, Infant Feeding Lead at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We are extremely proud of the Children's universal service for their achievement which is a real testament to their ongoing hard work and commitment to children's services. We recognise the importance this accreditation holds and will continue to strive to offer exceptional care to our patients."
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."
Benefits include:
- Relocation packages are available
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Details
Date posted
22 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
383-CHI-7214-26
Job locations
TBC
St Pauls House, Jubilee Business Park
Derby
DE21 4BB
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.
- Provide quality evidence-based PH Nursing service (Health Visiting).
- Undertake regular training and have clinical assessmentsin line with Baby Friendly Accreditation.
- Lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Lead the skill mix team.
- Analyse and identify key areas of need within the local community.
- Work in partnership with key agencies.
- Write reports, collect data, and provide statistical returns as required by the Trust
As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note that as the current salary threshold is £25,000 it is unlikely we will be able to offer sponsorship for this post as without 2 years previous NHS Service at Band 3 you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship (bank and agency service is excluded). This would apply to anyone who has current time limited right to work in the UK and would require sponsorship in the near future commencing at the bottom of the band. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click ON APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site, you will need to register if you do not already have an account.
- Provide quality evidence-based PH Nursing service (Health Visiting).
- Undertake regular training and have clinical assessmentsin line with Baby Friendly Accreditation.
- Lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Lead the skill mix team.
- Analyse and identify key areas of need within the local community.
- Work in partnership with key agencies.
- Write reports, collect data, and provide statistical returns as required by the Trust
As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note that as the current salary threshold is £25,000 it is unlikely we will be able to offer sponsorship for this post as without 2 years previous NHS Service at Band 3 you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship (bank and agency service is excluded). This would apply to anyone who has current time limited right to work in the UK and would require sponsorship in the near future commencing at the bottom of the band. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- SCPHN
- Registered nurse/midwife
Desirable
- SASS or equivalent
Skills
Essential
- evidence of leadership
- excellent communication skills
- ability to manage own workload
- ability to work in a multi-disciplinary agency way
- ability to be a proactive and innovative practitioner
- good computer skills
Desirable
- experience of working a corporate case load
- experience of leading a skill mix team
Knowlewdge & experience
Essential
- Excellent understanding of Health visiting and the 0-19 health agenda
- excellent knowledge of local and national public health agenda
- excellent understanding and experience in safe guarding children and young people
Desirable
- extensive knowledge of safe guarding children and young people
- clinical supervision experience
Pesronal
Essential
- demonstate a flexible approach to work
- supportive to clients and colleagues
- commitment to developing Public Health Nursing
Trust Values
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate that you can deliver the trust Values
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- SCPHN
- Registered nurse/midwife
Desirable
- SASS or equivalent
Skills
Essential
- evidence of leadership
- excellent communication skills
- ability to manage own workload
- ability to work in a multi-disciplinary agency way
- ability to be a proactive and innovative practitioner
- good computer skills
Desirable
- experience of working a corporate case load
- experience of leading a skill mix team
Knowlewdge & experience
Essential
- Excellent understanding of Health visiting and the 0-19 health agenda
- excellent knowledge of local and national public health agenda
- excellent understanding and experience in safe guarding children and young people
Desirable
- extensive knowledge of safe guarding children and young people
- clinical supervision experience
Pesronal
Essential
- demonstate a flexible approach to work
- supportive to clients and colleagues
- commitment to developing Public Health Nursing
Trust Values
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate that you can deliver the trust Values
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
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
TBC
St Pauls House, Jubilee Business Park
Derby
DE21 4BB
Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
TBC
St Pauls House, Jubilee Business Park
Derby
DE21 4BB
Employer's website
http://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)