Health Visitor


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Runcorn, WA7 1TW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Oct 2026
Closing date:	6 Nov 2026

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Summary

Job Purpose: The post holder will ensure the planning and delivery of a high quality and effective Health Visiting service within the integrated 0-19 Service to a given population of pre-school children and their families. Working on the basis of progressive universalism they will work in partnership with individuals, families and other agencies to deliver effective interventions in order to improve health outcomes for the children of Halton. The post holder will maintain a responsibility for Safeguarding and Protecting children within their area of responsibility. Duties and Responsibilities: Public Health To assess health needs at the level of the individual, community group and population in accordance with local and national priorities. To contribute to the development of public health strategies, needs assessment/ profiling and local policies and procedures as appropriate. To promote the development of local health improvement networks. Managerial To manage a defined caseload of clients, working within Bridgewater and local service specific policy and guidelines and ensure Key Performance Indicators are achieved. To assume the role of Lead Professional where appropriate with the aim of meeting health needs and to the co-ordination of support services as appropriate. To ensure the Healthy Child programme is effectively implemented in line with policy and delivered to the caseload population. To assess the health needs of children and their families, plan appropriate health improvement interventions with individual families and evaluate outcomes. To develop health plans with individuals and families based on shared assessment of health need, identifying in partnership, the requirement for future Health Visiting support. To offer direction, support and supervision to skill mix team colleagues in relation to delegated case work To act upon appropriate referrals from other members of the Primary Health care team or other agencies and delegate work accordingly. To identify those children in need of protection, initiating Child Protection Referral when indicated and acting in accordance with Trust and Halton Local Safeguarding Board policy and procedures. To participate in any proceedings required with regard to Trust Safeguarding Policy and procedure e.g. Case Conferences, Core Group and Child in Need. To complete Court Reports as requested and adhere to time scales mandated by Court and attend/participate in any subsequent Court proceedings. Complete PDRs and return to work pro-forma as required to the designated named staff within the team. To support the Team leader with delegated responsibilities in their absence Clinical Maintain active status on NMC register acting in accordance with the professional code and guiding documents in adherence with revalidation framework. To deliver the Healthy Child Programme using evidence based practice to actively promote the health of children and young people. To ensure that Health Visiting interventions are clinically effective and evidence based. To provide information, advice and guidance on the management of health issues in a range of appropriate settings. To assess the need to follow up children accessing A+E department and Walk in Centre, taking appropriate action when necessary. To identify those children whose health requires referral on for more specialised professional intervention taking the necessary action to progress this. To develop evidence based interventions/care programmes on a range of subjects, for use with clients. To identify at an early age, those children requiring additional support and intervention and to adhere to clinical pathways in supporting those children. To promote the immunisation of infants and pre-school children according to Trust policy and in epidemic situations to the wider population as determined by local need. To identify minor childhood illness and as a Nurse Prescriber issue a prescription for treatment when indicated, appropriate and within the Health Visitors scope of practice. To contribute to the development of health education literature for local distribution, ensuring that clinical governance/quality assurance requirements have been met. Please see attached Full Job Description and Person Specification.

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