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Band 6 Health Visitor


Location
Gravesend, England
Salary
£39,995 to £48,117 a year
Profession
Health visitor
Deadline
27 Jul 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
13 Jul 2026
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Job summary

Package Description: Are you a passionate, experienced Health Visitor looking for your next challenge? HCRG Care Group is looking for a dedicated Band 6 Health Visitor to join our amazing team. Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (health visitors) work within Wiltshire Childrens Community Services to lead and deliver a high quality, proactive service for children and the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme. The aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes. Main Responsibilities: Public health lead for the health visiting skill mixed team within the defined population/locality area. Delivering the universal reach of the Healthy Child Programme, assessing health needs, and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions for a personalised or targeted response utilising the skills of and delegating to the skill mix team in an outcome-focused context. To take responsibility for the outcomes of the children within the defined population and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs. Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with families and other key partners. Provide families and children 0-5 with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing. This will include partnership working with other agencies.

Main duties of the job

HCRG Care Group is searching for a dedicated Band 6 Health Visitor to join their team. As part of Wiltshire Childrens Community Services, the role involves delivering high quality services for children and the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme, focusing on reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes. Key responsibilities include being the public health lead for a skill mixed team, managing a defined populations health needs, and delivering personalized interventions. The candidate will work closely with families and partners to promote overall wellbeing. Essential qualifications include a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification and current NMC registration. Experience in leading health visiting teams and safeguarding children is crucial.

About us

HCRG Care Group, established in 2006, is a leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK. The group partners with health and care commissioners to transform services across various sectors, including children's community health, adult social care, urgent care, and more. Focused on efficiency and improved outcomes, the organisation prides itself on its values: caring, thinking, and doing. HCRG Care Group operates under a commitment to equal opportunities and inclusivity. Furthermore, the organisation is Disability Confident Committed, ensuring all employees are supported with necessary adjustments and technical solutions. HCRG Care Group holds high clinical and quality standards, with many of their services rated as 'good' or 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission.

Details

  • Date posted: 13 July 2026
  • Pay scheme: Other
  • Salary: £39,995 to £48,117 a year
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Part-time
  • Reference number: 1526167275
  • Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Trowbridge, BA14 0XG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Package Description:

Are you a passionate, experiencedHealth Visitor looking for your next challenge? HCRG Care Group is looking for a dedicated Band 6 Health Visitor to join our amazing team.

Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (health visitors) work within Wiltshire Childrens Community Services to lead and deliver a high quality, proactive service for children and the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme. The aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes.

Base Location: Trowbridge Hub, Ground Floor, Unit D3, Derby Court, White Horse Business Park, Trowbridge, BA14 0XQ

Main Responsibilities:

  • Public health lead for the health visiting skill mixed team within the defined population/locality area.Delivering the universal reach of the Healthy Child Programme, assessing health needs, and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions for a personalised or targeted response utilising the skills of and delegating to the skill mix team in an outcome-focused context.
  • To take responsibility for the outcomes of the children within the defined population and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs.
  • Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with families and other key partners.
  • Provide families and children 0-5 with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing. This will include partnership working with other agencies.
  • To promote health and wellbeing through the universal reach of the healthy child programme and signposting. Referring/introducing to partner agencies as required.
  • To contribute to multi-agency early support assessment of children and families and take on lead professional role where appropriate.
  • To co-manage a caseload within a team of other health visitors acting autonomously and taking responsibility for the outcomes of those allocated for assessment, intervention and management.

Please see the job description attached for a full list of responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will have -

Essential:

  • Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification
  • Current NMC registration on third part of the register
  • Experience in leading and working in health visiting teams
  • Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and families
  • Qualification in practice supervising/assessing for nurse learners
  • Working knowledge of the tools and programmes used in health visiting to improve outcomes for children.
  • Car driver and use of car for work
  • Ability to work with electronic health records and with IT systems

Desirable:

  • Qualification in leadership and innovative practice
  • Experience in line management and developing teams
  • Experience of presenting policy and outcomes to commissioners and partners
  • Experience of goal setting and managing interventions to meet outcomes
  • Experience in leading complex health needs requiring safeguarding and multiagency processes

Package Description

As a Health Visitor you will be part of our valued team in our 0-19 Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

  • Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
  • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
  • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
  • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
  • An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
  • The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes.We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, wesupport communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We'recommitted to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you.If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Essential: Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification, Current NMC registration on third part of the register, Experience in leading and working in health visiting teams, Experience in safeguarding children and families, Qualification in practice supervising/assessing for nurse learners, Car driver and use of car for work, Ability to work with electronic health records and with IT systems. Desirable: Qualification in leadership, Experience in line management and developing teams, Experience of presenting policy to commissioners, Experience in complex health needs and multiagency processes.

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