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Job summary
We are delighted to offer a exciting opportunity for NMC registered nurses or midwives to work within the Health Visiting Service as part of our skill mix team. The role supports the delivery of integrated, evidence-informed services for children, young people and their families, with a focus on prevention, promotion, and early intervention.
This is a primarily developmental role and we provide further opportunities for your professional development within the team, including for chance to apply for the Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) Health Visiting programme at UWE.
Applications are welcome from experienced and newly qualified nurses and midwives or students nearing the end of their training.
Whilst posts are available across Bristol successful candidates will be required to be flexible to work within and across a defined locality.
Main duties of the job
- Work in partnership with parents/carers to understand the developmental needs of their child, including the importance of the home learning environment, and early brain development, enabling all children to be ready to learn at transition to school.
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, empathy, cultural sensitivity, resilience, and adaptability when working in diverse community settings. Empowering families and advocating for those who face barriers to accessing services.
- Support the implementation of the Healthy Child Programme, and specific public health programmes including Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting (MECSH) and UNICEF BFI.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with multi-agency partners, including early years settings and community organisations, to promote health and well-being, improving early identification of needs and risks to child outcomes.
- Use group facilitation skills at Baby Hubs and lead structured, evidence-informed groups in community venue such as Family Hubs which supports parental confidence and self-compassion
- Actively participate in supporting students of all levels through the provision of placement support, supervision, assessment, and development opportunities.
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Details
- Date posted: 20 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year Per annum, pro rata
- Contract: Secondment
- Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 083-8158220-HO
- Job locations: Community Based Role, Bristol, BS37 5AF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.
If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.
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Please use your 'Supporting Information' to demonstrate and provide evidence in how you meet the Person Specification below.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- This role requires the post holder to be mobile, visiting several locations across a locality so the post holder must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to an appropriate means of transport to undertake the job effectively.
Education and training requirements
Essential
- Bsc (Hons) Degree in nursing or midwifery with current NMC registration or be awaiting registration confirmation
Desirable
- Evidence of successful study at post graduate level.
- Evidence of supporting students in practice.
Skills, experience and knowledge required
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of the theory underpinning public health nursing including the impact of wider determinants of health and parenting capacity on child outcomes both in the short term and long term
- Demonstrate a high standard of communication and interpersonal skills in a range of situations.
- Demonstrate an ability to remain focussed on the child and child outcomes when working in partnership with families.
- Evidence of a clear understanding of the safeguarding role of Community Public Health Nurses - Health Visiting, within a universal service and multi-agency context
- Demonstrate an ability to utilise decision making skills and apply a solution focussed approach to problem solving whilst considering wider organisational and business needs.
- Demonstrate a willingness to undertake further training e.g. in group facilitation skills, leading a multi-agency meeting, child development including early brain development, UNICEF.
- Demonstrate an ability to work independently but also to be able to function effectively within a team
Desirable
- Group facilitation skills - either with parents or students or colleagues.
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This advert is for Community Public Health Nurse - Health Visiting with Sirona care & health CIC in Bristol, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 to £39,043 a year. The contract type is Secondment. The application deadline is 30 Jul 2026.
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