Job overview
How would you like to work as part of a high performing Health Visiting Service in the beautiful county of Buckinghamshire? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Staff Nurse to join Princes Risborough Health Visiting team.
Main duties of the job
Bespoke training will provide support and ensure competencies within the role. You will be pro-active, have good communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrate an understanding of the public health role within health visiting. An induction programme will be provided for successful candidate to support their transition into the community health visiting team. Candidates do not need to have experience of working within the health visiting service but do require knowledge and understanding of the current health visiting service and safeguarding practice. The successful applicant may have the opportunity to apply for Health Visitor training.
To meet the requirements of this post you are required to be able to drive between different community localities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
- Able to demonstrate clinically effective practice with children and families
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
Desirable
- Knowledge of current issues which impact on Professional Practice
- Able to evaluate and audit practice to help achieve positive health outcomes
- Work within local and National Frameworks for implementing Clinical Governance
- Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
Special Circumstances
Desirable
- Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
Desirable
- Leadership at the Point of Care, or other leadership training
- Staff Appraisal Training
- Evidence of further continued professional development
- Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
- Hold / be working towards an NMC approved mentoring qualification
Skills, abilities & knowledge
Essential
- Works to evidence-based practice
- Awareness of interagency collaboration
- Computer skills
- Ability to identify families with complex health needs
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking staff appraisals
- Participation in Specialist projects
- Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
- Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
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This advert is for Community Staff Nurse - Health Visiting with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in Amersham Hospital (current NHS organisation address), England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is per annum pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (secondment). The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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