Health Visitor - Children’s Services

Job details

• Job reference: 252857
• Salary: Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
• Job closing date: 26/07/2026
• Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
• Location: Linwood
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 14.4
• Job posted date: 09/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
• Department: Children & Families Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

This is an excellent opportunity to join NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde as a Health Visitor within our Children and Families Service. As a key member of the public health nursing workforce, you will play a vital role in supporting children and families from the antenatal period through to school entry age. Working autonomously and in partnership with families, communities and multi-agency colleagues, you will promote health, wellbeing and positive outcomes for children. NHSGGC is committed to delivering high quality, person-centred care and offers a supportive environment where innovation, professional development and continuous improvement are valued. This rewarding role provides the opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of children and families across our communities.

You need to have a live NMC UK pin in order to be considered for this post.

All roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Part-time, Permanent
• Working 2 days between Monday - Friday 08:30 -16:30 with last working day shorter.
• You will be based in the Linden/Linwood Team

Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part-time hours.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver the Universal Health Visiting Pathway and undertake wellbeing and developmental assessments for children and families
• Act as the named Health Visitor for a defined caseload providing assessment planning and ongoing support from antenatal to school entry age
• Work collaboratively with families and multi-agency partners to develop implement and monitor child centred plans
• Provide specialist advice and interventions relating to parenting health promotion child development and family wellbeing
• Contribute to safeguarding and child protection processes ensuring risks and concerns are identified escalated and managed appropriately
• Maintain accurate records and ensure effective communication with families colleagues and partner agencies
• Support service improvement quality assurance mentorship and continuous professional development within the wider team

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Registered Nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration
• Post registration qualification in Health Visiting or Public Health Nursing with registration on Part 3 of the NMC Register
• Knowledge of safeguarding early intervention child protection and health and social care pathways
• Experience of managing a caseload and prioritising workload effectively within a community setting
• Ability to work in partnership with families using a strengths based and person centred approach
• Strong assessment critical thinking and decision making skills in complex situations
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:Gillian McKeown, Health Visitor Team Lead on 07811 677583 or Gillian.Mckeown@nhs.scot

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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