Health Visitor - Newport Borough

Job overview

We are seeking to employ enthusiastic Health Visitors to join our Newport Health Visiting Team. You will be working within a team of Health Visitors and skill mix staff delivering an Early Years Health Visiting programme to families living within  City of Newport.

The successful candidate will have the relevant qualification, professionalism and clinical skills necessary to work on their own initiative as well as working effectively in partnership with parents/carers and other services such as Early Years Services, Primary Care, Children Services and School Nursing. Applications from student due to qualify are also welcomed.

Main duties of the job

Health Visitors contributes to the development of new projects and policies within the health visiting service and is involved in the research, implementation and evaluation of evidence based practice. The post holder will be responsible for providing universal, enhanced, and intensive Health Visiting services to children and families from all cultural diversities on their case load. Health Visitors work as a team across locally defined areas and support the service across Gwent, to provide a safe service for all preschool children and their families.

We would like you to view our Health Visiting Recruitment Video at the ABUHB Health Visiting web page.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.