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Job overview
We have exciting permanent opportunities for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses to join our Health Visiting service working with children, families, and communities across Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos.
Through your work with families, you will empower them to make decisions that positively impact on their health and wellbeing to improve child outcomes, strengthen our partnership working with other agencies and challenge the wider determinants of health and health inequalities including advocating for those families who find services difficult to access.
Our Health Visiting teams work with families in a variety of setting including the family’s home, local Children Centre's and community venues, therefore you must have access to a car for travel to visit several locations across a wide geographical area, be organised and able to prioritise and manage your time.
In return, we offer a 6-month preceptorship programme for all new staff, regular clinical supervision, on-going safeguarding support, and access to a wide variety of training opportunities.
We have roles available across localities within BNSSG.
Main duties of the job
As a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) you will provide expert advice, support, and interventions to families with children in the first years of life and help to empower parents to make decisions that positively affect their family’s future health and wellbeing.
The main duties of the role include:
- The delivery of the full-service offer of mandated contacts underpinned by the Healthy Child Programme.
- To work collaboratively with other agencies to promote health and well-being and improve early identification of need and risks to improve child outcomes.
- To empower individuals, families, and communities to influence and access services and information and act as an advocate particularly for those families who find services difficult to access.
- Contribute to safeguarding of children in collaboration with partners using national and local policies to guide professional decision making and action.
The service operates across BNSSG is led by Health Visitors and supported by a skill mix team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Sirona care & health currently recruit overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and we adhere to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. We are therefore, unable to accept any direct applications to this advert from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for local families and communities
- An understanding of the roles and contributions of members of the health visiting team at primary health care team and community leve
- Demonstrate experience of working in partnership with parents using a solution focussed approach and appropriate assessment skills and tools that clearly demonstrate child and family strengths and support needs focussed on the 6 high impact areas.
- An understanding of the implications of cultural difference on appropriate, accessible and sensitive service delivery.
Desirable
- Group facilitation skills – either with parents or students or colleagues
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registration
- SCPHN Qualification
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This advert is for Health Visitor (SCPHN Qualified) with Sirona care & health CIC in Bristol, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Health visitor role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Pro rata for less than full time hours.. The contract type is Permanent: Various hours & locations across Bristol. The application deadline is 28 Jul 2026.
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