# Health Visitor - Specialist Public Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-visitor-specialist-public-health-practitioner/635f8f80-487c-44b1-915a-06190dec2250 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-visitor-specialist-public-health-practitioner/635f8f80-487c-44b1-915a-06190dec2250.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Nottingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata for part time) - **Contract type:** 12 months (12 month Fixed Term Contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T14:42:48.255Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Kirkby_Ashfield/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Health_Visting/Health_Visting-v8004664 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8004664?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Specialist Public Health Practitioner (Health Visitor) to join our Integrated Healthy Families Team within the Ashfield Locality. Ashfield Healthy Family Team, provide a quality service delivering the Healthy Child Programme to the local population.  We are an integrated service,  working with children and young people aged  0 – 19 and their families . Care will be delivered in line with the National and Local guidelines and public health priorities. ### Main duties of the job You will work as part of a team to deliver universal and targeted health services to the 0-19 year population and will be responsible for the day to day leadership of a defined caseload, managing and supporting a skill mix team. You will be expected to develop excellent partnership working relationships in order to provide seamless services to Children, Young people and their families. This post requires a knowledgeable  practitioner with excellent communication skills and a desire to develop their leadership and management skills.  You will possess the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visitor) qualification. We offer a comprehensive induction package and a friendly, supportive working environment with excellent development opportunities. We support agile working, when appropriate and to meet the needs of the service. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The role will include services to antenatal women, completion of the Healthy Child Programme for under 5s, enhanced programmes of care within school and community settings for the 5 -19 age group, breast feeding support and a strong element of leadership to the skill mix 0-19 cluster team. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Specialist Public Health Practitioner (Health Visitor) to join our Integrated Healthy Families Team within the Ashfield Locality. Ashfield Healthy Family Team, provide a quality service delivering the Healthy Child Programme to the local population. We are an integrated service, working with children and young people aged 0 – 19 and their families . Care will be delivered in line with the National and Local guidelines and public health priorities. ## Job Description You will work as part of a team to deliver universal and targeted health services to the 0-19 year population and will be responsible for the day to day leadership of a defined caseload, managing and supporting a skill mix team. You will be expected to develop excellent partnership working relationships in order to provide seamless services to Children, Young people and their families. This post requires a knowledgeable practitioner with excellent communication skills and a desire to develop their leadership and management skills. You will possess the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visitor) qualification. We offer a comprehensive induction package and a friendly, supportive working environment with excellent development opportunities. We support agile working, when appropriate and to meet the needs of the service. A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010 ## Responsibilities The role will include services to antenatal women, completion of the Healthy Child Programme for under 5s, enhanced programmes of care within school and community settings for the 5 -19 age group, breast feeding support and a strong element of leadership to the skill mix 0-19 cluster team. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrate Health Visiting practice - Experience of working in multi-disciplinary team - Experience of supervising junior staff. **Desirable** - Experience of managing a team ### Qualifications **Essential** - 1 st level Registration with current NMC registration - Registered Specialist Practitioner (Health Visitor) - Non-medical prescribing V100 (Health Visitor) **Desirable** - Recognised teaching qualification (ENB 998/730/ FLIPS or equivalent) - Independent nurse prescribing V150 - Evidence of further professional development ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of current children & family health agenda - Ability to work in partnership with other services to support children and families - Proven communication skills – Written, Oral and IT - Problem solving/Listening/Negotiation - Proven organisation skills/Record Keeping/Caseload Management - Ability to prioritise own workload as well as others in the team - Ability to work independently and as part of a team - Knowledge of national and local priorities - Proven knowledge and skills in safeguarding children, young people and adults - Research and Audit - Demonstrate ability to support change and transformation across services ### Values and Behaviours **Essential** - All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork - All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - Ability to travel between locations. - A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010. ## Documents - [about the trust (pdf, 6.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2983) - [job description (pdf, 512.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10289927) - [colleague benefits (pdf, 16.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2913) - [person specification (pdf, 260.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10289928) - [about nottinghamshire healthcare (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2079) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.