Job requirements
Essential
23 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Educated to a degree level (or equivalent)
- Qualifications
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification, diploma or degree
- Qualifications
Evidence of continued professional development
- Qualifications
Active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on part 1 or 2 (Registered Nurse of Midwife)- RHV Health Visitor HV Health Visitor
- Other requirements
Ability to cope with a frequently changing professional climate
- Length and /or nature of experience
Experience of working across agencies
- Length and /or nature of experience
Understanding and experience of the application of research in practice
- Length and /or nature of experience
Evidence of child protection experience
- Length and /or nature of experience
Experience in identifying and assessing health needs including community health needs
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Accurate clinical record keeping following national and local guidelines
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
The ability to undertake in-depth and evidence based reports to assist allied professionals within the FDAC
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
To deliver specific & specialised assessments and interventions
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Provision of accurate data following set systems
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Maintain records as per NMC guidelines/local policy
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
IT literacy
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Ability to teach, assess and present
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Good listening, communication and networking skills
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Ability to form good working relationships with colleagues and clients
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training
- Professional/ managerial/ specialist knowledge
Sound understanding of the NHS plan and other national policies and how it will impact on local services
- Professional/ managerial/ specialist knowledge
Knowledge of health visiting policies and procedures that underpin evidence based practice
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Other requirements
Ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently.
- Personal Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages eg Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook
- Professional/ managerial/ specialist knowledge
Knowledge of Family Drug and Alcohol Court, framework and practices
Job overview
This is a part time permanent post for 22.5 hours a week.
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven member of staff to join the Turn Around for Children Service (TACS) as a health visitor. The post holder will have responsibility to assess a specialist group of clients from the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC). They will plan and implement health visitor services for each of our families based on their personal needs and as identified by the court process.
Main duties of the job
To provide and maintain evidence-based specialist care adapted to meet the needs of a defined community population to ensure that service users receive appropriate intervention, maintaining the standards set at a local and national level.
Please see Job description for the full list of the main duties of this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will within a multiagency team to identify early and engage to help at risk families delivering evidenced based episodes of care.
The post holder will have a shared responsibility for managing skill mix teams
The post holder will participate in practice development and public health initiatives
The post holder will have responsibility for maintaining own professional accountability through supervision and updating.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Government’s UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
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.
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This advert is for Health Visitor, Turn Around for Children Service (TACS) with Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust in Gloucester, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Health visitor role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Nov 2026.
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