# Health Visitor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-visitor/a104cdd3-8959-43d5-820a-926f1f3921ec - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/health-visitor/a104cdd3-8959-43d5-820a-926f1f3921ec.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Health visitor - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 pro rata p.a. incl. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-16T13:12:58.038Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hackney/Homerton_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Health_Visiting/Health_Visiting-v8055699 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8055699?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.homerton.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about making a real difference in the health and wellbeing of children and families? Join us as a Health Visitor in one of London’s most vibrant and diverse communities—City and Hackney. We currently have exciting opportunities available for part-time Health Visitors to be part of our team. At Homerton Healthcare, our Health Visiting service is experiencing a dynamic period of growth. You’ll be joining a collaborative team that includes Health Visitors, Public Health Staff Nurses, and Community Nursery Nurses, all dedicated to improving the health outcomes of our youngest residents. As a key member of this team, you will deliver vital early intervention and support through the Healthy Child Programme, making a lasting impact on families when they need it most. Aligned with one of our local Neighbourhoods, you’ll work closely with the City of London and Hackney Children and Family Hubs, allowing families to access a comprehensive range of services all in one place. Have a look at the following films to see how we work with our local children and families: iHV Film - Health visiting in your community on Vimeo ihv.org.uk/news-and-views/voices/reflections-on-a-royal-visit-raising-the-profile-of-health-visiting/?_rt=M3wxfHJveWFsIGZvdW5kYXRpb258MTcxNTc5MTIyOQ&_rt_nonce=04eeba0c50 ### Main duties of the job As a Health Visitor within our team, you will be at the forefront of delivering personalised care to children and families, ensuring the best possible outcomes. You will be a named link to GP practices, Early Years Settings, and Nurseries, and manage vulnerable children by attending multi-disciplinary team meetings. Your expertise will guide health promotion activities and key interventions, such as integrated development reviews using ASQ and ELIM questionnaires. You’ll also supervise the nursery nurse team’s health promotion work, working closely with local children's centres and parents to provide tailored advice that supports children’s development. Working for Homerton Healthcare: Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing, innovative organisation, serving Hackney, East London, The City, and beyond. Join us, and become part of a dedicated service that puts the health and wellbeing of families at the heart of everything we do. Elevate your career and make a real impact—apply today to be part of our exceptional team! ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Job Details Are you passionate about making a real difference in the health and wellbeing of children and families? Join us as a Health Visitor in one of London’s most vibrant and diverse communities—City and Hackney. We currently have exciting opportunities available for part-time Health Visitors to be part of our team. At Homerton Healthcare, our Health Visiting service is experiencing a dynamic period of growth. You’ll be joining a collaborative team that includes Health Visitors, Public Health Staff Nurses, and Community Nursery Nurses, all dedicated to improving the health outcomes of our youngest residents. As a key member of this team, you will deliver vital early intervention and support through the Healthy Child Programme, making a lasting impact on families when they need it most. Aligned with one of our local Neighbourhoods, you’ll work closely with the City of London and Hackney Children and Family Hubs, allowing families to access a comprehensive range of services all in one place. Have a look at the following films to see how we work with our local children and families: iHV Film - Health visiting in your community on Vimeo ihv.org.uk/news-and-views/voices/reflections-on-a-royal-visit-raising-the-profile-of-health-visiting/?_rt=M3wxfHJveWFsIGZvdW5kYXRpb258MTcxNTc5MTIyOQ&_rt_nonce=04eeba0c50 ## Job Description As a Health Visitor within our team, you will be at the forefront of delivering personalised care to children and families, ensuring the best possible outcomes. You will be a named link to GP practices, Early Years Settings, and Nurseries, and manage vulnerable children by attending multi-disciplinary team meetings. Your expertise will guide health promotion activities and key interventions, such as integrated development reviews using ASQ and ELIM questionnaires. You’ll also supervise the nursery nurse team’s health promotion work, working closely with local children's centres and parents to provide tailored advice that supports children’s development. Working for Homerton Healthcare: Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high-performing, innovative organisation, serving Hackney, East London, The City, and beyond. Join us, and become part of a dedicated service that puts the health and wellbeing of families at the heart of everything we do. Elevate your career and make a real impact—apply today to be part of our exceptional team! ## Responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues - Knowledge and understanding of the Healthy Child Programme, High impact areas, ASQ Integrated reviews - Demonstrate knowledge of current legislation in relation to the profession i.e. Child Protection - Demonstrate an understanding recent developments in health visiting - Awareness of developments in public health Involvement - Clinical Governance and Risk Management - Demonstrate knowledge of equality and diversity - Have an awareness of Patient / Public Involvement in service development ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of current developments in Health Visiting and the NHS and Public Health Commissioning - Experience of working in a team environment - Broad range of clinical experience **Desirable** - Working in an inner city area - Public and patient involvement ### Skills/ Abilities **Essential** - An insightful and effective communicator , IT, written and oral - Ability to problem solve - Ability to manage own workload and those of other team members - Ability to engage others and work in partnership across organisational boundaries - Lead group facilitation (clients, peers and partnership colleagues) - IT skills - Ability to work flexibly - Ability to write fully comprehensive case conference reports and present - Ability to work to tight deadlines - Demonstrate ability to use client feedback to inform practice **Desirable** - Understanding and use of Rio ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act - Understanding of the Trust values - Ability to work flexibly - Commitment to professional development - Positive attitude towards equal opportunities and towards working in a multi-cultural environment - Emotional resilience - Ability to travel between community health sites independently **Desirable** - Member of the Institute of Health Visiting UK - Driving license ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - Health Visiting professional qualification with entry onto 3rd part of NMC **Desirable** - Mentorship qualification. Nurse Prescriber.Mentorship qualification. Nurse Prescriber. ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 652.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=938) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 124.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=937) - [additional candidate information (pdf, 82.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10345521) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 616.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10345520) ## 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.