# Health Visitor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- **Location:** Block 5, Carlton Court
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Health visitor
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £40,559 - £48,841 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T12:12:31.548Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/Wrexham/Betsi_Cadwaladr_University_Health_Board/Health_Visitor/Health_Visitor-v8245057
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245057?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://bcuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative Health Visitor to join our universal Health Visiting service in Grove road clinic, Wrexham area North Wales. We are looking for a self-motivated team player who has excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.

The post holder will manage a caseload within a defined population, with overarching aims of increasing family resilience, improving population health outcomes and reducing health inequalities whilst safeguarding the wellbeing of children. The post holder will contribute to the public health role in line with government public health initiatives and within the Healthy Child Wales Programme.

Candidates must hold a degree or equivalent in Health Visiting with current NMC registration.

Employment in this post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will have professional responsibility for a defined population/caseload and lead the delivery & organisation of the public health program. Delivering the nursing component of the Healthy Wales Child Programme to a 0-5 age population within a defined area.

Based within the community setting, the practitioner is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care offered to families and external organisations, with particular attention to safeguarding children.

They will be responsible for coordinating and delegating work within a skill mix team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

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.

### 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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Effective mentoring
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Proven skills in motivating and influencing others
- Leadership skills
- Basic IT skills to include WORD and email

**Desirable**

- MECC
- Change management skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- In-depth understanding of Public health agenda & priorities
- Ability to apply and enact local strategy
- Understanding of clinical governance agenda
- All Wales Child Protection Procedures (2008) and practice
- In depth knowledge of Health Visiting practice and strategic drivers
- Healthy Child Wales Programme(2015)

**Desirable**

- Level 3 Safeguarding

### Experience

**Essential**

- Teaching in a clinical setting
- Safeguarding
- Multi-agency working

**Desirable**

- Partnership working
- Facilitating group work
- Proven change management experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- SCPHN Health Visitor Post graduate diploma or Certificate or working towards it.
- Live current NMC Registration

**Desirable**

- SCPHN Degree
- Mentorship
- Clinical Supervisor
- Nurse Prescribing

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Flexible approach to unpredictable workload demands/patterns to meet the needs of the service
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Confident and ability to motivate others
- Team player and change agent
- Ability to travel between sites and visits in a timely manner

**Desirable**

- Ability to speak Welsh

## Documents

- [jd - sd (pdf, 696.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556561)
- [ps - mp (pdf, 384.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10556562)
- [oh form - ig ffurflen (pdf, 648.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10565160)
- [welsh language matrix (pdf, 134.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2220)
- [values and behaviour framework (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2937)
- [nhs north wales - the right choice (pdf, 3.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2075)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1632)

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