# Health Visitor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Birkenhead
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Health visitor
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa (pro rata)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** 18.75 hours per week (part time)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-07T14:21:15.271Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Macclesfield/Wirral_Community_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Health_Visitor/Health_Visitor-v8138280
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8138280?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wchc.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Health Visitor  North Team - Macclesfield Health Visiting team.

Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust? Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and Knowsley.

We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities. We currently deliver outstanding 0-19 and 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services across Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens and Knowsley, supporting over 250,000 children and young people.

You can also visit our dedicated. children and young people’s website to find out more about our services.

We work closely with our commissioners and partners to deliver the best possible services for the children, young people and families.

### Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen for a part time Health Visitor to work in the 0-19+ Service working for  Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

The post requires good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to be adaptable, reliable, compassionate  and approachable. You will need to have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, be  flexible  solution focused and  support  service development.

You will work as part of an integrated 0-19+ Team and will be required to support the full delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and be responsible for managing a caseload of universal partnership and partnership plus families. You will also be involved in a range of public health activities within a geographical area, to include individuals, groups and communities.

As a key stakeholder in the safeguarding of children, you will be required to work collaboratively with other agencies safeguarding children and families.  You will have a good knowledge of the components of Clinical Governance, Risk Management, Audits and relevant Professional Codes.

You will have a good knowledge of the components of Clinical Governance, Risk Management, audits and relevant Professional Codes.

When considering applying for a post, it is crucial that you read the person specification in order to ensure that you fulfil the essential criteria, which will be a requisite for shortlisting.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for more information on these exciting roles.

## Person Specification

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Access to a car for work purposes
- Commitment
- Vision

### Skills & Attributes

**Essential**

- Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to support and motivate staff
- Ability to support students in placements

### Experience & Knowledge

**Essential**

- Experience of managing a Health Visiting caseload
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of leading the assessment, planning and evaluation of care
- Experience of integrated working
- Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
- Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues

### Qualifications & Training

**Essential**

- RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
- BSc/Public Health Nursing – Health Visiting or equivalent
- V100 Nurse Prescriber
- Leadership Level 6
- Mentorship Level 6
- Motivational Interviewing trained
- Solihull Approach trained

**Desirable**

- Mentorship Level 7
- Promotional Interviewing trained
- Leadership Level 7

## Documents

- [hv jd (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10436597)
- [person spec (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10436598)

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