Job overview
At Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, we have a new and exciting opportunity within our well established Health Visiting Service. We are looking for innovative Registered NMC Nurses or Midwives with an interest in health visiting to work as a Healthy Child Practitioner to deliver a core programme to children young people and families in SWB NHS Trust. This is a secondment/fixed term position to introduce the successful candidates to the role of the Health Visitor, with the opportunity to apply for the fully funded Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in Health Visiting. The HCP will work within the Health Visiting Service as part of the Acute and Community Paediatric Directorate. They will support and deliver the Universal Children’s services in line with the HCP 0-5 years.
Main duties of the job
Day to day relationship will be with other members of Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, Health Visitors, Community Nursery Nurses, Administration Officers, patients, carers and multi-agency professionals.
Training and evaluation will be provided to enable the individual to develop the competence to function effectively within this role and will have exposure to the mandated contacts of a Health Visitor in order to help them to progress onto the Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) SCPHN in Health Visiting.
Mandatory contacts include;
- Antenatal visits
- New birth visits
- 6-8 week contact
- 9-12 month development review
- 2-2.5 development review
Other duties to include;
- Baby/Child weight reviews
- Health promotion and public health advice
- Maternal mental health support
- Support babies/children and their families with concerns or medical conditions
- Safeguarding
- Multi agency working
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience relevant to post
Desirable
- Audit/evaluation/research
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience relevant to post working with 0-5 years
- Recent post Registered Nurse experience
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade C/4 or equivalent in Mathematics and English
- To have relevant Nursing/ Midwifery Degree
- Active registration as a nurse or midwife on the NMC register
- Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- To have Practice Supervisor or equivalent
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This advert is for Healthy Child Practitioner with Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in West Bromwich, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 pro rata per annum. The contract type is 23 months (Secondment/Fixed Term Contract for 12 to 23 months). The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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