# Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor (HV) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-community-public-health-nurse-scphn-health-visitor-hv/db1f8492-3e54-403a-bee1-3975754ce019 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-community-public-health-nurse-scphn-health-visitor-hv/db1f8492-3e54-403a-bee1-3975754ce019.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Torbay Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: fulltime - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T09:24:35.162Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Torquay/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Public_Health/Public_Health-v8270309 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8270309?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a role within our Plus Team which provides an enhanced service to all children and families subject to Safeguarding Plans. You will be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor (HV) within the integrated 0 to 19 Torbay Partnership and provide the expertise, knowledge and resources to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to families living within Torbay. Working with the 0 to 19 Torbay workforce to ensure pathways are followed in supporting children, young people, families and carers. The SCPHN-HV works autonomously and collaboratively to deliver a family centred public health service, taking responsibility for a defined population in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary and inter-agency teams. Please note that the post holder will be working from a defined base. If you require any further information with regard to our enhanced model of working, please contact us. ### Main duties of the job - The post holder will be flexible when providing care to meet the needs of clients - Promote and lead on providing a strength asset-based approach to services delivered - To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all when working with children, young people and their families and carers - Develop effective client centred decision-making processes - Diversity aware where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties of comprehension, and use adjustments and adaptations to communicate - Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to making referrals - Follow trust policies and pathways and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances. - The post holder will work closely with the 0 to 19 Torbay teams in providing joined up care to clients - The post holder will signpost staff to wellbeing at work services including counselling/coaching. - The post holder will remain professional when dealing with highly emotional situations - Attend in-house training as required to develop current role - Participate in internal audits and support quality improvements to inform practice and improve service delivery ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Full vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description & Person Specification, and we welcome you to browse our interactive booklet for information on career pathways and staff benefits with us! Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Specific skills **Essential** - Excellent presentation skills with an ability to communicate highly complex information - IT literacy skills and ability to use Electronic record keeping systems - First line management skills - Time management skills - Demonstrate problem solving skills ### Knowledge and experience **Essential** - Ability to manage conflict - Knowledge of 0 to 19 Torbay contract and Key Performance Indicators - Knowledge of Policies and Key Documents to improve health outcomes for children & young people - Ability to work as part of a team - The ability to manage constant change - Ability to be reflective on situations and show learning - Demonstrate the ability to remain focused on service delivery whilst dealing with an unpredictable, diverse and challenging workload **Desirable** - Demonstrate research skills in current role - Coaching skills - Change management skills - Project management skills - Knowledge of 0 to 19 Torbay commissioning arrangements. ### Qualifications and training **Essential** - Active registration on Part 1 of the NMC register - Evidence of recent continued professional development - Mentor qualification recorded on the Trust data base **Desirable** - Educated at degree level - V100/150 nurse prescriber qualification - International Computer Driving Licence - Solihull Foundation course ## Documents - [specialist community public health nurse jd&ps (pdf, 448.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10585322) ## 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.