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Health Visitor

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Wrexham, LL11 1DY

Salary

£40,559 to £48,841

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

15 September 2026

13 days left

Job description

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has an opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative Health Visitor to join our universal Health Visiting ser...

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.

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.

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and 'Proud to Lead' competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the "Disability Confident Employer" scheme.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

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

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

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

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

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

1 September 2026

Last checked

1 September 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

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