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Health Visitor

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Derby, DE21 4BBView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

7 October 2026

9 days left

Job description

Would you like to work for our Children's Services in Derby City? (Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust). The service has achieved outstanding b...

You will be responsible for the delivery of health visiting services to a defined corporate caseload within Derby City, working within the 0-19 framework ensuring a seamless service to the family as appropriate and working collaboratively with partner agencies.

You will lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme as defined within the service specification, identifying packages of care based on the Universal, Targeted and Specialist models of service delivery. You will provide leadership and supervision to other members of the team and work within Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust policies and procedures.

Natalie Thompson, Infant Feeding Lead at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We are extremely proud of the Children's universal service for their achievement which is a real testament to their ongoing hard work and commitment to children's services. We recognise the importance this accreditation holds and will continue to strive to offer exceptional care to our patients."

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

  • Relocation packages are available
  • Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
  • 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
  • Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
  • Generous NHS pension scheme
  • Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
  • Health service discounts and online benefits
  • Incremental pay progression
  • Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
  • Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
  • Health and wellbeing opportunities
  • Structured learning and development opportunitie

Qualifications

Essential: - SCPHN; - Registered nurse/midwife

Desirable: - SASS or equivalent

Skills

Essential

  • evidence of leadership
  • excellent communication skills
  • ability to manage own workload
  • ability to work in a multi-disciplinary agency way
  • ability to be a proactive and innovative practitioner
  • good computer skills

Desirable: - experience of working a corporate case load; - experience of leading a skill mix team

Knowlewdge & experience

Essential

  • Excellent understanding of Health visiting and the 0-19 health agenda
  • excellent knowledge of local and national public health agenda
  • excellent understanding and experience in safe guarding children and young people

Desirable: - extensive knowledge of safe guarding children and young people; - clinical supervision experience

Pesronal

Essential: - demonstate a flexible approach to work; - supportive to clients and colleagues; - commitment to developing Public Health Nursing

Trust Values

Essential: - Ability to demonstrate that you can deliver the trust Values

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

23 September 2026

Last checked

25 September 2026

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About the employer

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Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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