Role
The role: You will join the West Dunbartonshire Children and Families Team as an enthusiastic and motivated Health Visitor, working as an autonomous practitioner and caseload manager to deliver a high‑quality, safe and effective community health visiting service.
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern
* Full‑time, Permanent
* Shift pattern - Monday - Friday
* Base location - Vale of Leven Health and Care Centre
Key responsibilities
* Caseload management — taking responsibility and accountability for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the Universal Health Visiting Pathway and any additional care programmes.
* Child protection — applying in‑depth knowledge and safeguarding expertise.
* Interagency collaboration — working closely with partner agencies to support children and families.
* Autonomous practice — functioning independently with professional judgement and decision‑making.
* GIRFEC Framework — applying GIRFEC principles throughout all aspects of care delivery.
* Universal Health Visiting Pathway — delivering the national pathway to ensure consistent, high‑quality support for families.
Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job
* A car driver is essential for community travel.
* Must be an NMC Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/Health Visitor.
* Requires strong expertise in health visiting practice, child protection, and the GIRFEC framework.
* Expected to demonstrate proficiency, experience and autonomous clinical judgement.
* Ongoing learning and development opportunities are provided by West Dunbartonshire HSCP.
Benefits we offer
* A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays.
* Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits.
* Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme.
* Development opportunities including study bursaries, e‑learning and classroom‑based courses.
* Enhanced pay for working public holidays.
* NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services.
* Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies.
Equal opportunity and diversity statements
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde recognises the importance of work‑life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full‑time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as various, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.
By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.
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