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Who we are:
NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.
In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring, Safe, and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.
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Position:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Health Visitor within our Children’s health service based in South Ayrshire.
Hours:
From 1 April 2026, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change staff in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37 to 36 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.
37 hours per week,
Monday to Friday (9-5)
This post is offered on a permanent basis
UK Driving Licence:
A UK driving licence is essential to this role.
What you will do:
1. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Health Visitor to become part of SAHSCP Children & Families Health Visiting Team. We have the opportunity to recruit a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/Health Visitor to our children and families teams with a designated caseload within the surrounding areas.
2. Health Visiting is a diverse, satisfying and challenging role that involves working with children and their families to provide help, support and direction. As a caseload manager you will be expected to provide a high quality, culturally sensitive, safe person centred and effective health visiting service in the community, whilst working in collaboration with partner agencies.
3. You will function as an independent, autonomous practitioner & should have in-depth knowledge, expertise, proficiency and experience in health visiting and the GIRFEC/National practice model Framework. You will be responsible and accountable for the ongoing management of your caseload to ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the universal health visiting pathway and additional programmes of care.
For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description
Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:
4. It is essential that you are currently a Registered Nurse with the NMC and that you have a post registration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing with evidence of continuing professional development.
5. You will be expected to undertake continuous professional development, caseload management & child protection supervision with a team leader. You should have relevant post registration experience as a PHN/Health Visitor.
6. It is essential that you are a car driver and have a current driving licence.
7. Skills required include the provision of highly specialised advice, parenting skills, health promotion, health education, psycho-social interventions.
8. At times high-level health visiting interventions are required when dealing with issues such as child protection, domestic abuse, addictions, peri-natal illness, and children affected by disability and/or life limiting illnesses.
9. You should have a flexible strengths based approach, be innovative and quality orientated with an ability to respond positively to change.
For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR OVERSEAS CANDIDATES
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found within the attached Candidate Information Pack.
It is ESSENTIALthat you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFOREsubmitting your application form.
The Recruitment Team are unable to answer individual queries at application stage about this, please visit for further information.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES
You should apply for this post by completing the application process on JobTrain.
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17. Please note, for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.