Health Visitor vacancy in Bromley Borough - Band 6
£44,485 - £52,521 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Full & Part time hours will be considered
The Bromley Health visiting service is looking for enthusiastic and versatile Health Visitors, who are keen to develop their leadership skills and shape the future of Public Health Nursing in Bromley. Bromley 0-19 is a caring and progressive service, which provides support to families with children aged zero to 19 years. Applicants would be responsible for managing a caseload of families, working to identify need, provide support and offer early intervention packages where needs are identified.
Applicants would be responsible for adopting a Think Family approach to safeguarding, with the aim of keeping children safe and well. Staff are expected to utilise their embedded skills and knowledge, as well as their clinical judgement, to implement evidence-based care planning and support packages to families.
Bromley is invested in the development of Health Visiting, and this is underpinned by our Public Health Nursing strategy and training programme for all roles within the PHN teams.
Our current vacancies are within the Central Bromley and Orpington teams.
Proposed Interview date - week commencing 6th October 2025
The main duties of the role of the Health Visitor are outlined in the Job specification and description.
An overview of the main responsibilities include:
* Working as part of an integrated team and leading on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme
* Completing HCP mandated reviews, packages of care and safeguarding
* Adopting a Think Family approach when working with families
* Identifying health needs through an ecological assessment and in partnership with families, agreeing personalised plans to address the needs identified.
* Delegating aspects of care to the Community Nursery Nurses and Staff Nurses within the skill mix team, where safe and appropriate
* Engaging and participating in service improvement.
* Continuously developing your own skills and those of others.
* Working in partnership with clients and other partners, assessing healthcare needs to develop, and evaluating programmes to address the health needs of the population
* Working in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for clients and communities
We currently have full and part-time opportunities ranging from a minimum of 22.5 hours to a maximum of 37.5 hours per week. This role is community-based and so the majority of duties are completed between team bases, community settings or client homes.
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
* Support collecting data to inform the performance management framework for the service ensuring team members are completing timely and accurate data collection via EMIS.
* To liaise with the School Nursing Service, with particular reference to vulnerable children, their families and children with special needs.
* To participate in regular clinical and safeguarding supervision.
* To attend and participate in team meetings and 1-1 management supervision.
* To plan and record individual programmes of care for children and families.
* To assist in the identification of local health needs and ensure the optimum use of resources.
* Delegate work to Community Nursery Nurses that is within the sphere of competence of the skill mix and assist in training.
* To participate in an annual appraisal of their work where objectives will be set.
* To undertake such training as may be required to meet the needs of the service both mandatory and service-specific.
* To assume responsibility for maintaining own level of professional development and clinical competence.
* All staff are responsible for identifying areas within their service which do not meet Clinical Governance quality standards.
* All staff are expected to participate in Clinical Governance actions to achieve Clinical Governance within their service.
* All clinicians are expected to participate in quality improvement activities including clinical audit programmes.