Job overview
An exciting new nursing opportunity has been developed in Evelina community for an experienced Health Visitor for children with Complex needs.
The nurse must hold a SCPHN qualification, having experience in the assessment and management of pre-school children with complex needs and their families as part of a multidisciplinary team
An exciting new nursing opportunity is available in the Evelina community for an experienced Health Visitor specialising in children with complex needs.
The ideal candidate must hold an SCPHN qualification and have experience in assessing and managing preschool children with complex needs and their families, working as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Community Services Directorate.
This is a fixed-term/Secondment contract for 12 months.
Closing Date: 19 April 2026
Interview Date: 29 April 2026
Main duties of the job
You will need to be highly motivated, self-directed and work autonomously, managing a caseload of families and children within the speciality whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
You will be working within the Community Paediatricians team in both Lambeth and Southwark. You will be expected to work flexibly across both boroughs and see patients at Sunshine House and the Mary Sheridan Health Centre.
Working for our organisation
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas' Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients, including heart and lung, cancer and renal services, as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health science centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's Biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work autonomously, managing a caseload of families and children within the speciality whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care.
Act as an advocate for children with special needs within the department, to ensure a client orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
Provide skilled continence assessment and advise families and other professionals on the promotion and management of continence in children.
Ensure that CYP receive high-quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs and doctrines.
Recognise and avoid situations that may be detrimental to individuals' health and well-being.
Actively engage service users through the facilitation of user groups and open days.
Coordinate the provision of specialist services to children and families both within hospital and/or in the community setting, effectively liaising with multidisciplinary colleagues.
Participate in the promotion of patient centred care and establish and maintain a supportive relationship with the patient and their family during the period of assessment, treatment and aftercare.
Support families and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management of their children's care.
Promote high-quality clinical care and assist in the development of the specialist service through the use of evidence-based practice and clinical standards.
Provide professional and clinical leadership and expertise in the speciality, and act as a resource for education and clinical expertise in the hospital and community settings.
Demonstrate appropriate expert practice and highly specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
Promote and deliver high standards of care and provide clinical leadership in the specialist areas.
Person specification
Professional/Statutory Registration
Essential criteria
1. RN1 or RN Child Registration Nurse, HV SCPHN on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Qualifications/Education
Essential criteria
2. Equivalent qualification/training and experience
3. Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short courses to Masters level equivalent.
4. Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience.
5. Leadership course
6. Mentorship course
Desirable criteria
7. Working towards a Masters degree
Previous experience
Essential criteria
8. Extensive experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area.
9. Delivering effective patient-focused care.
10. Proven evidence of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice.
11. Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education at Undergraduate level.
12. Experience of delivering patient advocacy.
13. Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator.
Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability
Essential criteria
14. Advanced clinical, managerial and leadership skills in a speciality.
15. Proven listening / counselling skills with the ability to manage complex situations and appropriately deliver sensitive and difficult outcomes.
16. Evidence of teaching skills, in particular, teaching patients how to manage their conditions and raise their awareness of their condition.
17. Ability to clinically lead & influence staff.
18. Up-to-date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
19. Sound knowledge of current issues in the profession and practice of nursing.
20. Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal & communication skills.
21. Able to use skills of history taking and physical assessment to direct patient care.
22. Time management and organisation skills
23. Ability to conduct & evaluate own projects successfully.
24. Demonstrate an understanding of: - the National agenda for speciality.
25. Knowledge of quality standards & NICE recommendations/NSF
26. Ability to carry out audit and research.
Desirable criteria
27. Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings
28. Undertaken clinical & nursing research
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.