Overview
Health Visitor Vacancies in Crawley, West Sussex. We are looking for enthusiastic, innovative and motivated Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) Health Visitors to join the 0-5 Healthy Child Programme team in Crawley. We have full and part time vacancies and are open to flexible working patterns.
The Crawley 0-5 HCP Team is friendly, welcoming and supportive. We serve a large population with diverse needs. Caseloads can be varied and complex, offering rewarding and enriching care delivery and opportunities for collaborative working. The post holder will promote the health and wellbeing of children and their families, providing specialist practitioner knowledge and advice, assessing care needs, and developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of care and public health developments in the community.
Responsibilities
* Work within a skill-mixed team to promote the health and wellbeing of children aged 0–5 and their families.
* Provide specialist practitioner knowledge and advice; assess care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care and public health developments in the community; liaise with other agencies as required.
* Take responsibility for planned teaching/supervision of junior staff and students; mentor and supervise students pre- and post-registration.
* Establish links with communities, schools, Primary Care colleagues and the wider Children’s workforce to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care and public health developments.
* Promote physical and emotional well-being of children and young people, support early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, empowerment, social inclusion and reduction of health inequalities.
* Make referrals to enable access to relevant professionals and support children and young people to reach their potential.
* Complete the mentorship module within two years of consolidation to support pre-registration and specialist practice students, as required.
* May be required to work anywhere in the Sussex Community Foundation NHS Trust area to meet service needs and ensure fair exposure to different caseloads.
* Participation in the broader Trust environment, with opportunities across medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Context and Team
The Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor will establish links with communities, schools, and the wider Children’s workforce to develop, implement and evaluate programmes, liaising with other agencies as required. The Crawley Hub is part of the wider HCP East 0-5 Team in West Sussex, one of six hubs across the county; Health Visitors may be required to work across the Sussex Community Foundation NHS Trust area.
About the Organisation
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million, delivering essential medical, nursing and therapeutic care to adults and children. Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage and adapt to changes in health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We offer opportunities across a wide range of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why Work for Us
* Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership and staff wellbeing support.
* Variety of working environments across the community, in patients’ homes, and community bases across the county.
* Supportive flexible working patterns including part time, flexi time, annualised hours and flexi retirement options.
* Excellent training and development opportunities, research opportunities, and NHS benefits.
* On-site nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton; diverse staff networks (BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief).
* Industry-recognised inclusivity measures (e.g., Disability Confident, Veteran Aware Trust).
* Relaxed access to the South Downs and the coast, with broad NHS benefits.
Additional Information
The post holder will work within a skill-mixed team to promote the health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 0–5, and their families, providing specialist practitioner knowledge and advice; assessing care needs to deliver a child and young person-centred, inclusive, holistic and accessible Healthy Child Programme.
Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) will establish links with communities, schools, Primary Care colleagues and the wider Children’s workforce to develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care and public health developments in the community, liaising with other agencies as required. The role includes promoting health and well-being now and in the future and supporting early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, empowerment, social inclusion and reduction of health inequalities.
Make referrals as appropriate to enable access to relevant professionals and support children and young people to reach their personal and educational potential.
Health Visitor SCPHNs may be required to work anywhere in the Sussex Community Foundation NHS Trust area to meet service needs. To ensure fair exposure to varied areas, SCPHNs may be moved to contrasting caseloads as identified through the appraisal process and discussion with the post holder.
Please see the attached JD and PS for further details.
This advert closes on Thursday 12 Mar 2026.
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