Band 6 SCPHN Health Visitor
Closing date: 04 May 2026
Job Summary
The Health Visitor (SCPHN) is responsible for leading a defined caseload and delivering the Healthy Child Programme and national high impact areas within a progressive universal model. The role requires advanced assessment, clinical decision‑making and leadership skills to identify need, manage risk and deliver targeted interventions to children and families.
The post holder will co‑ordinate care across a skill‑mixed team, providing supervision, delegation and support to ensure safe and effective service delivery. Working in partnership with multi‑agency colleagues, the Health Visitor will contribute to safeguarding, early intervention, health promotion and service development.
The role includes managing complex workloads, maintaining accurate records, evaluating outcomes, and using data and evidence to inform practice and improve services, ensuring delivery of commissioned outcomes and reducing health inequalities across the population.
Main Duties
To lead and co‑ordinate the delivery of the Health Visiting Delivery Model and Healthy Child Programme for an identified caseload of children and families within the 0-5 Public Health Nursing Service. The post holder will provide a specialist, evidence‑based public health service that promotes health, prevents ill health and reduces inequalities through a "universal in reach, personalised in response" approach.
The role involves assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes of care, with a strong focus on early identification of need, safeguarding, and improving outcomes for children, particularly within the first 1001 days. The post holder will work collaboratively with families, communities and multi‑agency partners to ensure effective, coordinated and high‑quality service delivery.
Benefits and Working Arrangements
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to balance work and home lives and support staff by offering a range of benefits including increased mileage rates for journeys above 3500 miles, health and wellbeing support packages, internal and external development and learning opportunities, and more.
Job Responsibilities
It is a condition of continuous employment that the candidate maintains the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of their employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in right‑to‑work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation or denial of renewal, must be reported promptly to the Line Manager. Failure to obtain or renew a visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination.
The post holder will be responsible for maintaining accurate records, evaluating outcomes, and using data to inform practice and improve services. The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Qualifications
* Current first level registered nurse with Nursing & Midwifery Council
* Current NMC registration
* Nurse Prescriber
* Recognised teaching qualification
Experience
* Experience of safeguarding children
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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