The Role
The main role for the Health Visitor (HV) is to be the designated named HV for all Children within
their caseload from antenatal to school entry age, excluding the unborn child. This requires the
HV to commence the child’s planning process. To discharge these responsibilities the postholder
will have a responsibility to monitor the child’s wellbeing and assess if a need is identified. They
will work in partnership with the child’s family and all involved agencies to produce a child’s plan
which will require to be monitored.
In discharging these responsibilities the postholder is responsible and accountable for maintaining
clinical, staff and information governance.
NHS Lanarkshire
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire!
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
What we'll need you to bring
1. Registration requirements
2. Registered nurse or midwife at degree level or equivalent
3. Post-registration qualification in Health Visiting/Public Health Nursing and be registered on
4. Part 3 of the NMC register
5. Qualifications & Knowledge
6. Educated to Masters level in a relevant nursing area, or
7. Can demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through, for example, completion of NES modules on Assessment, Leadership, and Critical Thinking.
8. Can provide advice using significant understanding and application of legislation relating to information sharing, data storage and public protection
9. Knowledge of health and social care pathways related to safeguarding, early intervention and protection
10. Qualities and Skills
11. Can demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
12. Experience of caseload management and planning to meet deadlines
13. Experience of using a strength based approach working in partnership with families
14. Able to use a number of assessment tools used to decide referral pathways
15. Management of risks and concerns using critical thinking to enable effective decision making
16. Ability to provide professional advice within a multi-agency setting that puts children’s interests and safety first
17. Can lead discussions and make decisions based on an assessment of a range of factors in complex situations
18. Ability to develop and implement policies, procedures, service standards and improvements
19. An ongoing commitment to continuing professional development
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Contract type
20. Fixed Term or Secondment for 6 months.
21. Full time
22. 37 hours
Please note this is a fixed term post for 6 months. Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.
Location and Working Pattern
This role will be based in Health Visiting within Kildrum Health Centre .
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
Looking to find out more?
If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!
Why NHS Lanarkshire?
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.
Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:
23. A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
24. A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
25. Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )
26. Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
27. Occupational health services
28. Employee counselling services
29. Work-life Balance policies and procedures
NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.
Further Information
For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .