Job Description
* Suffolk County Council
* Address:Various teams across Suffolk (Community Based)
* Salary:£41,502 per annum (pro-rata for part time)
* Hours:Various hours available
* Contract:Permanent
This advert is open to current Internal Student Health Visitors due to qualify in December 2025 and January 2026 only.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join Suffolk County Council's 0-19 Healthy Child Service as a Health Visitor, working across various teams throughout Suffolk.
Our Health and Children's Centre teams provide services for parents, carers, children and young people, focusing on prevention and early intervention to support children, young people and their families to achieve their best outcomes. Health Visitors lead the Healthy Child Programme (DoH, 2009) for children 0-5 years of age, delivering both universal and targeted services tailored to individual needs.
Please view our locality map (docx) to see the areas our team's cover.
Your role and responsibilities
You will:
* Work directly with families to support the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual wellbeing of expectant parents, babies, and children from pregnancy to age 5.
* Lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (0-5), assessing, planning, supervising, and delivering high-quality care, and evaluating outcomes in partnership with families.
* Provide universal contacts at key milestones and enhanced support for families on targeted and specialist pathways, as outlined in our Standard Operating Procedures and clinical governance framework.
* Work in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and maintain your NMC registration.
* Safeguard children, young people, and vulnerable adults through effective practice and multi-agency working, including participation in safeguarding meetings and relevant assessments.
* Supervise and support junior staff and collaborate with partners and agencies to ensure joined-up, responsive support.
You will need:
* To be a qualified Health Visitor or nearing completion of your Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) course.
* NMC registration as an adult, paediatric, mental health, learning disability nurse, or midwife.
* Strong interpersonal, communication, and listening skills.
* The ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds.
* A commitment to modelling our We ASPIRE values.
You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (Word). If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
The team
You will play a key role in ensuring the best possible start in life for children in Suffolk.
By working with families during the crucial early years, you will:
* Make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of children and their families.
* Help families overcome challenges.
* Provide expert advice, assessments, and interventions.
At Suffolk County Council, you can work in this uniquely rewarding role and be part of our innovative multi-agency team-focused approach with social care and children's centres.
We will offer you:
* A robust learning and development programme.
* Solihull Approach training to strengthen early intervention work.
* Peer supervision, management and child protection supervision.
* A bespoke induction and preceptorship programme.
Additional benefits
* LG (Local Government) or NHS pension (subject to eligibility).
* Enhanced annual leave entitlement, recognising both NHS and SCC service.
* Free on-site parking at all Council buildings.
* Flexible working options and a strong commitment to health and wellbeing.
Empowering Everyone
We're big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report.
For more information
Please contact Tara Saunders (she/her) for a casual conversation. You can reach her by calling or emailing
How to apply
Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (Word).
Step 2 - Click 'Apply Now' to start your online application.
Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 200 words per question). You should use the Supporting Statement template.
1. Please tell us what experience you have working with children, young people and their families.
2. Are you passionate about improving the lives of children, young people and families who access our services and if so, how can you evidence this?
3. Are you committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and if so, how can you evidence this?
4. Provide an example of a time when you demonstrated leadership abilities. What was the outcome and what did you learn from the experience?
5. Describe the key skills you can bring to this role.
6. Give an example of a time you resolved team conflict. What steps did you take and what was the result?
7. You are managing your own caseload and supervising the work you have given to a junior staff member to complete, and it has come to your attention that the workers do not appear to be recording their work in a timely manner and that their time keeping has been poor of late. How would you address concerns about a junior staff member's timekeeping and record-keeping, and what steps would you take to support improvement?
8. Tell us about any previous experience of working within a team and what you think makes a good team. How did your contribution support the Team's success?
Please note: Without a supporting statement, your application will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.
We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We encourage you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage, please contact our Recruitment Team by calling If you are invited to the next stage of selection, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.
Closing date: 11.30pm, 17 November 2025
Interview date: 26 November 2025
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid
About Us
As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.
In return, you'll enjoy:
* up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
* membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
* travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
* performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
* training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
* a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
* diverse and active staff networks
* flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Plus lots more
If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website ).