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From the employer's careers site First seen 26 Oct 2026

Health Visitor

Central London Community Health Trust Wandsworth permanent

Salary

£47,951 to £56,863 a year

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Description

We are looking for an enthusiastic Health Visitor to join our Wandsworth Health Visiting Service. This is an exciting opportunity to lead, deliver and influence a comprehensive health visiting service that meets the public health needs of children, families and local communities within community settings across the borough.

You will play a key role in improving health outcomes and life chances for children and families, while contributing to safeguarding responsibilities in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018). Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based care.

The successful candidate will plan, organise and evaluate health visiting services, working in partnership with families and other health and social care professionals to ensure seamless, joined-up support. You will also help drive continuous improvement and contribute to quality and service development initiatives across the team.

Main duties of the job

  • Working in partnership with families to assess needs, develop personalised health plans and support positive health outcomes for children and parents.
  • Using specialist skills and knowledge to provide advice, guidance and support on evidence-based health care practices.
  • Understand the caseload profile including the health needs of the defined population and local communities, targeting outreach services to meet their needs.
  • Initiating referrals and working closely with multidisciplinary and multi-agency colleagues to ensure children and families receive coordinated care and support.
  • Promoting safeguarding, early intervention and health promotion to improve outcomes for children and families.
  • Contributing to service development, quality improvement initiatives and the delivery of team and organisational objectives.

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

Benefits

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Skills

Required

  • Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
  • Registered Health Visitor (SCPHN)
  • Current NMC registration
  • Evidence of continuing post-registration education and training
  • Practice assessor/supervisor training or working towards
  • Health visiting experience
  • Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
  • Experience of organising and managing own workload and that of others
  • Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans
  • Experience in providing practice based learning support to others
  • Experience of evidence based care
  • Experience of supervising staff / students
  • Knowledge of recent developments in primary care
  • Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice
  • Knowledge of current health legislation
  • Current knowledge of child protection issues
  • Knowledge of NMC Code
  • Good communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and plan, organise, review and prioritise own workload and others
  • Able to delegate work effectively and safely
  • Able to adapt to change and have an open approach to new ways of working

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9824-26-0936

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