Health Visitor

Health Visitors are a valued part of our Public Health Nursing Service. They work with children and their families to make healthy lifestyle choices. They lead the Healthy Child Programme and use their professional skills to assess targeted and specialist work., Role holder is a qualified and registered Nurse or Midwife with additional postgraduate education and registration as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Health Visitor. Health Visitors will provide evidenced-based interventions to meet the health-related needs of individuals, families, groups and communities and be able to assess and evaluate their effectiveness. Health Visitors lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP), providing support from pregnancy and throughout childhood until school age; identifying early those children and families who require additional/specialist intervention and support.

Accountable for the quality and professionalism of their work and advice, role holders answer questions about what needs to be done and how to do them, in specific (and often complex) situations. Clinical interventions at this level horizons may be short term or extend beyond weeks/months. Their work will be based on a theoretical understanding of their technical/professional field, but they will be operating within well-established professional procedures and defined Council policies. Work will involve a broad range of complex problems and role holders will need to manage changing priorities and use professional judgement to respond to differing situations. They relay technical advice and guidance, working with members of the community to ensure that their needs are met.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to build effective working relationships with a wide range of people. They will demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills, which underpin a resilient, brave and connected mind set. The ability to travel throughout the Borough is essential and therefore a car driver would be preferable.

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because thats who were doing it for the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, youll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. Its all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Candidates must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).

Please note Swindon Borough Council terms and conditions apply to this role.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. Its why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, youll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. Well look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, well achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And youll be proud to say it was made better with you.