Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

This role is central to improving outcomes for children, reducing health inequalities, and ensuring safeguarding across the community. You will work as part of a skill-mixed team, leading public health initiatives and delivering the Healthy Child Programme across your locality. HCRG Care Group is a flexible-first employer, offering agile and hybrid working, with a local office base to support team collaboration.Main Responsibilities As a Health Visitor, you will:

• Lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (Universal Partnership Plus) within your locality
• Assess health needs and implement targeted, outcome-focused interventions for children and families
• Take responsibility for safeguarding and outcomes of children on child protection plans
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to support vulnerable families
• Promote health and wellbeing through early intervention, education, and signposting
• Manage and co-ordinate a defined caseload, working both autonomously and within a wider team
• Delegate and support skill mix teams to deliver effective care
• Contribute to multi-agency assessments and act as Lead Professional where appropriate
• Drive service improvement through leadership, innovation, and evidence-based practice
• Support and develop colleagues, learners, and junior staff through supervision and training
Leadership & Service Development You will also:
• Provide leadership across the health visiting team, including caseload management and allocation
• Lead on public health initiatives within your locality
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and pathway design
• Act as a champion for change and innovation within the service
• Support staff development through appraisals, supervision, and training planning
• Use evidence-based practice to maintain high standards of care
  
  Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN - Health Visiting) qualification
• Current NMC registration (third part of the register)
• Experience working within health visiting teams
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and experience supporting vulnerable families
• Ability to lead, motivate, and support a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication and partnership working skills
• Confidence working autonomously and managing a caseload
• IT literacy and experience using electronic health records
Desirable:
• Leadership or management qualification
• Experience in service development or quality improvement
• Experience working with commissioners or external partners
  
  Competitive salary in line with Agenda for Change (Band 6/7 depending on experience)
• NHS Pension with full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Plentiful local parking at base locations
• Membership of My Reward Hub - discounts, cashback, and voucher offers
• Access to wages as you earn them to support financial wellbeing
• Comprehensive wellbeing support (mental, physical, financial and legal)
• Access to eLearning, career pathways and CPD through our 'Outstanding' Learning Enterprise
• A supportive, open and innovative culture with opportunities to influence service development