Health Visitor at Newham Candidate Experience Site

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Aug, 26

Salary

49056.0

Posted On

19 May, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Health Visiting, Public Health Programming, Child Protection, Case Management, Risk Assessment, Multi-agency Collaboration, Clinical Assessment, IT Literacy, Health Promotion, Performance Management

Industry

Government Administration

Description

Health Visitor £45,750- £49,056 per annum inclusive of the high cost area supplement - LBN P03 equivalent to AfC Band 6. This post may attract a market supplement to facilitate salary alignment with current equivalent AfC pay grade if applicable. About Us Newham is an incredibly diverse borough with a very young population and is experiencing considerable regeneration as part of the Olympic legacy. There are over 86,000 children and young people in Newham and we want each of them to have the same life chances as young people in other parts of London. This post is directly employed by the London Borough of Newham, who was the first London borough to offer a fully integrated 0-19 health and social care service after we assumed direct responsibility for providing 0 -19 School Nursing and Health Visiting services in 2017. Therefore, our CYPS directorate will be delivering the 0-19 Healthy Child programme through the Childrens Health Service. We have a stable and permanent management team in the Childrens Health Service and are now recruiting experienced Health Visitors to the remaining vacancies in our Health Visiting Teams. Newham 0-19 health service have a continual commitment, working towards improving the lives of Children and Young People in the Borough. Please see below links for various health education films the service has produced with the support, and showcasing our Super Star Service users. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxBNTudWyCw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxBNTudWyCw] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK85GXs3qVo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK85GXs3qVo] The Children's Health 0-19 service had their CQC inspection in 2021 and rated Good in all areas. The Job The role will provide a health visiting service to all children and their families based on the national refreshed health visiting model and evidenced by the Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years (HCP). The successful candidate will be responsible for developing health promotion and public health programmes in accordance with identified needs, local and National directives. They will be able to develop, implement and evaluate health plans in response to the identified needs of the individual, family and community in partnership with clients. To ensure reports are prepared for and participate in child protection conferences, Team around the family, Neighbourhood Acting meetings, court attendances and multi-agency planning meetings as required. About You The candidate must/ will: * Be a registered Nurse * Have a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification * Hold a current NMC registration * Be Registered Nurse prescriber * Have evidence of continuous professional development * Be able to assess effectively, lead the team, manage performance, risk and plan in an outcome focused way. * Strive to share learning and collaborate with practitioners and multi-agency partners to achieve outcomes for children and their families. * Be IT literate e.g. using clinical systems, word processing, email and internet use. Our Offer We recognise that delivery of quality services to the community depends on a healthy, well-motivated workforce, we are therefore able to offer; * Genuine management support: Low supervisor/supervisee ratios. Employee wellbeing programmes. HEART values and behaviours. * Money matters: Flexible starting salary within the allocated grade for the right candidates. Subsidised leisure passes. Generous local government annual leave allowance. Pension scheme. Continued access to the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS) for health professionals who satisfy the NHS Pension scheme criteria. NHS continuous service recognised. * Learning & Development: Support to take up advanced clinical training and wider workforce development package to enhance your skills. Clear competency and career progression framework. Access to smart technology. Contact For further information, Clinical Team Leaders Harriet Sokunbi- Walton Harriet.Sokunbiwalton@newham.gov.uk [Harriet.Sokunbiwalton@newham.gov.uk] Please note position may close early due to high volume of applicants. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via email within two-four weeks of the advert closing date, so please ensure you check your inbox and junk folders. Please view JD here [https://www.newham.gov.uk/downloads/file/10764/health-visitor-band-6-jd] Closing date: 17th June 2026 Additional Information We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us. The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides why and how you meet the criteria for this role. We practice anonymised recruitment. Please ensure that you remove all personal information from any documents that you upload. The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn. The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock. Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers there.

Responsibilities

Provide health visiting services to children and families based on the Healthy Child Programme 0-5 years. Develop and evaluate public health programmes and participate in multi-agency planning and child protection conferences.