Health Visitor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a qualified Health Visitor to join a dynamic team in Reading, delivering core and targeted services to children aged 0-5 and their families. The post holder will develop and implement care plans, provide family support using the Solihull approach, and facilitate health promotion activities. The role requires excellent communication skills, teamwork, and a passion for working with children and families, with support provided through induction, supervision, and training.
Key responsibilities
- Develop and implement outcome focused care plans and evaluate care given, in partnership with clients.
- Provide support to families using the Solihull approach model in behaviour management, parenting skills and delivering programmes of care to vulnerable families.
- Develop and facilitate Health Visiting drop in clinics, health promotion activities and groups.
Essential criteria
- Registered Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) active on the NMC register
- Non-medical prescriber
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Experience in management of cases where a child has a protection plan
- Leadership experience
- Experience of interagency working
- Experience of community clinics
- High standard of clinical work
- Knowledge of Child Protection policies and procedures
- Knowledge of the Healthy Child programme
- Understanding of current relevant legislation and recommendations
- Excellent record keeping skills
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Diversity and inclusion awareness
- Reflective and innovative practitioner Ability to delegate appropriately
- Ability to be flexible and respond to service needs quickly
- Good IT skills
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure
- Car Driver who holds full driving licence
- The post requires a degree of agility and the ability to carry/manoeuvre light to moderate loads
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in a Health Visiting Team
- Demonstrates Leadership skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Health Visitor
The closing date is 06 September 2026
Job summary
We are currently looking for SCPH Qualified Health Visitors to join our team on either a full or part time basis!
If you are a dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced Health Visitor, you could be part of our forward-thinking, vibrant team.
You will work within Reading to deliver core and targeted services to children aged 0-5 and their families. We maintain a team-focused approach and use technology to support our service.
You will be supported by a Health Visiting manager and colleagues, as we believe in developing staff. We offer a robust induction and preceptorship programme, appraisal process, ongoing safeguarding, clinical and management supervision, and training to support career development.
We ask that you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to work in partnership with other teams and agencies, and a passion for working with children and families.
We have been awarded 'Outstanding' by the CQC and are fully Baby Friendly accredited. We share the organisation's vision, values and goals to deliver safe and effective services. Commitment to teamwork, flexibility and partnership working is essential, collaborating with Children's Centres to deliver the Healthy Child Programme underpinned by the Solihull Approach.
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