Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor (HV)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor (HV) within the integrated 0 to 19 Torbay Partnership, specifically within the Plus Team providing enhanced services for children and families subject to Safeguarding Plans. The post holder will deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to families in Torbay, working autonomously and collaboratively to provide a family-centred public health service. This involves taking responsibility for a defined population in partnership with multi-disciplinary and inter-agency teams, ensuring pathways are followed to support children, young people, families, and carers.
Essential criteria
- Active registration on Part 1 of the NMC register
- Evidence of recent continued professional development
- Mentor qualification recorded on the Trust data base
Desirable criteria
- Educated at degree level
- V100/150 nurse prescriber qualification
- International Computer Driving Licence
- Solihull Foundation course
- Knowledge and experience
- Ability to manage conflict
- Knowledge of 0 to 19 Torbay contract and Key Performance Indicators
- Knowledge of Policies and Key Documents to improve health outcomes for children & young people
- Ability to work as part of a team
- The ability to manage constant change
- Ability to be reflective on situations and show learning
- Demonstrate the ability to remain focused on service delivery whilst dealing with an unpredictable, diverse and challenging workload
- Demonstrate research skills in current role
- Coaching skills
- Change management skills
- Project management skills
- Knowledge of 0 to 19 Torbay commissioning arrangements.
- Specific skills
- Excellent presentation skills with an ability to communicate highly complex information
- IT literacy skills and ability to use Electronic record keeping systems
- First line management skills
- Time management skills
- Demonstrate problem solving skills
- Qualifications and training
- Active registration on Part 1 of the NMC register
- Evidence of recent continued professional development
- Mentor qualification recorded on the Trust data base
- Educated at degree level
- V100/150 nurse prescriber qualification
- International Computer Driving Licence
- Solihull Foundation course
- Knowledge and experience
- Ability to manage conflict
- Knowledge of 0 to 19 Torbay contract and Key Performance Indicators
- Knowledge of Policies and Key Documents to improve health outcomes for children & young people
- Ability to work as part of a team
- The ability to manage constant change
- Ability to be reflective on situations and show learning
- Demonstrate the ability to remain focused on service delivery whilst dealing with an unpredictable, diverse and challenging workload
- Demonstrate research skills in current role
- Coaching skills
- Change management skills
- Project management skills
- Knowledge of 0 to 19 Torbay commissioning arrangements.
- Specific skills
- Excellent presentation skills with an ability to communicate highly complex information
- IT literacy skills and ability to use Electronic record keeping systems
- First line management skills
- Time management skills
- Demonstrate problem solving 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.
Posted 2d ago · Closes in 13d
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Job summary
This is a role within our Plus Team which provides an enhanced service to all children and families subject to Safeguarding Plans.
You will be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Health Visitor (HV) within the integrated 0 to 19 Torbay Partnership and provide the expertise, knowledge and resources to deliver the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to families living within Torbay.
Working with the 0 to 19 Torbay workforce to ensure pathways are followed in supporting children, young people, families and carers. The SCPHN-HV works autonomously and collaboratively to deliver a family centred public health service, taking responsibility for a defined population in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary and inter-agency teams.
Please note that the post holder will be working from a defined base.
If you require any further information with regard to our enhanced model of working, please contact us.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be flexible when providing care to meet the needs of clients
- Promote and lead on providing a strength asset-based approach to services delivered
- To value differences and individuality, showing respect to all when working with children, young people and their families and carers
- Develop effective client centred decision-making processes
- Diversity aware where there are barriers to understand
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