Health Visitor - Bexley
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
The Bexley Health Visiting service is seeking enthusiastic and versatile Health Visitors to manage a caseload of families with children aged zero to 19 years. The role involves identifying needs, providing support, and offering early intervention packages, while adopting a 'Think Family' approach to safeguarding. Applicants will implement evidence-based care planning and support packages, contributing to the development of Public Health Nursing in Bexley. This community-based role requires working across various settings and continuously developing skills.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing or Midwifery Certificate/Diploma/Degree or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Qualified Nurse Prescriber
- Professional Registration
- NMC registration as Nurse or midwife and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (or currently completing SCPHN course)
- Experience in supervising / assessing students / holds a mentorship qualification
- Training
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / Professional updating of skills
- Evidence of further professional learning.
- Knowledge of current research pertaining to Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
- Current knowledge and understanding of reports/legislation affecting community nursing including current PHE directives.
- Teaching experience
- Leadership qualities
- Management skills
- Knowledge of the public health role of contemporary health visiting
- Experience of Safeguarding issues
- Evidence based practice
- Computer literate
- UK Driving Licence and with use of car for work purposes
- Experience in data analysis / assessing service performance in relation to KPIs
- Experience in completing audits
- Current community experience
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health/ social care.
- Team working / autonomous working
- Experience of working in multi- disciplinary teams.
- Robust working knowledge of Healthy Child Programme.
- Clinical supervisor experience
- Appraiser experience
- Management / leadership experience
- Registered Nursing or Midwifery Certificate/Diploma/Degree or equivalent
- Qualified Nurse Prescriber
- Professional Registration
- NMC registration as Nurse or midwife and Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (or currently completing SCPHN course)
- Experience in supervising / assessing students / holds a mentorship qualification
- Training
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development / Professional updating of skills
- Evidence of further professional learning.
- Knowledge of current research pertaining to Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
- Current knowledge and understanding of reports/legislation affecting community nursing including current PHE directives.
- Teaching experience
- Leadership qualities
- Management skills
- Knowledge of the public health role of contemporary health visiting
- Experience of Safeguarding issues
- Evidence based practice
- Computer literate
- UK Driving Licence and with use of car for work purposes
- Experience in data analysis / assessing service performance in relation to KPIs
- Experience in completing audits
- Current community experience
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries within health/ social care.
- Team working / autonomous working
- Experience of working in multi- disciplinary teams.
- Robust working knowledge of Healthy Child Programme.
- Clinical supervisor experience
- Appraiser experience
- Management / leadership experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £45,953 – £54,254 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Health Visitor vacancy in Bexley Borough - Band 6
£44,485 - £52,521 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Full time and Part time hours will be considered
The Bexley Health visiting service is looking for enthusiastic and versatile Health Visitors, who are keen to develop their leadership skills and shape the future of Public Health Nursing in Bexley. Bexley 0-19 is a caring and progressive service, which provides support to families with children aged zero to 19 years. Applicants would be responsible for managing a caseload of families, working to identify need, provide support and offer early intervention packages where needs are identified. Proven Health Visiting experience required
Applicants would be responsible for adopting a Think Family approach to safeguarding, with the aim of keeping children safe and well. Staff are expected to utilise their embedded skills and knowledge, as well as their clinical judgement, to implement evidence-based care planning and support packages to families.
Bexley is invested in the development of Health Visiting, and this is underpinned by our Public Health Nursing strategy and training programme for all roles within the PHN teams.
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