Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visiting Wokingham
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-TAP-CFS688
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Health Visiting Wokingham
- Town
- Wokingham
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 per annum (incl of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner – Health Visitor
Band 6
Job overview
Are you a newly qualified SCPHN health visitor or someone with slightly more experience looking for a new challenge?
Would you thrive working within an enthusiastic, forward thinking team?
Here in Wokingham we are a lovely team with a real sense of team spirit and we are looking for someone who shares our values to join our 0-19 service.
Whatever your experience we will ensure you receive individualised and effective support from both your health visiting line manager and colleagues within your team. If you have not done your prescribing course is is something we can support with.
You will work within the Bracknell area to deliver core and targeted services to children aged 0-5 and their families.
For this role you will require excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a passion for working with children and families.
Team working, flexibility and the ability to work in partnership with other teams and agencies is essential. You will collaborate with Children’s Centre’s in the implementation of the Healthy Child programme underpinned by the Solihull Approach model of working.
If successful, your base will be Wokingham Community Hospital ; however, your role will require you to visit homes across Berkshire (mileage will be compensated).
Main duties of the job
Some of the general responsibilities include.
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Develop and implement outcome focused care plans and evaluate care given, in partnership with clients in accordance with the Healthy Child Programme.
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Provide support to families using the Solihull approach model in behaviour management, parenting skills and delivering programmes of care to vulnerable families.
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New birth visits, targeted and safeguarding work in in collaboration with our partners, supporting parents with infant feeding, attendance at strategy and multi-professional meetings.
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Develop and facilitate Health Visiting drop-in clinics, health promotion activities and groups.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
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You must be a Registered Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) active on the NMC register
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You will be a Non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake this training which will be fully supported.
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You will hold a valid UK driving license with access to a vehicle.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please contact Lisa Buxton, on 07900490845 or via email [email protected] or Kerrie Tipper on 07717653854 or via email [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) active on the NMC register
- S.L.I.C.E/ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Non-medical prescriber
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continual professional development
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in management of cases where a child has a protection plan
Desirable criteria
- Teaching experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- High standard of clinical work
- Basic IT skills/prepared to undertake training
- Knowledge of current policies and key drivers to improve the health outcomes of children
- Presentation skills
- Good communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Time management
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Cultural awareness
- Reflective and innovative practitioner
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to delegate appropriately
- Ability to be flexible and respond to service need
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Car Driver who holds full driving licence
- The post requires a degree of agility and the ability to carry/manoeuvre light to moderate loads
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jamie Poole
- Job title
- Talent Acquisition Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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