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Job summary

Main area
Health Visiting
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
37.5 hours per week (full time/ part time)
Job ref
245-NAM6HV-08-25
Employer
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cricket's Lane Clinic
Town
Ashton under lyne
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
11/09/2025

Employer heading

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Health Visitor

Band 6

Job overview

Are you an experienced, newly qualified, or returning Health Visitor eager to make a real difference with the children, young people and families in Tameside?  

Our Healthy Child Programme 0-19 (25 SEND) Service for Health Visiting and School Nursing has a vision to improve health outcomes for our population and influence the wider determinants of health, through collaboration with the people of Tameside and Glossop and our health and care partners. We are currently progressing through an exciting service transformation in conjunction with all of our team.  

We work in neighbourhood models which align with these other services to best meet the needs for the community. Our staff teams are welcoming, friendly supportive and innovative, encompassing and valuing all our team members. Our visible Leadership team is positive in driving service improvement in a compassionate and collaborative way working with all teams to ensure we deliver high quality care in a supportive team environment.  

You will provide compassionate, community-based support to children, young people, and families in Tameside in Greater Manchester, helping them stay healthy and avoid unnecessary hospital visitsYou will be responsible for a caseload of children and deliver the Healthy Child Programme within a team. To ensure children receive the best start in life and school readiness is promoted. 

Main duties of the job

You will lead and manage the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, work with complex cases including safeguarding. Identifying at the earliest opportunity children with Special Educational Needs and Disability - signposting and supporting children, young people and families whilst being leaders in public health You will work in collaboration with our neighbourhoods,  communities, voluntary and statutory agencies. We deliver the Greater Manchester Early Years Delivery Model and are committed to improving our school readiness rates.  

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. 

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 1. Community Specialist Practitioner in Public Health Nursing – Health Visitor (at Honours Degree, Diploma or masters Level)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Working with people within clinic/home and community settings

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and expertise of the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and surrounding public health priorities

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Community development experience in public health

Experience

Desirable criteria
  • Initiating and managing change

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerFoster FriendlyStep into healthNorth West BAMEArmed Forces CovenantAccredited Menopause Friendly EmployerNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Pastoral Care Quality AwardSafe Learning Environment Charter

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.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Celia Dronsfield
Job title
0-19 (25 SEND) Healthy Child Programme Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07825055204
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