Health Visitor- Hastings and St. Leonards Hub
Company: East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary
Are you looking for a better way of working?

Who are we?

In East Sussex our highly innovative Early Help 0-19 Service puts health visiting at the very heart of support for families with children from 0-5yrs across the county. Now, we are looking for qualified health visitors who want to be part a dynamic, committed and integrated team of highly trained, early help professionals who effectively work together ensuring the needs of families are at the centre of everything we do.

We recognise that each family is unique and the service we deliver must accommodate families' changing needs. In order to deliver that level of service we operate a transparent culture where we encourage creative thinking and innovative practice.

Believing our workforce to be our greatest asset, we provide unparalleled levels of supervision and staff support with a strong focus on staff wellbeing.

• A programme of in-house clinical and professional development via conference style events, communities of practice and clinical update days
• Development opportunities via delivery of clinical supervision and champion roles
• Involvement in service development and quality improvement via working groups and audit

Main duties of the job
Who are you?

You are a fully qualified Health Visitor with a BSc SCPHN degree. You may have just completed your training.

Crucially, you will be able to address sensitive issues with families in a clear and supportive way.

You can maintain good interpersonal relationships with colleagues, partners and families.

You enjoy providing preventative and educational support for families, new staff and students according to their needs.

Your work contributes directly to the Public Health Agenda in addressing the 6 high impact areas.

You share our values, demonstrate compassion and a desire to contribute the improvement and development of the service.

You will be a reflective and emotionally intelligent practitioner who understands the true value of supervision and support and acts as a professional role model at all times.

You are keen to continue developing your knowledge of safeguarding children, recognising concerns and how to escalate them appropriately.

About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries, staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata

Band
Band 6

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time

Essential qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Midwife and hold active registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• HV qualification - Educated to degree level supplemented by diploma level specialist training or relevant equivalent training and experience
• Evidence of continued professional development to Masters or equivalent level of training and experience

Desirable qualifications

• Nurse prescriber or commitment to undertake training within 2 years of joining the Trust
• ENB 997/998, Learning through Mentorship module, or commitment to undertake within one year of joining the Trust
• Management or leadership qualification or training
• Quality improvement training and qualification
• Child protection qualification

Essential experience

• Experience of delivering all aspects of the Health Child programme
• Experience in nursing care, knowledge and expertise relevant to the clinical area within NHS or relevant health care organisation
• Experience in clinical speciality relevant to role to be able to demonstrate the required level of professional knowledge and skills at a specialist level
• Demonstrates ability to deliver appropriate HV service and lead innovative practice

Other essential requirements

• Professional and personal credibility
• Able to manage the physical and emotional demands of the role, including moving and handling of patients, able to concentrate to provide clinical care, calculation of drug dosages and communication of distressing or unwelcome information
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites
• Evidence that personal behaviour reflects Trust Values

Essential skills and knowledge

• Ability to provide full range of HV experience
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of child protection procedures
• Identify child abuse and risk assessments
• Ability to demonstrate the use of research based practice
• Ability to demonstrate up-to-date clinical expertise
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of current NHS legislation and policies, including the Children Act 1989
• Ability to identify own learning needs
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of primary health care team working
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidelines
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of management of people, resources and caseload
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Leadership skills and the ability to act as an appropriate role model
• Ability to promote the understanding of the public health role of the HV
• Ability to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work on own initiative, make decisions and prioritise
• Ability to organise workload, manage time effectively and delegate as appropriate
• Ability to relate theory to practice
• Ability to assess develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Ability to supervise and manage a team and work as an effective team member
• Ability to teach
• Experience of dealing with emotionally upsetting situations

Contact
Locality Manager, Lena King, lking9@nhs.net, 07767417779

Reference number
374-LBCG6726

Closing date
17 November 2026

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