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Job summary

Main area
Health Visiting Bracknell
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
371-TAP-CFS658
Employer
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Health Visiting Bracknell , London House
Town
Bracknell
Salary
£40,617 - £48,778 per annum ( Incl of HCAS)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/02/2026 23:59

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Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner – Health Visitor

Band 6

Job overview

 

Are you an enthusiastic and dynamic qualified health visitor?

Are you looking for a new challenge within a forward thinking, vibrant team?

Then come and join our forward thinking, vibrant 0-19 team in Bracknell!

Whether you are an experienced health visitor or newly qualified, we will ensure you receive individualised and effective support from both your health visiting line manager and colleagues within your team.  

You will work within the Bracknell area to deliver core and targeted services to children aged 0-5 and their families. You will require excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work in partnership with other teams and agencies, along with great communication skills and a passion for working with children and families. 

A commitment to team working, flexibility and working with partners is essential, as 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 at one of the local Children’s Centreshowever, your role will require you to visit homes across the Bracknell locality footprint (mileage will be compensated). 

Main duties of the job

  • Develop and implement outcome focused care plans and evaluate care given, in partnership with clients. 

  • Provide support to families using the Solihull approach model in behaviour management, parenting skills and delivering programmes of care to vulnerable families. 

  • 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. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

  • Caring for and about you is our top priority
  • Committed to providing good quality, safe services
  • Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the 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

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role: 

  1. You must be a Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) active on the NMC register 

  1. You will be a non-medical prescriber 

  1. You will hold a valid UK driver's 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 don’t hesitate to call: Laura Woods on 07976 157378 or email: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.  

Please note that 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
  • Non-medical prescriber
  • S.L.I.C.E/ENB 998 or equivalent

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jamie Poole
Job title
Talent Acquisition Partner
Email address
[email protected]