Closing date: 24 June 2026
Salary: Agenda for Change Band 6 - £31,967 to £38,943 per annum for 30 hours per week.
This role will be based in South Somerset.
Role Summary
The Health Visitor plays a pivotal leadership role in managing a local Public Health Nursing team and delivering high-quality, preventative health services to children, families, and the wider community. You'll be responsible for the effective coordination of staffing, oversight of clinical interventions, and the development of team members through supervision, appraisal, and ongoing professional development.
A key part of the role is undertaking community health needs assessments, prioritising workloads, and ensuring early intervention through evidence-based programmes. You will also lead on safeguarding practice, providing specialist advice to families and professionals, responding to actual or suspected abuse, and ensuring adherence to national and local guidelines.
This role also requires strong partnership working with health services, education, social care, and other agencies to deliver integrated support for children and families. You'll be responsible for planning, implementing, and reviewing individual care plans, delivering targeted health education, and promoting healthy lifestyles.
What You’ll Do - Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for ensuring the co-ordination and delivery of skilled, effective care to promote positive health.
- Provide professional and team leadership to manage a defined team delivering care to a geographical caseload/population.
- Work with vulnerable children and families in line with national and local policies relating to safeguarding children and provide specialist support and advice to children, families and schools.
- Work in partnership with other agencies, particularly health services, education and social care, to manage and co-ordinate programmes of intervention.