ICAN Health Visitor/Community Nurse
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Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust ICAN Health Visitor/Community Nurse
The closing date is 22 November 2026
Job summary
The Integrated Children with Additional Needs (ICAN) service is looking to appoint an experienced, highly motivated, and enthusiastic Registered Health Visitor/ Registered Nurse with community nursing and band 6 experience, to join our nursing team. This is an exciting time to join ICAN as you will be involved in the development of the pre-school neurodiversity (ND) pathway.
We are offering an exciting permanent role for a Band 6 ICAN Community Health Visitor /Nurse (this role requires Health visiting, School Nursing or Paediatric Nursing experience with a SCPHN qualification) You will have a passion, interest and experience of working with children with additional needs, including those who are neurodivergent. This role requires the successful candidate to have a caring and compassionate approach.
You will have experience of caseload management including safeguarding and multi-disciplinary working. You should display excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills and the ability to motivate and support others through change.
You will work within our pre-school nursing offers supporting care delivery for children on our Pre-School ND, Complex Development, and Growth and Nutrition pathways. This includes triage, supporting families attending for assessments, delivering interventions and parent workshops. The position will require you to be based at the Reginald centre with cross city cover- you will be required to work Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include working with children and their families from triage through to supporting care delivery and nursing interventions.
You will manage your own caseload of children who require Nursing support, you will work within a multi-disciplinary team including Therapists and Paediatricians. Effective communication, awareness of safeguarding policies, when to escalate concerns and recognition of limitations is paramount to ensure safety of children.
The focus of this role is with the preschool ND, complex development and Growth and Nutrition pathways. This involves a combination of Triage, Nursing assessment, intervention contacts, attendance at MDT meetings and delivering training to parent workshops. You will be involved in delivering new and innovative parent/carer workshops in the areas of ND, sleep, eating and supporting emotional regulation.
The workshops involve in person and online training with a commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for children The work within all our pathways can involve home visits, clinic consultations and close involvement with the MDT team to support families.
You will further develop your leadership skills by supporting students and other Nurses and HCSW that work within the nursing team by providing supervision and encouraging the development of staff through appraisals and reviews. We have a structured induction, preceptorship programme and in house training programme to prepare you for working within ICAN
About us
Working for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Who are we?
Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council. We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.
Perks of the job
Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.
Right to Work
Please see the link below for information on Eligibility for Sponsorship from Leeds Community Healthcare Trust. This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.
Details
Date posted
29 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
VPDBA246BF
Job locations
Leeds Community Healthcare Trust
Leeds
LS7 3EX
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Leeds Community Healthcare Trust
Leeds
LS7 3EX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Leeds Community Healthcare Trust
Leeds
LS7 3EX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/join-our-team1/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Operational Lead
Sarah Brosnan
07949102373
Details
Date posted
29 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
VPDBA246BF
Job locations
Leeds Community Healthcare Trust
Leeds
LS7 3EX
United Kingdom
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