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NELFT North East London Foundation Trust SCPHN Health Visitor
The closing date is 12 November 2026
Job summary
Job overview Thurrock has an exciting opportunity for Band 6 Health Visitors. If you are an experienced Health Visitor, or soon to be qualified Health Visitor, we would love to hear from you. We are looking to recruit motivated practitioners with initiative and drive who are keen to contribute to the further development of our service. We work in close collaboration with Family Hubs as well as other agencies to improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities for children, young people and their families in our borough. For newly qualified practitioners, we have a Preceptorship Programme in place to aid your development. We also offer a wide range of in-house and other training opportunities for continuous professional development through our learning and development department.
Main duties of the job
We provide monthly clinical supervision, mentorship and yearly appraisals to support you in your role and development. We are an inclusive organisation and are keen to celebrate the success and hard work provided by practitioners in improving the health outcomes for children we work with. Main duties of the job To provide key contacts as per the Healthy Child programme, identifying and assessing health needs. Working within the wider multidisciplinary team to provide appropriate support for families. To identify and assess children 0-5 with complex health needs, offering an enhanced integrated service within the multi agency team. To identify possible safeguarding concerns and escalate for support as required, working with other agencies across the borough. You will need to have the ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team. You need to have excellent communication skills and experience of working in partnership across organisational boundaries. You need to be willing to facilitate and support change in service delivery.
About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
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
Full-time
Reference number
GHC-3EL-002453
Job locations
Grays Health Centre
Grays
Essex
RM17 5BY
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, and ensure the 4, 5, 6 Service model is implemented in practice.
Ensure services are provided within the HCP model- Your Community, Universal, Targeted and Specialist Services This will incorporate building community capacity, and embedding this into caseload, team and locality management.
Responsible for the management of caseload allocation as per locality/team, and classify cases in line national stratify of Universal, Universal plus and Universal partnership plus.
Work in accordance to the Locality commissioned service specification, to ensure the 5 mandated reviews are completed within required timescales, services provided are evidence based practice and the 6 High impact areas are embedded within practice.
To improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people especially those from disadvantaged groups.
To Identify, prioritise, develop and implement programmes of care to meet individual and local needs, taking into account cultural diversity. This will be achieved through evidence based assessments, effective care planning and implementation of a range of support packages for individual families, targeting the most vulnerable families and groups utilising best available evidence .
Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,346 to a maximum of £2,270 p.a. pro rata for part time)
Working for Us Joining Healthy Family 0-19 Service NELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, and ensure the 4, 5, 6 Service model is implemented in practice.
Ensure services are provided within the HCP model- Your Community, Universal, Targeted and Specialist Services This will incorporate building community capacity, and embedding this into caseload, team and locality management.
Responsible for the management of caseload allocation as per locality/team, and classify cases in line national stratify of Universal, Universal plus and Universal partnership plus.
Work in accordance to the Locality commissioned service specification, to ensure the 5 mandated reviews are completed within required timescales, services provided are evidence based practice and the 6 High impact areas are embedded within practice.
To improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people especially those from disadvantaged groups.
To Identify, prioritise, develop and implement programmes of care to meet individual and local needs, taking into account cultural diversity. This will be achieved through evidence based assessments, effective care planning and implementation of a range of support packages for individual families, targeting the most vulnerable families and groups utilising best available evidence .
Starting with NELFT NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe (Basildon, Thurrock, Brentwood, Harlow and Dartford only) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,346 to a maximum of £2,270 p.a. pro rata for part time)
Working for Us Joining Healthy Family 0-19 Service NELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
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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
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Grays Health Centre
Grays
Essex
RM17 5BY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address
Grays Health Centre
Grays
Essex
RM17 5BY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Manager
Amanda Burgess
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
Full-time
Reference number
GHC-3EL-002453
Job locations
Grays Health Centre
Grays
Essex
RM17 5BY
United Kingdom
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