Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner

Are you a SCPHN qualified Health visitor looking for a new challenge? Would you thrive working within an enthusiastic, forward‑thinking team? Here in Wokingham we are a lovely team with a real sense of team spirit and we are looking for someone who shares our values to join our 0‑19 service.

• Develop and implement outcome‑focused care plans and evaluate care given in partnership with clients, in accordance with the Healthy Child Programme.
• Provide support to families using the Solihull approach model in behaviour management, parenting skills and delivering programmes of care to vulnerable families.
• Conduct new birth visits, targeted interventions and safeguarding work in collaboration with partners, supporting parents with infant feeding.
• Attend strategy and multi‑professional meetings.
• Develop and facilitate Health Visiting drop‑in clinics, health promotion activities and groups.

• Registered Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) with an active NMC register.
• Non‑medical prescriber or willingness to undertake prescriber training (fully supported).
• Valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.
• Experience in managing cases where a child has a protection plan.
• High standard of clinical work, basic IT skills and willingness to undertake further training.
• Knowledge of current policies and key drivers to improve child health outcomes.
• Excellent presentation, communication, leadership and time‑management skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team, culturally aware, reflective, innovative and able to delegate appropriately.
• Flexibility to respond to service needs and willingness to travel homes across Berkshire.

• Flexible working options to support work‑life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service plus the 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, and discounts at hundreds of retailers and restaurants.
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, environment and armed forces communities to support equality.
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.