Health Visitor

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The closing date is 01 October 2026

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and motivated Health Visitor to work within the South Derbyshire and Derbyshire Dales locality.

The South Derbyshire and Derbyshire Dales 0-19 Team have been awarded Gold accreditation for their work with Families and Communities.

DCHS is a forward-thinking, supportive Trust, who are a UNICEF Baby-Friendly accredited organisation and achieved Outstanding CQC status in 2019. Working in this community you will find that there are lots of opportunities for developing public health work with communities and partner agencies, as well as delivering the core contacts within the Healthy Child Programme.

The right candidate will hold the SCPHN qualification in Health Visiting and the V100/V150 and be an innovative and dynamic team player who is looking for a new challenge.

The base for this post is in Repton, this location and requires travelling across the locality, therefore own transport is essential. Training days and meetings are sometimes in other parts of Derbyshire.

• To provide Health Visiting services to families in the community team caseload by delivering the Healthy Child Programme.
• To manage a defined active caseload and take responsibility for Safeguarding Children issues within that caseload.
• To have continuing responsibility for the assessment of individuals needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.
• To prescribe according to assessed individual need from the Nurse Prescribing Formulary.
• To manage a team of Health Visiting support staff.

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBTI+ network, BAME Network, Christian Network, Veterans network and Long-term Conditions network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

• To manage and take continuing responsibility for a defined caseload/geographical area and be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and setting of defined standards of care which are evidence based and meet Trust Policies and Procedures to ensure quality of care for patients.
• Identify, assess and determine client need and where appropriate prescribe from within the nurse prescribing formulary in accordance with evidence, practice-based, patient medical history and Trust Policies and Procedures.

• RN or RM (NMC registered)
• SCPHN Qualification - Degree, Diploma or Cert
• Nurse Prescribing
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Post registration study

• Evidence-based practice initiatives
• Public health activities
• Experience of mentoring students in practice

• Clinical Leadership
• IT Skills
• Immunisation and vaccination

• Flexible/Adaptable to change
• Able to work to deadlines
• Good team player

• Able to travel

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.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT