Health Visitor; Nursing & Midwifery

Health Visitor

Band 7 - £50,861- £59,159 per annum

Plus Distant Islands Allowance £1,406 per annum

37 hours

Permanent post

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Are you interested in working and living in Uist and Barra, a unique area of natural beauty with clean air, no traffic jams and the opportunity to explore a variety of outdoor leisure activities, cultural activities, as well as a wealth of traditional craft and music related pursuits, with travel connections to the mainland via air and ferry.

• Provide an accessible, high quality, culturally sensitive and effective Health Visiting service in the community, by working in partnership with service users, care providers and other partner agencies.
• Have overall responsibility and be accountable for managing a caseload.
• Possess good problem solving skills, an ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Duty of care to respond to, report and elevate Child Protection concerns with minimal delay to safeguard children and families.
• Record keeping, data collection, updating child health records with your assessment and plan for the child.
• Attend and/or chair child wellbeing meetings, child protection meetings submitting reports prior to attendance.

• Must be a NMC Registrant.
• Must have a recognised post‑graduate academic qualification as a Health Visitor.
• Must have a proven track record of continuous professional development and innovative practice.
• Must be able and willing to travel throughout the area to deliver services to children and families in their own home.
• Must be a car owner and in possession of a full UK driving licence.
• Applicants must register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme).

This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

For further information on the post, please contact Anna Mac Donald, Team Lead on  or email anna.macdonald3t.

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: , along with a job description.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba , còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

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CLOSING DATE: 21/01/2026