Job Description

Job Overview

Exciting opportunities have arisen in Leicester City to join our Healthy Together teams as a Public Health Nurse - Health Visitor.


We are seeking to employ the very best people to help us deliver the Healthy Child Programme and our ambitious vision.


If you are a highly motivated, dynamic, qualified Health Visitor then we'd love to hear from you.


Our teams are full of committed and skilled people who deliver the best possible care for children and their families. Healthy Together offers a range of services to meet the varying needs of our service users. You will need to be comfortable with change and flexible in your approach. Good IT skills will be essential.


You must have a current NMC registration in any branch of nursing and a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) Health Visitor registration. You will be able to demonstrate a warm, respectful, caring, and compassionate approach to delivering a flexible and responsive service for the specific and continually evolving health needs of our diverse population.

For further information please contact:

Lizzie Cain, Clinical Team Leader - 07799 478207 - elizabeth.cain4@nhs.net


Denise Roberts, Clinical Team Leader - 07825 115003 - denise.roberts18@nhs.net

Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

To deliver evidence-based healthcare, maintaining a high standard of professional practice. Lead and deliver the Healthy Child Programme, within a multi-agency team setting. Be responsible for the identification, assessment, and management of health care needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities within a defined caseload, and for the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care within a range of targeted groups. Provide delegated management responsibility to the Healthy Child Programme Practitioners and Healthy Child Programme Nurses. Mentor pre and post registration students, and new members of staff as required, and support induction programmes.

You must have a full driving license that allows you to drive in the UK and the use of a car for this role. LPT operate 2 car schemes Car Leasing and Car Salary sacrifice subject to meeting the acceptance criteria. If you already hold a lease car through another NHS employer you may be able to transfer the vehicle to LPT.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 18th November

Please note: We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient credible responses, so would encourage you to apply soon so as not to miss out on this great opportunity.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us


Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.


We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.


Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.


We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.


For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).


All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.


For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.


Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.