Development Staff Nurse

Closing date: 05 August 2026

Job summary
Are you interested in pursuing a career in the community as a Health Visitor, working with children and families to improve their health and well-being? Are you ambitious, enthusiastic, energetic and keen to develop the required skills and knowledge to support you in gaining access to the Specialist Practitioner training programme?

The successful candidates will work within the Bracknell locality health visiting team but will need to be flexible around working from different sites as they support children aged 0-5, their families and Health Visiting colleagues. They will support the implementation of the Healthy Child Programme underpinned by the Solihull Approach model of working.

The ideal candidates for these roles will demonstrate an interest and passion for health visiting. They will need to be a good team player with good communication and interpersonal skills and with the ability to work effectively with service users and a range of other agencies and professionals.

The competency-based framework and learning opportunities will support your access to the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Programme (SCPHN/HV). This post will also be supported by the locality managers, colleagues, a named supervisor and Community Practice Teacher (CPT) as well as the Professional Development Lead to ensure that all learning outcomes and competencies are completed prior to commencement onto the SCPHN course.

Main duties of the job
No day is the same however below are some of the duties you will be performing:

• To provide support to families within a variety of community settings under the direction of the Health Visitor, taking into account the diverse social, health and wellbeing needs of the community.
• To plan and deliver health enhancing activities for children and their families to include working in groups, child health clinics, developmental review clinics, and on an individual basis.
• To provide support to families using the Solihull approach model in behaviour management, parenting skills and delivering programmes of care to vulnerable families as identified by the health visitor.
• To support breastfeeding and parent infant relationships applying the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards.
• To liaise with other agencies and services to provide integrated and cohesive support for children and their families, under the direction of the health visitor.
• Work with the HV team to achieve the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) especially focussing on the antenatal and the 6-8 week postnatal contacts.

About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + 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
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Date posted: 30 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: 5
Salary: £33,677 to £40,996 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 2 years
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 371-CFS803-A
Job locations: Health Visiting Bracknell - Skimped Hill Health Centre, Skimped Hill Lane, Market Square, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1LH

Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:

• You must be a Registered Nurse active on the NMC register
• Committed to professional development
• Ability to carry / manoeuvre light to moderate loads
• You will hold a valid UK drivers license with access to a vehicle

If you recognise yourself in these requirements, we recommend you apply today!

We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Laura Ager on View phone number on meeveem.com or View email address on meeveem.com who will be delighted to help.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse or midwife

Desirable

• Educated to degree level
• Mentoring qualification or equivalent.

Knowledge and Expertise
Essential

• Demonstrates an understanding of the Health Visiting service
• Competent to use a range of IT systems and databases
• Demonstrates an interest in public health and health education
• Documented evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Willingness to undertake further training and development

Experience
Desirable

• Paediatric experience
• Community Nursing experience
• Child Protection knowledge
• Leadership qualities
• Evidence of proactive and innovative/reflective practitioner

Analytical and judgmental skills
Essential

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable

• Broad knowledge of the audit process
• Ability to research/present relevant topics

Personal skills
Essential

• Evidence of effective team working
• Willingness to teach students and colleagues
• Ability to work without direct supervision
• Ability to work flexibly in order to respond to service needs
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Ability to form strong professional working relationships
• Car Driver who holds full driving licence with access to a vehicle.
• Ability and willingness to travel across the BHFT footprint of HV services.
• The post requires a degree of agility and the ability to carry/manoeuvre light to moderate loads

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).