Health Visitor - Children's Services

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The Role

If interested, please come along to our drop-in information session on the 13th May from 1500 to 1600 in Foxbar Clinic, Paisley and find out more about working in Renfrewshire.

As a Health Visitor within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, you will play a vital and highly valued role in supporting children and families from the antenatal period through to school entry. Working autonomously while embedded in supportive multidisciplinary teams, you will lead on assessing wellbeing, identifying need and delivering timely, evidencebased interventions. NHSGGC offers a scale, diversity and stability of service that enables you to develop professionally while making a real and lasting impact on local communities. This role provides meaningful, relationshipbased work where your expertise truly matters. You will be supported by strong clinical leadership, robust governance frameworks and a commitment to learning and development.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Northcroft Medical Centre
• Monday to Wednesday, 08:30 to 16:30
• Please note the salary is Pro Rata for part-time hours

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the named Health Visitor for a defined caseload, leading assessment, planning and review of children’s wellbeing
• Deliver the Universal Health Visiting Pathway using strengths based and evidence informed approaches
• Work in close partnership with families, colleagues and external agencies to develop and monitor child’s plans
• Identify, assess and manage safeguarding concerns including initiating and contributing to child protection processes
• Provide specialist advice, health promotion and early intervention across a range of complex family circumstances
• Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, information governance and professional accountability
• Contribute to service improvement, supervision, mentorship and multidisciplinary working

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Registered nurse or midwife with a degree level qualification and current NMC registration
• Postregistration qualification in Health Visiting or Public Health Nursing with Part 3 NMC registration
• Educated to Masters level or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge through experience and professional learning
• Experience of autonomous caseload management and delivery of child and family focused interventions
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding legislation, information sharing principles and public protection frameworks
• Proven ability to work confidently within multiagency environments, prioritising children’s safety and wellbeing
• Ongoing commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice

What We Offer

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For An Informal Discussion, Please Contact

Health Visitor Team Lead, Cheryl Martin, ***email_hidden***, View phone number on unitedkingdom.jobradars.com

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From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various” , we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community . We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

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