At a Glance
- Tasks: Empower families to improve health and wellbeing through expert advice and support.
- Company: Join Sirona care & health, a dedicated NHS organisation making a difference.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, NHS benefits, 27+ days leave, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Access to training opportunities and a supportive preceptorship programme.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on children's lives and advocate for families in need.
- Qualifications: Must have NMC registration and SCPHN qualification.
The predicted salary is between 39959 - 48117 £ per year.
Public Health Nursing – Grade Band 6, Contract Permanent. Hours: 37.5 hours per week (part‑time hours can be considered). Work options: Full time, Part time, Flexible working. Location: Various across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
Employer: Sirona care & health CIC – NHS Site. Salary: £39,959 – £48,117 pro rata for less than full time, yearly. Benefits: Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days annual leave, participation in the NHS Pension Scheme.
We have exciting permanent opportunities for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses to join our Health Visiting service working with children, families, and communities across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Through your work with families, you will empower them to make decisions that positively impact on their health and wellbeing to improve child outcomes, strengthen partnership working with other agencies and challenge the wider determinants of health and health inequalities, including advocating for families who find services difficult to access.
Our Health Visiting teams work with families in a variety of settings including the family’s home, local Children Centre’s and community venues, therefore you must have access to a car for travel to visit several locations across a wide geographical area, be organised and able to prioritise and manage your time. In return, we offer a 6‑month preceptorship programme for all new staff, regular clinical supervision, ongoing safeguarding support, and access to a wide variety of training opportunities.
Main Duties of the Job
- As a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) you will provide expert advice, support, and interventions to families with children in the first years of life and help to empower parents to make decisions that positively affect their family’s future health and wellbeing.
- Delivery of the full-service offer of mandated contacts underpinned by the Healthy Child Programme.
- Work collaboratively with other agencies to promote health and well‑being and improve early identification of need and risks to improve child outcomes.
- Empower individuals, families, and communities to influence and access services and information, acting as an advocate, particularly for families who find services difficult to access.
- Contribute to safeguarding of children in collaboration with partners using national and local policies to guide professional decision making and action.
Person Specification
- Qualifications: NMC registration, SCPHN qualification.
- Experience: Experience of working in collaboration with other health care and service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for local families and communities.
- Understanding of the roles and contributions of members of the health visiting team at primary health care team and community level.
- Demonstrated experience of working in partnership with parents using a solution‑focussed approach and appropriate assessment skills and tools that clearly demonstrate child and family strengths and support needs focused on the six high‑impact areas.
- Understanding of the implications of cultural difference on appropriate, accessible and sensitive service delivery.
- Group facilitation skills – either with parents, students or colleagues.
Additional Information
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) and the Order 2020. Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required. Sirona care & health currently recruits overseas nursing and therapy staff through an NHS Trust Supplier and adheres to the NHSE Code of Practice in relation to applicants from Red List countries. Therefore, we are unable to accept direct applications from candidates who are not already based in the UK.
Closing date: 03/07/2026 23:59.
Health Visitor (SCPHN Qualified) in Bristol employer: Sirona-Care-
Sirona care & health CIC is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee well-being and professional development. With flexible working options and a comprehensive benefits package including NHS pension schemes and generous annual leave, staff are empowered to thrive in their roles while making a meaningful impact on the health of families and communities across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
