NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Website:
nhsaaa.net
Job details:
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
You will join the West Dunbartonshire Children and Families Team as an enthusiastic and motivated Health Visitor, working as an autonomous practitioner and caseload manager to deliver a high‑quality, safe and effective community health visiting service.
Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:
Full-time, Permanent
Shift pattern - Monday - Friday
Base location - Vale of Leven Health and Care Centre
Key Responsibilities
- Caseload management — taking responsibility and accountability for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the Universal Health Visiting Pathway and any additional care programmes.
- Child protection — applying in‑depth knowledge and safeguarding expertise.
- Interagency collaboration — working closely with partner agencies to support children and families.
- Autonomous practice — functioning independently with professional judgement and decision‑making.
- GIRFEC Framework — applying GIRFEC principles throughout all aspects of care delivery.
- Universal Health Visiting Pathway — delivering the national pathway to ensure consistent, high‑quality support for families.
Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:
- A car driver is essential for community travel.
- Must be an NMC Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/Health Visitor.
- Requires strong expertise in health visiting practice, child protection, and the GIRFEC framework.
- Expected to demonstrate proficiency, experience and autonomous clinical judgement.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities are provided by West Dunbartonshire HSCP.
Hat 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
Caroline Hunter , Health Visiting team leader - Caroline.Hunter5@nhs.scot - 07814314509
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:
Information for candidates
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