Health Visitor AA

About the role

As a Health Visitor in NHS Fife, you will deliver a person‑centred approach to help children and families achieve their full potential, prioritising child safety and improving health and wellbeing outcomes across Fife. You will undertake assessments of wellbeing, health and development for children from pre‑birth to pre‑school age as part of the Scottish Government Universal Health Visiting Pathway, working within a dynamic, innovative team committed to providing an equitable health visiting service to all children and families in the region.

Responsibilities

• Provide an accessible, high‑quality, culturally sensitive and effective Health Visiting Service to children and families in NHS Fife.
• Work in partnership with Social Work teams, Education, health services, other partner agencies and voluntary services.
• Function as both a team member and an autonomous practitioner, using clinical judgement and decision‑making skills daily to maintain the safety, health and wellbeing of children and families.
• Organise your own diary and manage your caseload to ensure workload is completed in a timely manner.
• Respond to, report and escalate Child Protection concerns with minimal delay to safeguard children and families.
• Keep records, collect data and update child health records with your assessment and plan for each child.
• Attend and/or chair child wellbeing meetings, child protection meetings and children’s hearings, advocating for the child and submitting reports prior to attendance.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Embrace skill‑mix team working, delegating work appropriately while retaining overall responsibility for the caseload.
• Remain passionate and committed to working with children and families facing complex health and social issues.
• Attend Child Protection Supervision sessions regularly and access caseload supervision with your Team Leader.

Requirements

• Be a current NMC Registrant.
• Hold a recognised post‑graduate academic qualification as a Health Visitor (e.g., a Post Graduate Diploma in Person Centred Practice or equivalent).
• Demonstrate a proven track record of continuous professional development and innovative practice.
• Have the ability and willingness to travel throughout the Fife area to deliver services in children’s and families’ homes.
• Be eligible to work in the United Kingdom (right to work) and, prior to appointment, become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.

Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively both as part of a team and autonomously.
• Strong clinical judgement and decision‑making abilities.
• Competent caseload management and diary organisation.
• Accurate record keeping, data collection and updating of child health records.
• Advocacy skills for chairing or attending wellbeing, protection and hearings meetings.
• Capacity to delegate tasks within a skill‑mix team while maintaining overall caseload responsibility.
• Passion for supporting children and families with complex health and social needs.