Posted March 6, 2025
Job title: Band 6- Health Visitor
Location: London
Based postcode : W9
Hours: Part time/ Full time / Ad-hoc
shift hours: 0900-1700 / Flexible
Rates via umbrella
Day £30.00
Saturday £32.00
Sunday £40.00
Job description:
Athona’s Nursing division is currently recruiting for Health Visitor agency nurses, with an opportunity based in London and surrounding areas. This is Community based shift worked for a NHS Trust. You will need to be a car driver and have access.
Responsibilities:
• Supporting parents during their transition to parenthood and in the weeks following the birth of their baby.
• Providing support and advice for the initiation and duration of breastfeeding, infant feeding and healthy eating for young children.
• Assessing children’s growth and development needs.
• Delivering health reviews to assess children’s growth and development needs, including the two-year health review and to be ready for school.
• Promoting the best start in speech, language and communication including identification of need and additional support to be ready to learn.
• Supporting maternal and infant mental health.
• Supporting healthy weight and healthy nutrition conversations to prevent childhood obesity through behaviour change techniques.
• Advising on minor illness, home safety, safer sleep and accident prevention.
To be considered for this post applicants will need:
Minimum of 6 months NHS experience within the last 2 years.
Full NMC registration
Enhanced DBS for Adult and Child
Why Athona:
Athona is one of the UKs leading on-framework healthcare recruitment agencies, with a reputation for building professional and personable relationships with our candidates and Trusts nationwide. After almost two decades in the business, we pride ourselves on taking great care and detail in every candidate that we place, and we believe that there is an art to being a good recruiter. This is what we call, ‘The Art of Recruitment.’
Negotiable excellent rates of pay, with weekly payroll
One point of contact and 24/7 out of hours support available
We’re CPD accredited
Industry-leading revalidation and appraisal support team
Benefit from our exclusive discount codes
Referral scheme – receive up to £200 for Nurses recommendation
If this job sounds of interest to you, get in touch by applying today to find out more.
Interested CV send to janeth.soluta@athona.com
contact 01277245901
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