Job summary
- Main area
- Health Visiting
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 040-NMR202-0525
- Employer
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Risca Health Centre
- Town
- Risca
- Salary
- £54,550 - £61,412 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Nurse Health Visiting
Band 8a
We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.
Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments needed. Please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01497 745805 option 3.
If you are successful at interview for this post, you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
Job overview
We are seeking to employ an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Nurse to join our Health Visiting Senior Leadership Team within Public Health Nursing. This post holder will be required to utilise their specialist knowledge and skills to promote strong, compassionate leadership and clinical governance to ensure the provision of quality services enabling all children to have the best start in life.
The role will support the Health Visiting Service in the modernisation and implementation of the Health Visiting Improvement and Sustainability Board recommendations.
The post holder will jointly ensure the effective integration of services across ABUHB ensure the delivery of the Early Years Healthy Child Wales Programme.
All applicants must meet the essential requirements and demonstrate application of practice with regards to the job description and person specification.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a full time Senior Nurse 8a position in the Health Visiting Service.
- The post holder will provide clinical leadership, direction and development of staff in Public Health to improve quality and shape services to meet Public Health Agenda and needs of individual communities in partnership with other agencies.
- The post holder will support the Divisional Nurse, Directorate Manager and Clinical Director and Lead Nurse (Health Visiting) in ensuring the highest standard of nursing care is provided, monitored and evaluated within Public Health Services.
- The post holder will support the directorate management team in the modernisation and redesign, development and delivery of Public Health Nursing – Health Visiting across Aneurin Bevan Health Board and respond to National Agenda.
- The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the safety and welfare of staff ensuring that they observe and implement Health and Safety Policies identifying and achieving training and developmental needs through the implementation of Health Board policies and procedures.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
- NMC SCPHN registration HV
- Substantial post registration experience including clinical leadership, team management and have a reputation for professional innovation and excellence.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of quality improvement skills
- Management qualification
- Teaching and assessing qualification
NMC SCPHN HV Registration
Essential criteria
- Achieve grade
Applicant requirements
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) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Raymond
- Job title
- Clinical lead for Public Health Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07890422682
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