Health Visitor – Children and Families (West Dunbartonshire)

About the role

You will join the West Dunbartonshire Children and Families Team as an enthusiastic Health Visitor, working autonomously as a caseload manager to deliver a high‑quality, safe community health visiting service. This is a full‑time permanent position based at Vale of Leven Health and Care Centre, Monday‑Friday.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a caseload, overseeing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the Universal Health Visiting Pathway and additional care programmes.
• Apply in‑depth child protection knowledge and safeguarding expertise.
• Collaborate with partner agencies to support children and families.
• Practice independently, exercising professional judgement and decision‑making.
• Implement GIRFEC principles throughout care delivery.
• Deliver the national Universal Health Visiting Pathway to ensure consistent, high‑quality support for families.

Required profile

• Must hold a valid driver’s licence for community travel.
• Registered with the NMC as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/Health Visitor.
• Strong expertise in health visiting practice, child protection and the GIRFEC framework.
• Demonstrated proficiency, experience and autonomous clinical judgement.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development.

Required skills

What we offer

• Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme and bursary scheme.
• Minimum 27 days annual leave (increasing with service) plus public holidays.
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme with life‑insurance benefits.
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme and enhanced pay for public holidays.
• Extensive learning and development opportunities, including study bursaries and e‑learning.
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services.
• Confidential employee support, counselling and psychological therapies.