Salary guide
Health Visitor
- Average salary
- £28,000 – £45,000
- Working hours
- 37.5 hours/week
HealthcareCommunity
- Health visitors support over 700,000 UK families annually
Other names this job is known by
- Community Nurse
- Family Health Visitor
Key responsibilities
- Support families with young children
- Conduct home visits and health assessments
- Advise on child development and parenting
- Monitor growth and wellbeing
Skills and qualifications required
- Nursing or midwifery degree
- Health visitor training (specialist community public health nursing)
- NMC registration
- Experience in community roles
Promotional job opportunities from this role
- Senior Visitor
- Team Leader
- Service Manager
- Policy Advisor
How to get the job
- Complete a nursing or midwifery degree
- Undertake health visitor training
- Register with the NMC
- Gain experience in community roles
- Progress to senior or specialist positions
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