Health visitor
Health visitors work with families with a child aged 0 to 5 to identify health needs, promote healthy lifestyles and prevent illness.
Typical Salary
£37,000 – £53,000
per year
Working Hours
38–42
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
As a health visitor, you could:
- advise new parents on baby feeding, hygiene, safety and sleep
- support parents with their children's development needs
- coordinate child immunisation programmes
- organise clinics or drop in centres
- work with social services and other organisations to safeguard and protect children
Skills needed
- sensitivity and understanding
- active listening skills
- the ability to work well with others
- the ability to understand people’s reactions
- knowledge of psychology
- the ability to use your initiative
- to be flexible and open to change
- administration skills
- to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through an apprenticeship or by working toward this role.
Career progression
With experience you could:
- specialise in an area like working with teenage parents or people that need mental health support
- progress to team manager, community matron or a healthcare management role
- move into education, training or academic research