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    To become a health visitor, one must first complete a nursing or midwifery degree which requires a minimum of five GCSEs at grade C or above plus two or three A-levels. Health visitors are registered nurses or midwives who have taken an approved health visiting program. The starting salary for a health visitor in the NHS is £26,041 and they typically work a 37.5 hour standard week.

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    To become a health visitor, one must first complete a nursing or midwifery degree which requires a minimum of five GCSEs at grade C or above plus two or three A-levels. Health visitors are registered nurses or midwives who have taken an approved health visiting program. The starting salary for a health visitor in the NHS is £26,041 and they typically work a 37.5 hour standard week.

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    Entry requirements

    HEALTH
    VISITOR

    To become a registered nurse or midwife,


    youll need to study for a nursing or
    midwifery degree. Youll typically need a
    minimum of five GCSEs at grade C or above
    (usually in English and science) plus two or
    three A-levels or equivalent qualifications at
    level 3 [2]

    STARTING PAY

    26,041

    Training

    AFTER TRAINING

    Starting salary for a health visitor in the NHS is Agenda for Change band
    6 26,041 outside London [1]

    817

    Health Education England plans to commission 817 health


    visiting training places in 2016/17 [4]

    71

    Health visitors are registered nurses or


    midwives, who have taken an approved
    programme in Specialist Community Public
    Health Nursing or Health Visiting [3]

    1 in 4 health visitors in the NHS


    are under 40 [6]

    Current health visitor vacancies in the NHS [5]

    Skills and qualities needed


    Standard working week in the NHS is

    37.5 hours

    [1]

    What they say

    There are 13,190 qualified health


    visitors in the NHS [6]

    Lots of people dread going to work but


    I can honestly say that I love my job.
    Richard Montague, health visitor [7]

    You need to be able to work independently for most


    of your time, although youll work as part of a team
    of other healthcare staff. Being highly organised,
    flexible and able to prioritise effectively is vital [8]

    Facts and figures taken from; [1] www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/AfC [2] www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/i-am/considering-or-university/studying-nursing [3] www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/health-visitor/entry-requirements-health-visitor [4] hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/HEE%20commissioning%20and%20investment%20plan.pdf [5] www.jobs.nhs.uk (02/02/2016)
    [6] www.hscic.gov.uk/catalogue/PUB16973/nhs-staf-2011-2014-over-hee-hc-tab.xls [7] www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/public-health/health-visitor/real-life-story-richard-montague [8] www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/public-health/health-visitor/skills-and-interests-health-visitor

    www.healthcareers.nhs.uk
    advice@healthcareers.nhs.uk

    0345 60 60 655

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