Our Area Manager looks after all the localities within Stoke-on-Trent. We have one combined Health Visiting and School Nursing Hub and teams based across Stoke-on-Trent.
Team Leader: The team leader manages the day to day running of the team. The team leader is usually either a qualified Health Visitor or School Nurse.
Health Visitors: Your Health Visitor is a trained nurse or midwife, who has completed additional training in child development and public health nursing to become a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. Your Health Visitor looks after you and your family, from pregnancy through to when your child starts to school.
School Nurses: Your School Nurse is a trained nurse or midwife, who has also completed additional public health and child
development training to be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. Your School Nurse looks after you and your family, from the age of 5 through to 19 years.
0-19 Children and Young People and Families Practitioners: Our practitioners all hold a relevant child development qualification and are experienced in supporting children, young people and their families. They either work in clinic settings, out in the community or within the hub.
Clinical Support Workers (CSW): Our CSW's work under the direction of the Health Visitor. They have a varied role, often working within the Well Baby Clinics across the City.
Administrators: Our administrators provide office support to the teams and are your initial telephone contact within the locality hubs for appointments and general queries. They may signpost you to an appropriate health professional or service as required.
Other members of the service
Professional Lead for Universal Services: Our professional lead ensures the Health Visiting and School Nursing services are implementing the latest standards. The lead has responsibility for ensuring all policies and procedures are in place for the service.
Clinical Practice Educators (CPE’s): The Health Visiting and School Nursing CPE’s ensure all the clinical training needs of new and existing staff are met. You may meet them during home, school and clinic visits when they’re out and about supporting staff.
The Specialist Practice Team: The team comprise of a Infant Feeding Lead and Perinatal Mental Health Lead. The leads provide specialist support and advice to the wider team. They develop and deliver training in their specialism as well as shaping policies and procedures.
All the images in this section have been designed by the young family members of our team during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020.