Health Visitors are qualified nurses from a variety of nursing backgrounds such as paediatric nursing, adult nursing, midwifery, mental health nursing. They are trained to become Specialist Community Public Health Nurses. Health Visitors work in a team which consists of school nurses, community nursery nurses, clinical support workers and administrators.
Working together to safeguard children is an essential aspect of health visiting. This entails working together with school nurses, children centres, the child development team parent perinatal infant mental health service, Childrens Adult Mental Health Services (CAMHS), schools and other allied professionals.
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