As part of your day-to-day duties, you could:

• give advice to new parents on feeding babies, hygiene, safety and sleeping
• support parents with their children’s development needs
• coordinate child immunisation programmes
• organise special clinics or drop-in centres
• support children with special needs
• advise on how to reduce the risk of accident and injury
• work closely with social services and other organisations to safeguard and protect children

You could work at a client's home, at a health centre or at a GP practice.

Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding and you'll travel often.

With experience, you could progress to team manager, community matron or a management role in another department of the NHS.

You could also go into nurse education and training.