Children and Young People's Nurse

Lincolnshire pa.; East Lindsey; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage allowance

Pension scheme

NMC fees reimbursement

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council's Children and Young People's Nurse (CYPN) role covers East Lindsey, Lincoln and West Lindsey, Boston and South Holland with hybrid working. You will undertake holistic health assessments for CYP 0-19, work with families and partner agencies to develop tailored support plans, and coordinate interventions that help CYP engage in education and access services.

The post requires registered paediatric nurse with NMC, willingness to travel, safeguarding knowledge, and

Qualifications

• Registered paediatric nurse with NMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic health assessments for CYP 0-19.
• Develop support plans with families and partner agencies to meet health and developmental needs.
• Coordinate interventions to help CYP access education and engage with services.
• Lead Team Around the Family (TAF) when appropriate.
• Provide tier 1 continence support and signposting for nocturnal enuresis and toileting.
• Deliver health promotion messages both virtually and face to face.

Skills

Flexibility

Team player

Travel across county

Health promotion

Supporting learners

Organisational skills

Communication

Safeguarding

Clinical governance

Adaptability

Collaborative working

Education

Registered paediatric nurse (NMC)

Job description

Children and Young People's Nurse (CYPN)

Salary: £36,580 - £40,444 + benefits (pro-rata for part time roles)

Working Pattern: full-time and part-time vacancies.

Location: East Lindsey, Lincoln and West Lindsey and Boston and South Holland plus home working

Closing Date: 11/11/2026

Interviews: 04/12/2026 (Face to face)

We are seeking to recruit motivated practitioners with initiative and drive who are keen to contribute to the further development of our integrated Children's Health service. The Children's Health Service 0-19, alongside others support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme across Lincolnshire for Children, Young People and their families (aged 0-19 years) and up to the age of 25 years for Young People with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The CYPN are a small and supportive team who work across the county. They work to ensure children and young people (CYP) aged 5-19 years (25 SEND), and their families can access support on a range of topics with a strong focus on public health. The team supports children and young people (CYP) whose health and/or medical needs affect their access to education. They work collaboratively with colleagues across Lincolnshire County Council, including the Pupil Reintegration Team (PRT), Children's Services (Children's Centres, Early Help, Social Care, Family Hubs, Inclusion and Attendance), and Children's Health services such as Health Visiting Teams. They also liaise with external partners, including education providers and GPs, to promote inclusion, remove barriers to learning, improve outcomes, and reduce health inequalities for children, young people, and their families.

The role

A key aspect of the role is undertaking holistic health assessments for CYP to identify their health, wellbeing and developmental needs. Using professional judgement, you will work with CYP, families and partner agencies to develop appropriate support plans, provide advice and guidance, and coordinate interventions that help CYP achieve the best possible outcomes, including accessing and engaging in education. You will ensure support is tailored to the individual needs of each child and family. There is a strong emphasis on early support and prevention for CYP therefore the team complete Early Help Assessments to ensure that all the appropriate agencies are there to support a CYP and their families. This may also include starting a Team Around the Family (TAF) meeting and being lead professional. The team offers tier 1 continence support, advice, guidance and signposting for nocturnal enuresis and toileting. They also offer behaviour support. This support is also provided through online workshops. The team offer tier 1 (eLearning and online presentations) and tier 2 (Face to face) awareness sessions for Anaphylaxis, Asthma and Diabetes. We also offer a follow up service for underweight children identified on the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), including contacting the family for a discussion and a re-measurement. The work is hybrid, both at home and in LCC office buildings. We complete initial health assessments in clinic settings (Family Hubs and Children Centres) and/or by video or telephone calls. There is sometimes the need to undertake work in schools and patient homes. We have 5 vacancies- 4 full-time vacancies 37 hours East Lindsey and Lincoln and West Lindsey and Boston and South Holland1 part-time vacancies 22.5 hours Lincoln and West Lindsey, We can be flexible and consider other hours of working, including a compressed 9 day fortnight for full-time roles. To be considered for this post you will need to be a registered paediatric nurse (or a registered adult/mental health nurse with current paediatric experience) with a current NMC registration.

• A flexible "can do" attitude.
• To be able to work as both an individual and as a team player.
• To be willing to travel across the county as needed.
• Experience of delivery of health promotion messages virtually and face to face.
• Experience of supporting a learning environment, including supporting students
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• A good understanding of children's safeguarding.
• A good understanding of clinical governance and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards for community practice.
• To be able to work in a changing environment and have the skills to support others in that situation.
• To be committed to working collaboratively and in partnership with the rest of the Children’s Health team, early help and social care colleagues to improve outcomes for children and young people.

At Lincolnshire County Council, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. That's why we offer a rewarding package designed to support your work-life balance, health and wellbeing, financial security, and career growth. Working with us, you can enjoy generous annual leave, pension scheme, mileage allowance, exciting learning and development opportunities and recompense of NMC fees. Find out more about our offer to you in the attached brochure.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Fluency Duty In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Our values - collaborative, adaptable, eco-conscious, supportive, and responsible - guide everything we do. We're looking for candidates who share these values and bring them to life in their work, helping us build strong teams and make a real difference in the communities we serve.