Consultant Public Health Nurse

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A local NHS Trust is seeking a Public Health Nurse Consultant to lead initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes for children and families in Croydon. This permanent full-time position includes leadership responsibilities and the opportunity to collaborate with various health partners. The role offers a salary range of £82,906 to £94,632 per annum and is based at Croydon University Hospital.

Qualifications

• Significant experience at a senior level for clinical/operational management.
• Evidence of relevant and recent CPD.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality care and enable other practitioners to maintain professional expertise.
• Support and motivate others to continuously improve quality of care.
• Contribute to development of professional practice through evidence-based practice.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal & communication skills

Excellent report writing and presentation skills

IT literate

Negotiating skills and ability to resolve conflict

Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them

Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines

Ability to compile reports

Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information

Education

Registered Nurse

Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Leadership/management qualification

Evidence of completion of Masters (MA or MSc)

Job description

Job Summary

A unique and exciting opportunity for a 0 to 19 Public Health Nurse Consultant is available in Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. The role will be underpinned by four pillars thus providing expert clinical leadership, education, and research to improve the outcomes for babies, children, young people and their families living in Croydon.

This role involves collaborating with partner agencies across the system and with the Croydon Public Health Consultant to identify the population health needs and reduce health inequalities by developing staff, and contributing to service development and leading quality improvement initiatives.

The Consultant Public Health Nurse will demonstrate strong leadership and lead on strategic initiatives and lead and support Health Visitors, School Nurses to realise their full potential as autonomous practitioners understanding the health needs of the local population and individual families.

The post holder will work closely with the Deputy Director of Nursing and the 0 to 19 public health nursing senior management team to develop a service which is responsive to the needs of the children, young people and families of Croydon.

Main Duties of the Job

The Public Health Nurse Consultant role functions:

Expert practice function: Deliver high quality care, enable other practitioners to maintain professional expertise, and be able to exercise a high degree of personal autonomy within their role.

Professional leadership and consultancy function: Demonstrate leadership skills which will support and motivate others, in order to continuously improve the quality of care and standards of practice. They should be a source of expertise and knowledge for others.

Practice, service development, research and evaluation function: Contribute to the development of professional practice, through the promotion of evidence‐based practice and audit of standards of care. They should have a role in the research and evaluation of practice. The postholder will also manage and deliver specific programmes including the financial and staffing resources management for those programmes, leading change processes with clinical staff to improve quality and change established practices using developing/conflicting highly complex evidence basis to drive changes.

Education, training and development function: Contribute to the training and education of others, establishing formal links with education providers. They should contribute to the development of qualified staff in their specialist field.

About Us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity. Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital, is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon. Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. With the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.

Details

Date posted: 05 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 8c

Salary: £82,906 to £94,632 a year pro rata, per annum incl HCAS (Outer)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 199-N-7553895-RB-HM

Job locations:

Croydon university Hospital

London Road

London

CR7 7YE

Job Responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications – Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
• Leadership/management qualification or proven track record in professional leadership/management role
• Significant experience at a senior level for clinical/operational management
• Evidence of completion of Masters (MA or MSc) or on the pathway to completion
• Evidence of relevant and recent CPD

Knowledge and Understanding – Essential

• Ability to demonstrate significant experience in Public Health Nursing practice including responsibility for aspects of care management, managing a clinical area, leading elements of service provision, and supporting staff in the clinical environment
• Evidence of sustained implementation of change management projects
• Published material
• Experience of teaching HEI & clinically
• Excellent academic writing skills
• Evidence of innovative practice that involves research and audit
• Evidence of coordinating research projects

Experience – Essential

• Evidence of managing people
• Evidence of effective negotiating skills
• Evidence of multi‑agency working
• Demonstrable achievement in:
  • Changing clinical practice
  • Developing professional staff
  • Organisational change
  • Leadership
  • Teaching
  • Mentorship
  • Project management
• Able to demonstrate a broad but in‑depth knowledge of health policy in relation to public health nursing practice.

Skills – Essential

• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• IT literate.
• Ability to work across organisations.
• Negotiating skills and ability to resolve conflict.
• Ability to make decisions and be accountable for them.
• Able to demonstrate a broad but in‑depth knowledge of health policy in relation to public health nursing practice.
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Ability to compile reports.
• Ability to compile, analyse and disseminate complex information.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer Details

Employer name: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address: Croydon university Hospital

London Road

London

CR7 7YE

Employer's Website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)