DBS0780 Public Health Staff Nurse

North Tyneside; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Public Health Staff Nurse to join their innovative team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within the Children's Public Health Service, focusing on improving health outcomes for children and families. As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver essential services, provide support for families, and contribute to safeguarding efforts. With a commitment to professional development and a supportive environment, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in public health. Join us in promoting the health and well-being of the community.

Benefits

NHS or Local Government Pension Schemes

Generous annual leave allowance

Paid NMC fees

Agile working with technology support

Access to occupational health services

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted fitness centre membership

Benefits Plus Scheme for salary sacrifice

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Midwife with current NMC registration required.
• Relevant experience in child protection and health promotion is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme and support families in need.
• Establish effective communication with various agencies and individuals.

Skills

Child protection

Health promotion

Multi Agency working

IT and keyboard skills

Nursing experience

Education

Registered Nurse / Adult / Child / Mental Health

Current NMC registration

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

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Job Summary

North Tyneside Council are recruiting staff nurses/staff midwives to work within the Childrens Public Health Service (CPHS) in preparation to commencing Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) training from September 2025. The interview and selection process is in conjunction with Northumbria University. Would you like to be part of an innovative skill mix team of health visitors, school nurses, public health staff nurses and child development practitioners?

This is your chance to work with an outstanding group of safeguarding and health professionals. The service has close working relationships with the early help service, multiagency safeguarding hub (MASH), education, housing, primary care, midwifery services and sport and leisure, which ensures good outcomes for families and provides positive working relationships for staff.

The Signs of Safety model is embedded throughout the service and robust safeguarding supervision is provided to colleagues by Safeguarding Nurse Advisors. North Tyneside Childrens Social Care has been graded Outstanding by Ofsted in 2025. Colleagues are provided with support and supervision from a Nurse Manager throughout their probationary period and beyond and have access to an identified preceptor.

Main duties of the job

Are you a qualified staff nurse/staff midwife with knowledge of current issues relating to public health priorities and an understanding of the national drivers with regards to providing evidence-based interventions within the childrens public health service?

The post holder will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within the context of integrated prevention and early help locality teams. They will ensure that the universal offer is delivered to all children aged 0-19. Extra support and targeted interventions will be offered to those families where additional need is identified.

ChatHealth and ParentLine are additional services provided to residents, delivered by the Childrens Public health Service in North Tyneside.

Essential requirements of the post:

• Registered Nurse / Adult / Child / Learning Disability/ Mental Health or Registered Midwife
• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post

About Us

The Childrens Public Health Service offers opportunity for career progression and provides an atmosphere of continuous professional development with supervision and assessment of pre and post registration students.

Benefits include access to NHS or Local Government Pension Schemes, a generous annual leave allowance, which increases with service, plus bank holidays. Your annual NMC fees are paid for by the service and Professional Membership of iHV or SAPHNA. Agile working supported by smart phone/laptop and access to technology such as Microsoft Teams and SystmOne. Access to occupational health services including physiotherapy and counselling. Our Employee Assistance Programme which includes a telephone helpline and extensive online resources for support and advice. Discounted membership of fitness and wellbeing centres, including 5 gyms. The Benefits Plus Scheme enabling salary sacrifice for buying additional annual leave; childcare vouchers; car leasing; cycle to work scheme.

Date posted: 10 April 2025

Salary: £33,366 to £37,035 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: F0030-25-0004

Job locations: Cobalt Business Park, Silverlink North, North Tyneside, NE27 0BY

Job Description

The purpose of the job is to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families, and addressing inequalities through the delivery of the healthy child programme and working as part of a skill mixed team.

The staff nurse/staff midwife is a member of the 0-19 Childrens Public Health Service within an integrated locality team, working to the NMC code and within the policies and procedures for the legal and statutory requirements relating to clinical practice.

The post holder will take a role in providing support for an effective transition to parenthood and adulthood, improving the health and well-being of children, young people and their families.

The aim of the service is to promote and protect the health and well-being of children, young people and their families from the ante-natal period through to age 19 and address inequalities.

Fundamental to the aim of the service is universal access to the healthy child programme and early identification of additional and/or complex needs.

To provide a continuously improving service in line with the 0 - 19 Clinical Governance Framework and Public Health Service Plan.

Service delivery will be underpinned by the following principles:

• Intervene early with evidence based, family focussed services.
• Provide visible and proactive universal services.
• Early Help Assessments (EHA) will be used to promote early intervention and co-ordinate teams working around families.

The staff nurse/staff midwife will establish and maintain effective communication with various individuals, groups and agencies, and work closely with the health visitor/school nurse to ensure delivery of the healthy child programme.

The post holder will be accountable for their own work and delegation of work within the parameters of the service specification.

To adhere to standards of the organisation for record keeping using SystmOne and to prepare professional reports as required.

Achievement of service delivery targets and personal targets set in annual IPR.

To support on the delivery of healthy child programme in line with nationally recognised best practice and local standards.

An active contribution is made towards promoting the highest standards of health & safety.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential:

• Registered Nurse / Adult / Child / Mental Health or Registered Midwife
• Current NMC registration.
• Relevant and recent nursing experience.

Experience Essential:

• Child protection / Safeguarding Children / experience of national and local policies.
• Health promotion
• Multi Agency working
• IT and keyboard skills for the use of report writing information retrieval and access of evidence-based practice.
• Use of expert data systems for client care, audit, service planning and health profiling, e.g. SystmOne.

Knowledge Essential:

• Adhere to Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct and to national and local policies.
• Knowledge of current issues relating to public health priorities and addressing inequalities in outcomes.
• Understanding of adult/child safeguarding procedures.

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.

Employer details:

Employer name: North Tyneside Council

Address: Cobalt Business Park, Silverlink North, North Tyneside, NE27 0BY

Employer's website: https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/