HCP 0-19 Public Health Practitioner | Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Tr; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Cambridge is looking for a Public Health Practitioner to join their team. This role involves delivering health services to children and families as part of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme. Candidates must have current NMC registration and experience in nursing or midwifery. This full-time position requires strong communication skills and the ability to manage caseloads effectively.

Benefits

Opportunities for further academic qualifications

Supportive team environment

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience as a Registered Nurse or Midwife is essential.
• Ability to manage caseloads effectively.
• Participation in safeguarding processes is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver services as part of the 0-19 years Healthy Child Programme.
• Work with locality specialists to deliver planned care.
• Lead child health clinics and maintain strict confidentiality.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to work with children and families

Strong links with multi-agency providers

Ability to empower families

Education

Current NMC registration

Relevant nursing qualifications

Job description

Have you ever thought about a career in Health Visiting? Are you highly motivated and keen to develop your skills working with children and families in the community? If so, this is an exciting time to be considering a career as a Public Health Practitioner within the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme.

Cambridgeshire Community Services are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity for a fully qualified and experienced Registered Nurse or Midwife to join our team in the delivery of the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and we would love to hear from you.

We have full-time vacancies in either the Cambridge City or Cambourne.

Please note that the role requires a current NMC registration and relevant experience.

Why not click on the link to the Job Description and find out more. We look forward to receiving your application!

Please be advised that this vacancy is scheduled to close on 3rd November 2025. Applicants successful at shortlisting will receive an invitation to interview by 5th November 2025 to attend the interview on 13th November 2025

If we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 27-10-2025.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• With the support of appropriate training and competency assessment, to deliver services as part of the 0-19 years Healthy Child Programme
• Work as part of the 0-19 pathway to deliver planned programmes of care under the direction of the Locality Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN). This will involve onward referrals as required
• To manage own caseload for the identified children and young people
• Deliver the role in a variety of settings e.g., schools, clinics, client homes, community venues
• To deliver Universal New Birth contacts, 6-week checks, 1- and 2-year reviews, transfer in contacts, school health assessments as required when competency has been demonstrated. This may include contact with some vulnerable families under the direction and supervision of a SCPHN qualified practitioner
• Actively participate in the delivery of a service for identified health priorities in accordance with referral criteria
• Attend events that enable the service to be promoted as required/appropriate
• Review records of children moving in/out of the area according to agreed guidelines/protocols
• Assist in the delivery of Public Health group activities as identified through needs assessment/ trend of referrals e.g., themed drop in’s, health days
• Report back any concerns to the HCP 0-19 Team Leader or Locality SCPHN
• Adhere to the local Safeguarding Children’s Board and safeguarding adult guidelines and procedures and attend relevant training
• Participate in Safeguarding, Team around the Child/Family, Child in Need, Child Protection and Family Support Processes for vulnerable children and young people. This may include attendance at conference and report writing when assessed to be competent and under the direction of a SCPHN
• Act as a practice supervisor or practice assessor to student nurses following approved training
• To support Children Families and Young People to ensure that their voices are heard and taken into account within service development
• To assist the Duty Clinician in the delivery of Text Us and Duty Desk with the smooth administration of incoming clinical correspondence and allocation of referrals on a rotational basis and to support with the Service’s digital offer
• To lead child health clinics

Communication

• To develop strong links with the locality multi‑agency providers
• To explore and identify resources that families can be signposted to. To identify risk factors and empower families to lead interventions
• To identify a range of appropriate resources including online resources that can be accessed by Children, young people and their families to support health literacy and empower them to take responsibility for their own health needs as able
• To support the development of new digital technologies and identify innovative ways to promote them in order to support the families, children and young people accessing our service
• To communicate effectively with children, young people, parents and carers and other professionals in complex situations. Communication skills of engagement, negotiation, motivation and explanation will be key to this role
• Provide advice and signpost school staff to online resources that support high quality PSHE and health literacy
• Develop relationships with key partners from statutory and voluntary sector agencies who also support children, families and young people
• Contribute information and participate as necessary with referrals to other agencies to include EHA referrals and children’s social care referrals with the supervision of a SCPHN qualified practitioner

Clinical and Practice Governance

• It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with NMC and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration
• Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act
• Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies
• The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
• The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
• Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by CCS
• The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as required
• Provide patients and their families/carers with information on standards they should expect from the team
• Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis
• The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team

Public Health Practitioners are expected to undertake appropriate further academic qualifications within 2 years of appointment to the role to enable them to progress to undertaking the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification (subject to ability and availability).

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.