Junior Public Health Nurse SEND

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS Trust dedicated to improving public health outcomes for children and families. This role as a Junior Public Health Nurse offers the opportunity to work within an innovative 0-19 Service, making a real impact on the lives of children aged 5-19 with additional needs. You will collaborate with a passionate team to deliver essential health services and support community health initiatives. If you are motivated, flexible, and possess excellent communication skills, this is your chance to thrive in a supportive environment that values kindness, integrity, teamwork, and equality.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Counselling service

Fast-track Physiotherapy service

Staff Recognition Awards

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC Registration and counselling qualification.
• Experience in community settings and working with Children and Young People.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality services for children and families within the Healthy Child Programme.
• Support SCPHN and contribute to public health agendas.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Ability to travel independently

Education

NMC Registration

Counselling qualification

Job description

At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, we aim to reflect our values in everything we do - Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

“We are committed to providing the best possible levels of healthcare and we can only do this with the help of our incredible colleagues. We have a Strategy that is designed to empower, excite and mobilise everyone in the Trust behind a common purpose and that supports our cultural values of Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality.”

Main area Public Health Nurse Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (End date Sept 2026) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 421-CYPD-2094S

Site Gateshead Civic Centre Town Gateshead Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 18/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

HDFT are seeking to recruit a motivated and passionate registered Nurse to be part of the innovative 0-19 Service within the HDFT footprint, based within Gateshead. This post is to work as a Junior Public Health Nurse within the 0-19 Service working predominately with Children age 5-19 with additional needs .

We are the largest provider of children’s public health nursing services in the North East of England providing services that stretch from North Yorkshire up to Gateshead and Sunderland.

We are dedicated to working towards improved public health outcomes for children and families in the footprint, delivering high quality universal and targeted health visiting and school health services to meet the key improvement priorities for the population.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of children’s community health commissioned services supporting the SCPHN (Health Visitor/School Nurse), and contributing to the delivery of high quality services for children young people, parents, carers and families working within the framework of the Healthy Child Programme and Best Start In Life priorities. The post holder will be pro-active in delivering the national and Public Health agendas in response to identified health and social need, working in partnership with other agencies and meet agreed standards, objectives and statutory requirements.

Working for our organisation

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Excellent communication skills and a passion for public health are essential, alongside good organisational skills, flexibility to meet the needs of the service and ability to travel independently to meet service delivery as required.

For more information please see the job description attached.

Person specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registration
• Counselling qualification

Experience

• Experience of change management
• Experience of working in community setting
• Experience of working with Children and Young People with SEND
• Experience of using The Solihull Approach

Other

• Able to travel to different locations in order to meet service needs
• Must have UK driving license and access to a car to meet service needs.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.