Public Health Community Nurse

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH) is seeking a Public Health Community Nurse to join the 0-19 health programme. You will work in an innovative Family Hub model to support children and families, strengthen home learning environments and improve developmental outcomes.

The role requires collaboration with education, public health nurses, and partners to reduce health inequalities and ensure timely support.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current NMC pin.
• Experience in public health nursing or Healthy Child Programme.
• Ability to work across organisational boundaries with families.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to promote health of children and young people.
• Be a named / link nurse for designated schools/early years settings with a multi-level caseload.
• Deliver health promotion programmes and assess health needs in the 0-19 service.
• Conduct health needs assessments in home, school, clinics or community settings.
• Plan and implement school entry assessments and evaluate outcomes.
• Collaborate with SCPHN team to safeguard and support children and families.

Job description

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)

Public Health Community Nurse

The closing date is 16 November 2026

As a Community Nurse within our 019 Healthy Child Programme, you willplay a key role in shaping how we support children and families to thrive.Working as part of an innovative Family Hub model, you will focus onstrengthening the home learning environment, improving engagement with familiesand increasing attendance and outcomes from developmental reviews.

This is a highly collaborative role, where you will build strongrelationships with Specialist community public health nurses, early yearssettings, education and wider partners to ensure children are identified earlyand supported through the right pathways at the right time. You will bringcuriosity, initiative and a passion for improving outcomes, helping to reduceinequalities, address missed opportunities and support more children to achievea Good Level of Development.

We are looking for someone who is motivated, forward-thinking andconfident working across organisational boundaries. In return, you will be partof a supportive, progressive service that values innovation, encourages newideas and is committed to making a real difference to children and families

Main duties of the job

To support deliveryof the Healthy Child Programme using evidence based practice to activelypromote the health of children and young people.

To be a named /link nurse for designated schools/ early years settings whilst holding acaseload which incorporates the 4 levels of intervention (Community, Universal,Universal Plus and Universal Partnership Plus).

To deliver andengage in health promotion programmes and public health initiatives to preventill health, early identification of abnormalities and work with all clients inthe 0-19 service and communities to reduce health inequalities as identifiedwithin individual Health Plans.

To conduct healthneeds assessments in the home, school, clinics or community settings in a planned programme of care within a variety of settings.

Offer appropriateinterventions, delivering agreed programmes of care and evaluating the outcomesfor the child, young person and family.

Plan and implementschool entry assessments delegating duties as appropriate.

Please see Full Job Description attached.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM) serves more than one million residents across the Halton and Warrington boroughs and the wider North West region.

Bringing together community and out-of-hospital services (formerly provided by Bridgewater Community Healthcare) with inpatient and elective care (formerly Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals) we provide services at two hospital sites and more than 70 community hubs and facilities.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM).

They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.

Our mission

We will be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision

We will be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our values

• Kind: We are caring, supportive and respectful to everyone
• Open: We are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair: We listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team: We work well together and with our communities

Job responsibilities

As a registered nurse, the post holder will work within the 0-19 integrated public health nursing Team to deliver a flexible 8am-8pm service providing access to the Healthy Child Programme for children, young people and families accessing the 0-19 Service.

The post holder will have delegated responsibility for effective early help and the assessment of Health needs, implementation and evaluation of care as part of the Healthy Child Programme, at community, Universal, Universal Partnership and Universal Partnership Plus level.

This will include children with complex health needs; children/young people who may be presenting with a cause for concern, subject to safeguarding and Children in Care; parents/young people who are experiencing emotional health needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To support delivery of the Healthy Child Programme using evidence based practice to activelypromote the health of children and young people.
• To be a named /link nurse for designated schools/ early years settings whilst holding a caseload which incorporates the 4 levels of intervention (Community, Universal, Universal Plus and Universal Partnership Plus).
• To deliver andengage in health promotion programmes and public health initiatives to preventill health, early identification of abnormalities and work with all clients in the 0-19 service and communities to reduce health inequalities as identifiedwithin individual Health Plans.
• To conduct healthneeds assessments in the home, school, clinics or community settings in a planned programme of care within a variety of settings.
• Offer appropriateinterventions, delivering agreed programmes of care and evaluating the outcomesfor the child, young person and family.
• Plan and implementschool entry assessments delegating duties as appropriate.

8. Undertake comprehensive health assessments for identified babies, children and young people, including annual and bi annual health assessments for those in local authority care in line with the Healthy Child Programme for children 0-19 years of age.

• Establish clear and effective communication links with children and young people, parents/carers, education staff, and a range of other professionals from both voluntary and statutory organisations.

• Communicate outcomes of assessment and future care planning to the named SCPHN health visitor or SCPHN school nurse
• Carry out home visits to children and families advising on all aspects of health as appropriate.
• Participate in health needs assessment of the local community, contributing to the planning, implementation and evaluation of strategies to address unmet health needs.
• To identify and assess children 0-19 with complex health needs, offering an enhanced integrated service within the multi-agency arena.
• To assess the needs of children and families following attendance at A&E, discharge from hospital working within trust guidelines.
• To identify, assess, report and work independently with oversight from the SCPHN School Nurse or SCPHN Health Visitor to safeguard and protect the health and wellbeing of children and young people working within safeguarding policies and guidelines. To attend Child Protection case conferences and other meetings as appropriate.
• To provide on-going support for children and young people in care including the statutory health assessment and on-going review.
• Listen appropriately and take into account any sensitive issues and communicate these to appropriate persons/agencies ensuring that children are protected and that disclosures are acted upon appropriately.
• Feedback the views and needs of children/young people, families and schools to the named SCPHN School Nurse/SCPHN Health Visitor as necessary, to enable appropriate interventions to be implemented.
• Ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
• Support the delivery of nurse led immunisation programmes as service needs, following patient group directions and actively promoting the National and Local Immunisation Programmes to families.
• To work in collaboration with other agencies to deliver services to children, young people and their families

Clinical

• Maintain active status on NMC register acting in accordance with the professional code and guiding documents in adherence with Revalidation Framework.
• Maintain contemporaneous, factual records in accordance with Trust guidelines and policies.
• Be aware of current working practices in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Use their own professional judgement to identify solutions to a range of day-to-day problems, seeking advice where appropriate from the SCPHN
• Manage their time effectively to ensure prioritisation of workload in order to achieve agreed deadlines.
• Be responsible for own professional updating and keep abreast of current research based practice.
• Develop a working knowledge and experience of IT systems
• Observing the complaints and disciplinary procedures in accordance with the Trust policy