Public Health Nurse

OneMedicalGroup; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in Leeds seeks a Public Health Nurse to lead health initiatives and prepare for communicable diseases. The ideal candidate will devise outreach programs and support community resilience. Essential qualifications include UK NMC registration and postgraduate training in Public Health. This part-time role offers competitive benefits and requires a driving license due to location constraints.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus Bank holidays

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Participation in referral scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with ongoing professional development.
• Experience in policy development and preventative outreach.
• Familiarity with multi-agency working and emergency preparedness planning.

Responsibilities

• Leading pandemic preparedness and response.
• Designing preventative outreach programs.
• Contributing to local health policy development.

Skills

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Strong understanding of communicable disease control

Excellent leadership and partnership-building skills

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Public Health, Health Protection

Job description

We are looking for a Public Health Nurse to provide strategic leadership and expert public health nursing input across our organisation and community. This is a unique opportunity to shape preventative outreach programmes, strengthen community resilience, and support preparedness for communicable disease outbreaks.

Location: Bank Top Farm, Leeds (location not accessible by public transport driving licence and access to a vehicle essential; occasional travel to other sites is required)Contract: Fixed term 6 months (with potential to extend to 12 months); part-time 8 hours per week (1 day)Reports to: Associate Director of Quality

Main duties of the job

This role is about system leadership and collaboration rather than direct service delivery. You will be at the forefront of outbreak preparedness, public health campaigns, and community engagement, ensuring that prevention, early intervention, and health equity are embedded in everything we do.This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in population health. You'll lead meaningful preventative initiatives, support communities during critical health challenges, and shape public health policy and practice across our organisation.

About us

At OneMedical Group, we believe there's a better way to care for communities.Founded in 2004 as a family-run organisation, our purpose is powerful: to provide a healthier future for all. Guided by our core values; People First, Working Together and a Healthier Future, we are committed to delivering healthcare differently, with compassion, innovation, and a deep-rooted dedication to reducing health inequalities.We have two different arms within our organisation OneMedical Property (Healthcare Property Developer) and OneMedicare (NHS Care Delivery), with all teams united by our shared purpose and collaborative spirit. We value the diversity of skills and perspectives within our organisation, knowing that its through learning from one another and working together that we can truly make a difference.Our co-founders, Rachel and her father, Michael, started the organisation with a shared vision to support and strengthen community healthcare. Today, Rachel leads as CEO, with family values still central to how we work. We are inspired by the ethos of the traditional family doctor: someone personal, consistent and trusted within the community. We are committed to NHS principles and we are focused on services that individuals and communities trust to help them live healthier lives, improve their quality of life and achieve better health outcomes.

Job responsibilities

What Youll Be Doing

• Leading planning and coordination for communicable disease outbreak preparedness and response.
• Developing outbreak control plans with local authorities, health protection teams, and partners.
• Providing expert public health nursing advice during incidents and outbreaks.
• Designing and implementing preventative outreach programmes (e.g., vaccination promotion, infection prevention, lifestyle initiatives).
• Supporting community resilience through outreach and partnership with voluntary, community, and faith sectors.
• Contributing to local and regional public health policy development and strategy.
• Leading the nursing contribution to winter pressures and seasonal health challenges.
• Acting as senior advisor and professional lead for public health nursing within the organisation.
• Supporting workforce development and capacity-building for staff in public health and preventative roles.

What Were Looking For Essential:

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (location not accessible by public transport; travel required).
• Significant senior-level experience in public health nursing, health protection, or population health.
• Strong understanding of communicable disease control, outbreak response, and epidemiology.
• Experience in policy development, preventative outreach, and system-level leadership.
• Familiarity with multi-agency working and emergency preparedness planning.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate evidence into policy and action.
• Excellent leadership, influencing, and partnership-building skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Skilled in risk assessment, priority setting, and programme planning.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, prevention, and improving population health outcomes.
• Postgraduate qualification in Public Health, Health Protection, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Location: This role will require working from our base office at Bank Top Support Centre, Black Hill Rd, Leeds LS21 1PY. Please note that there is no public transport to our head office where this role would be based, so own transport would be required.

Why join us? What we offer

• 25 days annual leave (which rises with length of Service) plus Bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• Extra day of leave per year for work anniversary
• Enhanced Maternity, Maternity Support (Paternity), Adoption pay
• Continued personal and professional development
• Participation in OMGs refer a friend scheme
• Internal wellbeing support through OMGs Wellbeing Advisors
• Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured
• Eye care scheme free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to NHS Discounts
• Working in a vibrant, countryside location; a place not just to build your career, but make great friends and have a great experience along the way

OneMedical Group is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all job applicants. Throughout the recruitment process we want all candidates to be at their best. If you would like to discuss the support options available during the recruitment process please email: [e-mail]

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Postgraduate qualification in Public Health, Health Protection, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

Experience

• Significant senior-level experience in public health nursing, health protection, or population health.
• Experience in policy development, preventative outreach, and system-level leadership.
• Familiarity with multi-agency working and emergency preparedness planning.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong understanding of communicable disease control, outbreak response, and epidemiology.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (location not accessible by public transport; travel required).
• Strategic thinker with the ability to translate evidence into policy and action.
• Excellent leadership, influencing, and partnership-building skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Skilled in risk assessment, priority setting, and programme planning.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, prevention, and improving population health outcomes.

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.