Public Health Nurse 0-19

Cambridgeshire Community Services Nhs Trust; Kempston; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Kempston is seeking a qualified Public Health Nurse to work in a multidisciplinary team focused on child health. This role involves assessing the health needs of children and their families, implementing care plans, and providing both home visits and virtual support. Ideal candidates will have a current NMC registration and a passion for improving health outcomes. Opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Must have NMC registration and dedication to child health.
• Experience in working with families and communities.
• Ability to adapt to virtual and in-person support.

Responsibilities

• Identify health needs of children and their families.
• Conduct assessments through home visits and clinics.
• Work within safeguarding procedures and local policies.

Skills

Child health assessment

Emotional support

Teamwork

Education

Current Band 5 NMC registration

Job description

Trust Values & Vision

Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.

Inclusive Workplace

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long‑term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.

Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative, and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.

Please note, the selection processes at Cambridgeshire Community Services are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored; we remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that does not accurately reflect their skills.

Job Overview

Are you looking for a new challenge? Ever thought about working in the community? This role may be just what you need to revitalise your love for nursing. As part of the Healthy Child Programme 0‑19 team, the Public Health Nurse will be supported to work within a defined area, assessing need, delegating work within the team, implementing planned programmes of care and evaluating care delivered.

The postholder will develop the skills to provide a child‑centred, inclusive, holistic and accessible Public Health programme for children, their families and communities. This role will promote the physical and emotional well‑being of children and young people, supporting them to establish good health now and in the future. Working on early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, empowerment and inclusion, it aims to reduce health inequalities and ensure children are supported to reach their full potential.

Advert

Across Luton and Bedfordshire Healthy Child Programme we are developing an exciting opportunity for NMC registered practitioners to work with children and families from the antenatal period up to 19 years of age.

If you have a current Band 5 NMC registration, you are excited by innovation, and are passionate about the public health agenda and improving health outcomes for children, young people and families, then this may be the career choice for you.

You will work in an integrated 0‑19 team within our Luton and Bedfordshire Children and Young People’s Health Services.

You will be supported to develop in the role, gaining the skills and knowledge you require to support the skill mix team to deliver our service confidently and competently. You will have the opportunity to work both virtually and in person, gaining experience of our universal offer and providing targeted support within the community.

In this role you must be able to travel to visit various bases, other services, and families at home.

Working for Our Organisation

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.

Our services are outstanding because of 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, 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.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary 0‑19 team to identify the health needs of children, young people, their families and the community, and contribute to developing a strategy to address individual and community‑wide identified needs.
• Be committed to learning and development; the postholder will be supported to develop skills and knowledge appropriate for application to the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse course.
• Develop the knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care to deliver early interventions to families, aligned with our commissioned service.
• Support families through a range of methods including home visits, digital drop‑in clinics, virtual and phone contacts to assess needs.
• Work with locality teams to support children, young people and families who are vulnerable or at risk; adhere to current Safeguarding Procedures and participate in child protection case conferences and review meetings as required.
• Support other localities as required to ensure all relevant clinical skills are developed and maintain effective working relationships and continuity of services.
• Take responsibility for your own clinical practice, including supervision, and adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Contribute to the development of local policies and procedures relevant to your area of work and to relevant service design projects.
• Develop skills to utilise virtual platforms in assessments, interventions, training and networking to support effective practice and partnership working.

On April 1st 2025, the Boards of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust will come together to deliver services as a group, operating under a single board across both organisations. Both trusts are high‑performing specialist community health and care providers in the East of England, boasting the highest ratings from the Care Quality Commission and best‑in‑class NHS staff survey outcomes.

The group model provides health and care services to a population of 3.2 million in their homes and neighbourhoods, supporting people from the very beginning to the very end of their lives.

We will remain two separate employers until further notice, and the specific role advertised will be employed by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.

Certificate of Sponsorship

For roles that are eligible for sponsorship, applicants who require a Skilled Worker Visa to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You are strongly advised to visit the "Check if you need a UK Visa" website and familiarise yourself with the requirements.

From 6 April 2017, skilled‑worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found on the relevant website.