Public Health Nurse Development Role

East Of England Community Health And Care Nhs Trust; West End; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a Public Health Nurse to join the Healthy Child Service, working across home and community settings to support 0–19 children, young people and families. The role includes safeguarding duties and opportunities to apply for Health Visitor/School Nursing training.

You will participate in regular team meetings, supervision, and annual appraisals, with a focus on evidence-based practice and continual professional development within a

Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration and evidence of degree-level study within the last 2 years are required.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary health setting is desirable.
• Commitment to safeguarding and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary 0-19 team to identify health needs and develop strategies.
• Maintain evidence-based practice and pursue SCPHN-focused professional development.
• Deliver care through home visits, clinics, digital or phone contact to families.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Safeguarding

Communication with families

Digital IT skills

Clinical practice

Education

Current NMC Registration

Degree level study in last 2 years

Tools

Word

Outlook

Microsoft Teams

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job summary

Are you a registered nurse or midwife? Have you an interest in working with children and young people aged 0-19? If you are passionate about children, young people, families and working as part of a team that makes a difference to health outcomes, then this opportunity is for you.

As a service, the Child is central to what we do as we strive to improve health outcomes for the children, young people and their families who live in our community. We deliver early intervention, health promotion and build therapeutic relationships to empower families, children and young people to make the best choices.

The Public Health Nurse role is an opportunity to work within the Healthy Child Service and then as opportunity arises onto applying for the Health Visitor/School Nursing training.

The Healthy Child Service prides itself on our supportive, skill mixed team. You will receive regular 1-1s, safeguarding, caseload and management supervision, shared team learning and annual appraisals.

You will partake in regular whole team meetings where we value the voices of staff as paramount in the innovation of our service.

There are positions available in North Norfolk and East Norfolk.

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close the advert anytime after 4th September 2026.

Main duties of the job

You will be working within the skill mix delivering the Healthy Child Service in a variety of settings, including home and community venues.

You will be working closely with partner agencies and voluntary services to ensure that the right support is given at the right time to children, young people and families.

You will be identifying need and delivering support in conjunction with the wider skill mix.

You will be working with children on the Universal to specialist pathways which includes safeguarding and be supporting the most vulnerable families.

You will be delivering evidenced based practice in line with the NMC code, with an expectation to maintain knowledge and skills as a part of your ongoing professional development.

About us

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.

All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Details

Date posted: 28 August 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum, pro-rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 448-NCYP-8259082

Job locations: Northfield House or Havenbridge House, Norfolk, NR28 0AS, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• To work as part of a multidisciplinary 0-19 team to identify the health needs of children and young people, their families and the community and contribute to developing a strategy to address individual identified needs as well as those needs within the community.
• To be committed to maintaining an evidence-based work ethic through continual learning and professional development. Postholder will be encouraged to develop professionally including consideration of the SCPHN course.
• To develop further their core skills of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care to provide early intervention and care to families, children and young people in line with our commissioned service.
• To support families through a range of methods including home visits, digital or in person drop-in clinics, virtual and phone contacts to assess the needs of children and their families.
• To work as part of the locality team to support children, young people and families who are vulnerable or at risk. Postholders should ensure that they are compliant with safeguarding mandatory training and that they are aware of local safeguarding policies and procedures and how to access these.
• To support other localities as required, including Just One Number, to ensure that all relevant clinical skills are developed, and to maintain effective working relationships and continuity of services.
• To work with, promote and support families to access the Norfolk Family Hub offer
• To develop skills to promote the use of digital resources on Just One Norfolk during all contacts with service users to enhance self-care skills for children, young people, and their families.
• To take responsibility for their own clinical practice including supervision and to adhere to the NMC code.
• To contribute to the development of local policies and procedures relevant to their area of work and contribute to relevant service design projects.
• To develop the skills to utilise virtual platforms in assessments, interventions, training, and networking to support effective practice and partnership working.
• Within this role you will need to travel as an independent practitioner on a daily basis, across Norfolk which involves both rural and urban travel. The nature of our work does result in travel arrangements changing at short notice. Due to the large geography our service covers and the limitations of sufficient public transport to undertake this role you must hold a full and current driving licence and have access to your own transport. This is subject to the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, and therefore if the postholder requires a reasonable adjustment due to a disability then this will be considered.
• Postholders will be willing to undertake training to be an assessor and supervisor to enable them to support pre registration students on placement within the service. Postholder will ensure that they maintain compliance with this requirement.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of degree level study in the last 2 years (or willingness to work towards)

Desirable

• Mentor/998 or equivalent teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting
• Experience of Safeguarding adults and/or children

Desirable

• Experience of Mentoring
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of working with children and their famillies

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• The clinical skills to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs
• Current knowledge of local and national policies informing the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme
• Competent keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Excel and PowerPoint
• Commitment to the development of excellent services, which focus on improved outcomes for children
• Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to act upon the principles and practice of health promotion
• Able to plan and organise their work using time management and prioritisation skills and work independently
• Ability to communicate effectively with children, parents and partner agencies
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience with delivering healthcare interventions via digital platforms
• Ability to use SystmOne

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)

Address: Northfield House or Havenbridge House, Norfolk, NR28 0AS, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader: Gemma Bull

Email: [e-mail]

Phone: [phone]