Public Health Nurse School Nursing

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Oldham is seeking passionate Public Health Nurses to enhance the health of school-aged children. In this role, you will lead health initiatives and collaborate with schools and families to promote wellness. Candidates should possess a valid NMC registration and experience in community health. This is a full-time position with flexible working options.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Competitive benefits package

Annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Experience of working collaboratively across teams and organizations.
• Experience of working in the community with children and families.
• Understanding of public health outcomes and inequalities.

Responsibilities

• Lead health screenings and assessments for school-aged children.
• Support vulnerable children and promote healthy development.
• Collaborate with schools and community partners.

Skills

Leadership skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

Knowledge of safeguarding children

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN SN pathway)

Family Planning/Sexual Health

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Public Health Nurse School Nursing

The closing date is 14 October 2025

Join Our Dynamic Team in a School Health District

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and young people? We're seeking dedicated professionals to work within a vibrant School Health District, serving an exciting cluster of schools.

Your Role:

• Lead and manage a diverse caseload with a proactive, public health approach
• Deliver high-quality services that enhance the physical and mental well-being of school-aged children and their families
• Collaborate with school staff, families, and community partners to create a healthier, happier school environment

Why Join Us?

Be part of a supportive team committed to positive change. Use your skills to promote lifelong health and resilience among young people, shaping a brighter future for our community.

Main duties of the job

Exciting Opportunity to Lead in Children's Public Health

Join our Universal Team as a key leader in delivering the Healthy Child Programme 5-19. Your role will be vital in coordinating and implementing impactful public health interventions across designated schools, under the guidance of the Team Leader.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the delivery of health screenings, surveillance, and assessments
• Monitor immunisation status to ensure children are protected
• Support the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people within your caseload
• Collaborate with schools and community partners to promote healthy development

Workplace Flexibility:

As part of the Integrated Children & Families Service across Oldham, you'll work from a central administrative base, with opportunities to deliver services from various locations based on the needs of the community and service.

Why Join Us?

Make a lasting impact on children's health and growth, working in a dynamic environment where your expertise can truly make a difference.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (RN, RSCN)
• Family Planning/Sexual Health
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN SN pathway)

Knowledge, Training and experience

• Experience of working collaboratively across teams, agencies and organisational boundaries.
• Experience of working in the community with children, young people and their families
• Safeguarding of children and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training/updates
• Experience of working with vulnerable children
• Multidisciplinary/multiagency working
• Clinical supervision/preceptorship
• Experience of managing teams
• Working understanding of the Healthy Child Programme
• Knowledge and understanding of national and local current Public Health outcomes and inequalities
• Experience of managing staff following HR management procedures e.g experience in managing sickness
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN SN pathway)

Skills and Abilities

• Evidence of continuing professional development and reflective practice to improve own skills, practice, and subject knowledge
• Understand the potential effects of, and how to prepare and support children through, transitions and significant events in their lives
• Demonstrate leadership skills
• Has working knowledge of Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with children and young people and professionals about a wide variety of issues
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and without direct supervision
• Demonstrates ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to communicate unpleasant and highly sensitive information
• Takes responsibility for caseload
• Takes responsibility for caseload
• Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy relating to specialist area
• Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care
• Awareness of public health issues relating to school aged children and their families
• The ability to travel independently across the Borough
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service need
• Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust