Public Health Staff Nurse 0-19

Integrated Care System; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Integrated Care System is seeking a Public Health Staff Nurse 0-19 to enhance care services for children and families in Bournemouth. The successful candidate will lead and support community health initiatives, work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team, and play a vital role in safeguarding and promoting the health of young people. The role offers a 30-hour week with set working hours and a supportive environment for professional growth and development.

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurse with recent experience in public health.
• Membership of relevant Professional Body.
• Knowledge of national children's agenda.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Healthy Child Programme services.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for caseload.
• Provide mentorship and clinical support to students.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Registered Nursing Qualification

Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Electronic patient record systems

Job description

Go back Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Public Health Staff Nurse 0-19

The closing date is 30 July 2025

Are you a qualified Nurse with recent experience within a comparable role?

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust highly values the contribution that the CYP Public Health Service 0 - 19 makes to improving outcomes for children, young people and their families, using evidence-based, early intervention strategies

As a Public Health Staff Nurse 0 - 19, you will participate in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and will work in partnership with children, young people and families, the Local Authority, Early Intervention Services, Local Authority Children's Services, Early Years Providers, Schools and Education Establishments, and other services. You will be required to work closely with other members of the CYP Public Health Service 0 - 19, to provide services in response to identified needs, including safeguarding and supporting children, young people and families.

We are looking for one enthusiastic and motivated Public Health Staff Nurses 0 - 19 focusing on the 5 - 19 yrs caseload, to join our Bournemouth central Team based in Southbourne. This is a year-round post of 30hr hours per week. The core team hours are 0830 - 1630 with no weekend working.

Main duties of the job

As a Public Health Staff Nurse 0-19, working to the Healthy Child Programme you will work in partnership with children, young people and families, the Local Authority, Early Intervention Services, Children's Services, family Hubs, Schools and other Health Care providers, providing services in response to identified needs, including supporting the delivery of ParentLine.

You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and packages of care to peopleon an allocated caseload; promoting independence and autonomy; working within amulti-disciplinary team.

You will have advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidencethrough educational programmes.

You will evaluate care, taking appropriate action leading to improvement in quality standards through clinical audit, and contributing to root cause analysis and dealing withcomplaints.

You will provide supervision, mentorship, and clinical support to students and junior staff in the team.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact [e-mail]

Person Specification

Knowledge, skills and training

• Membership of the relevant Professional Body
• Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio
• Clear understanding of the national children's agenda and key public health policy drivers
• Clear knowledge of Safeguarding Children and adults
• Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training

Job specific experience

• Experience of developing programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing advice
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively
• Recent previous experience within a community setting
• Recent previous experience within a comparable role

Managerial and supervisory experience

• Experience of contributing to the management of change
• Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff

IT and resources

• Able to evaluate data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
• Experience of using electronic patient / service user record systems
• Able to effectively manage available resources in the pursuit of quality service provision ensuring a safe environment

Business Travel

• Subject to the provisions of the Equality Act, able to travel using own vehicle on Trust business level1/2

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.

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust