Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing

TN United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in Leicester. This role involves working with children and young people, delivering the Healthy Child Programme and addressing the evolving health needs of the community. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and self-motivated, demonstrating a compassionate approach to nursing. Join a high-achieving team committed to providing the best care for families and children. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact in public health and contribute to the well-being of the community.

Qualifications

• Must have NMC registration and SCPHN School Nursing registration.
• Demonstrate a caring and compassionate approach to service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing leadership and guidance.
• Holistically assess health and social needs of individuals and communities.
• Initiate safeguarding measures for vulnerable individuals.

Skills

Public Health Nursing

NMC Registration

Safeguarding Measures

Holistic Assessment

Care Planning

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Registration

Nursing Degree

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Posted:

07.05.2025

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21.06.2025

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Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - Band 6 - School Nursing

Exciting opportunities have arisen to join our Leicester City Healthy Together School Nursing Team as a Band 6 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse working with children and young people aged 5-19 within our 0-19 service.

We are seeking to employ the very best talent to help us deliver the Healthy Child Programme and our ambitious vision. We would love to meet you if you are an enthusiastic and self-motivated Public Health Nurse.

Our teams are busy, high achieving and dynamic, consisting of committed and skilled people who want to deliver the best possible care for children and their families. School nursing offers a range of services to meet the varying needs of the local population, including our well-developed digital offer.

You must have a NMC registration in any branch of nursing and a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) School Nursing registration. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a warm, respectful, caring, and compassionate approach to delivering a flexible and responsive service for our diverse and continually evolving health needs of our population.

Please see the job description and person specification for full details. Ensure that your application clearly evidences your qualifications and experience.

Job Description Summary (Main duties and responsibilities):

1. To contribute to care, quality, performance and clinical activity by providing professional nursing leadership and guidance, clinical advice and management in relation to the key dimensions of health care quality.
2. To holistically assess the health and social needs of individuals, groups, and communities in detail, to determine an appropriate plan of care and evaluate outcomes of health-based interventions.
3. Recognise indicators of abuse in children and vulnerable adults and initiate safeguarding measures in accordance with recognised policies and procedures of the Trust and Leicestershire and Rutland safeguarding children partnership.
4. To search for and identify evolving health needs and situations hazardous to health at both individual and community level and to act as a resource to promote positive health and wellbeing.
5. To demonstrate the ability to transfer previous professional knowledge and skills of Public Health Nursing; developing the ability to work effectively with sound judgement when dealing with complex emotional situations, family dynamics and difficult environments.
6. Have the ability to prioritise workload and demonstrate flexibility in response to urgent needs and organise day-to-day work at an individual and team level.

We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply promptly.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to community outreach, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million residents in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively promote equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek applicants from all sections of the community, especially underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are available in the Information for Applicants document.

We consider requests for flexible working arrangements in line with our policy.

All substantive roles (excluding medical staff) are subject to a 6-month probation period (see Probation Policy).

All roles require permission to work in the UK.

The cost of any required DBS disclosure will be met by the individual and deducted from salary after starting.

Applicants at risk within the NHS and meeting essential criteria will be given preference for interview.