Specialist Community Public Health Nurse | Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

Our Specialist Community Public Health Nurses - either school nurses or health visitors wishing to transition, lead and line manage School Staff Nurses and Assistant Practitioners, to deliver a range of interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families in East Sussex to:

• support resilience and wellbeing
• improve health behaviours and reducing risk taking
• support healthy lifestyles
• support vulnerable young people and improving health inequalities
• support complex and additional health and wellbeing needs
• promote self-care and improving health literacy

The nature of their work requires clinical input and effective leadership as well as good project management skills.

Working as part of the East Sussex School Health Team you will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in accordance with national and local strategy/guidance.

• Complete Health Needs Assessments to identify unmet health needs and offer brief interventions and packages of care in line with evidence-based practice.
• Work in partnership with partner agencies in the identification and protection of vulnerable children and contribute to the development of care plans, in accordance with local and professional guidelines.
• Undertake regulated activities to both children and adults as part of the role.
• Lead and line manage School Staff Nurses and Assistant Practitioners to deliver interventions and improve health outcomes for children, young people and families in East Sussex.
• Support delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and contribute to service development within the team.

A Recruit and Retain premium will be applied to this post until October 2026.

• Clinical input and leadership as well as good project management skills are required for the role.
• Duty to undertake regulated activities to both children and adults.
• There is an expectation to drive for roles where driving is a requirement; applicants should have a full UK driving licence where required.
• As a flexible working friendly organisation, discussion of flexible working arrangements is welcome.

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Information about protected characteristics may be collected on application forms to support the guaranteed interview scheme for applicants with disabilities.

The job description and person specification provide full details. If an alternative application format is needed, contact the Recruitment Team. All information provided should be true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. If you have questions, contact the recruiting manager via the job advert.

We encourage timely applications as some roles may close early if there is high interest. We may request vaccination information in line with local policy to protect staff and patients.

Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We look forward to welcoming you to the team. This.