Public Health Nurse 0-19

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge ?

Ever thought about working in the community ?

This role may be just what you need to revitalise your love for nursing . As part of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 team, the Public Health Nurse will be supported to work within a defined area, assessing need, delegating work within the team, implementing planned programmes of care and evaluating care delivered.

The postholder will develop the skills to provide a child centred, inclusive, holistic and accessible Public Health programme for children, their families and communities.

This role will promote the physical and emotional well-being of children, and young people, supporting them to establish good health now and in the future. Working on early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, empowerment and inclusion, to reduce health inequalities and ensure children are supported to reach their full potential

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 15-02-2026

Main duties of the job

Across Luton and Bedfordshire Healthy Child Programme we are developing an exciting opportunity for NMC registered practitioners to work with children and families from the antenatal period up to 19 years of age.

If you have a current Band 5 NMC registration, you are excited by innovation, and are passionate about the public health agenda and improving health outcomes for children, young people and families, then this may be the career choice for you.

You will work in an integrated 0-19 team within our Luton and Bedfordshire Children and Young People's Health Services.

You will be supported to develop in the role, gaining the skills and knowledge you require to support the skill mix team to deliver our service confidently and competently. You will have the opportunity to work both virtually and in person, gaining experience of our universal offer and providing targeted support within the community.

Please note that this role requires you to be able to travel to visit various bases, other services, and families at home.

Detailed job description and main 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 learning and development. Post holder will be supported to develop skills and knowledge appropriate for application to the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse course.

To develop the knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care in order to deliver early interventions to families in line with our commissioned service.

To support families through a range of methods including home visits, digital drop-in clinics, virtual and phone contacts to assess the needs of children and their families.

To work with the locality teams to support children, young people and families who are considered to be vulnerable or at risk. To adhere to current Safeguarding Procedures, and participate in child protection case conferences and case review meetings as required.

To support other localities as required to ensure that all relevant clinical skills are developed, and to maintain effective working relationships and continuity of services.

To take responsibility for their own clinical practice including supervision and to adhere to the NMC code of conduct.

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.