# Public Health Nurse - St Helens

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** St Helens 0-19 Children's Services
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa (pro rata)
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, 28 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-03T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20T13:40:50.768Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/St_Helens/Wirral_Community_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/School_nursing_Health_Visiting/School_nursing_Health_Visiting-v8004925
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8004925?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wchc.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The role is covering maternity leave so is a Fixed Term post for 12 months

We have an exciting opportunity to join our St Helen's North 0-19 team as a Public Health Nurse, supporting the delivery of a public health offer to children and young people and delivering the Healthy Child Programme core offer. T. The public health nurse role gives a great insight to our service and has supported employees to develop into other roles associated with public health and 0-19 services. We have great feedback from students and staff who enjoy working within a friendly and supportive team.

### Main duties of the job

Supporting the 0-19 service to deliver the public health offer in St Helen's.

Managing a safeguarding caseload, including completing health assessments, contributing to multi-agency meetings and completing reports.

Delegation and work planning/organisation

Facilitating clinics across St Helen's

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as part of the 0-19 service, delivering public health offer across St Helen's.

The role also includes providing leadership to junior colleagues and new starters, organising/ work planning and delegation and chairing and attending meetings.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Access to a car for work purpose
- Commitment
- Vision

### Skills and Attributes

**Essential**

- Good verbal and non-verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Ability to support students in placement
- Ability to support and motivate staff
- Effective interpersonal skills

### Experience and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Working within the 0-19 Team and evidence of managing a school nursing caseload
- Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Ability to use email, internet and word processing software.

**Desirable**

- Delivering public health sessions in schools

### Qualifications and Professional Training

**Essential**

- RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM

**Desirable**

- Mentorship
- Motivational Interviewing

## Documents

- [phn ps (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10290205)
- [public health nurse jd (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10290204)

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