Job overview
0-19 Service - Specialist Public Health Practitioners - Health Visitors and School Nurse Band 6 vacancies
We have an exciting opportunity for Health Visitor ANS/OR School Nurse SCPHN to be part of the new integrated Public Health Nursing 0-19 Service.
The SCPHN practitioner will work as part of a Team in one of the three localities across Croydon delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to either the 0-5’s or the 5-19’s. This will include working in partnership with all the Public Health 0-19 Nursing team, service users, professional networks and stake holders to provide Commissioned Services to meet Key Performance Indicators
This is achieved through effective assessment, delegation, case/ workload management, monitoring of care standards, leadership and the performance management of team members. The practitioner will also be expected to take a lead in one of the high impact areas.
Important Note: Candidates must have SCPHN registration
Proposed Interview date 21st Aug 2026
Main duties of the job
- To work in partnership with team members, service users, Croydon Health Service (CHS) staff and all stakeholders in promoting the health and well-being of Children, Young People, and their families. This will be achieved through effective delegation, workload management, monitoring of care standards, leadership and the performance management of team members
- To identify and monitor health needs of a given population using profiling tools and facilitate the implementation of evidence-based health care. The practitioner will work in line with Working Together, and the Healthy Child Programme and all policies that promote and safeguard children 0-19 years and their families
- To assess client needs, using the Assessment Framework and Risk Assessment tools as appropriate and plan, implement and evaluate evidenced based care given
- To work in partnership with all staff within the PHN 0-19 service Team Leads, Practice Educators and multidisciplinary teams in the development of innovative clinical practice in line with the Healthy Child Programme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting documents which contains more information about both roles in the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- To have a valid UK driving licence and be a car driver
- To be able to access a car for work purposes
- To be able to travel across Croydon and surrounding Boroughs
Experience
Essential
- To be able to demonstrate an understanding of current issues affecting community health services including: Health Services, clinical effectiveness, evidence based care and clinical governance
- To have evidence of continuing professional development
- To show knowledge of the principals of Safeguarding Children management
- To be able to understand key elements of change management
- To demonstrate an awareness of the complex issues involved when working across organisations and disciplines
- To have an understanding of NMC Code of Conduct scope of professional Practice
- To have some Research knowledge
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, including an ability to build rapport and establish good one to one relationships
- Ability to manage workload and meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently and to demonstrate an ability to make decisions
- To have the ability to effectively use different styles of influencing in a variety of settings
- To have the ability to present and write information in a clear and precise manner
- To be able to apply equality of opportunity to all staff
Desirable
- To have the ability to critically appraise research findings and draw out significance for clinical practice and implement the research findings
- To be able to Teach, present and facilitate
- To be IT literate
Education & Qualification
Essential
- To have a clinical qualification RGN/RN
- To be a Specialist Public Health Practitioner Health Visisting qualification at Degree or Post Graduate Level
- To have undertaken Nurse Prescribing or a commitment to undertake Nurse Prescribing training
- Must have SCPHN registration
Desirable
- To have a mentoring qualification
Knowledege & Understanding
Essential
- To have experience of implementing evidence based practice
Desirable
- Line Management Experience and Community Setting
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This advert is for SCPHN- Health Visitors and School Nurse for PHN 0-19 Service with Croydon Health Services NHS Trust in Thornton Heath, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 School nurse role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 pro rata, per annum incl. HCAS (Outer London). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Aug 2026.
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