# Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-community-public-health-nurse-school-nursing/c7a758a2-5ff2-4bc5-aa1c-f4e636276be6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-community-public-health-nurse-school-nursing/c7a758a2-5ff2-4bc5-aa1c-f4e636276be6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Mayo Building, Salford Royal - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Pro-rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (To cover secondment) - **Employment type:** Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 25 hours per week (None) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T11:11:43.342Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Oldham/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Nursing/Community_Nursing-v8376833 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8376833?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Join Our Dynamic Team in a School Health District Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and young people? We’re seeking dedicated professionals to work within a vibrant School Health District, serving an exciting cluster of schools. Your Role: - Lead and manage a diverse caseload with a proactive, public health approach - Deliver high-quality services that enhance the physical and mental well-being of school-aged children and their families - Collaborate with school staff, families, and community partners to create a healthier, happier school environment Why Join Us? Be part of a supportive team committed to positive change. Use your skills to promote lifelong health and resilience among young people, shaping a brighter future for our community. ### Main duties of the job Exciting Opportunity to Lead in Children's Public Health Join our Universal Team as a key leader in delivering the Healthy Child Programme 5–19. Your role will be vital in coordinating and implementing impactful public health interventions across designated schools, under the guidance of the Team Leader. What You’ll Do: - Lead the delivery of health screenings, surveillance, and assessments - Monitor immunisation status to ensure children are protected - Support the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people within your caseload - Collaborate with schools and community partners to promote healthy development Workplace Flexibility: As part of the Integrated Children & Families Service across Oldham, you'll work from a central administrative base, with opportunities to deliver services from various locations based on the needs of the community and service. Make a lasting impact on children's health and growth, working in a dynamic environment where your expertise can truly make a difference. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk The NCA is committed to providing inclusive, accessible care and building a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities and beliefs. We are proud supporters of the Armed Forces community and offer a guaranteed interview to eligible applicants who meet the essential criteria. As a Disability Confident Employer, we also guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. Vacancies may close early where high application volumes are received or an internal redeployee is identified. For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants. If you are applying for a secondment, please discuss this with your line manager before applying. Any secondment offer will be subject to management approval and service needs. Where release cannot be supported, the secondment may unfortunately be unable to proceed. ### 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (RN, RSCN) - Mentorship qualification - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN SN pathway) **Desirable** - Family Planning/Sexual Health ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Evidence of continuing professional development and reflective practice to improve own skills, practice, and subject knowledge - Understand the potential effects of, and how to prepare and support children through, transitions and significant events in their lives - Demonstrate leadership skills - Has working knowledge of Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people - Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with children and young people and professionals about a wide variety of issues - Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and without direct supervision - Demonstrates ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - Ability to communicate unpleasant and highly sensitive information - Takes responsibility for caseload - Knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy relating to specialist area - Able to perform assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care - Awareness of public health issues relating to school aged children and their families - Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs - The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service need **Desirable** - Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes ### Knowledge, Training and experience **Essential** - Mentorship qualification - Experience of working collaboratively across teams, agencies and organisational boundaries. - Experience of working in the community with children, young people and their families - Safeguarding of children and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training/updates - Experience of working with vulnerable children - Multidisciplinary/multiagency working - Clinical supervision/preceptorship - Experience of managing teams - Working understanding of the Healthy Child Programme - Knowledge and understanding of national and local current Public Health outcomes and inequalities **Desirable** - Experience of managing staff following HR management procedures e.g experience in managing sickness ## Documents - [secondment application (pdf, 112.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2908) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016) - [functional skills band 6 (pdf, 120.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10705180) - [sponsorship & visa information (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) - [specialist community public health nurse-school nursing (pdf, 245.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10705181) - [specialist community public health nurse - school nursing (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10705179) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.