Public Health Nurse (Cheshire East)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 30
- Posted
- 19/08/2026
- Closes
- 02/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a part-time, 12-month fixed-term opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join the Cheshire East South 0-19+ team as a Public Health Nurse. The role involves supporting the School Nurse team in Crewe and Nantwich, delivering public health services to families, children, and young people, and managing a safeguarding caseload. It offers an insight into 0-19 services and supports professional development within a friendly and supportive team.
Essential criteria
- RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
- Evidence of recent professional development
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship level 6
- Modules at level 6 - Public Health Related
- Solihull Approach trained
- Motivational Interviewing trained
- Immunisation training
- Experience and Knowledge
- Knowledge of public Health Priorities
- Knowledge of child development
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues and working with vulnerable families
- Understanding of role within the public Health Team
- Previous experience of working in a community environment
- Two years post registration with 12 months community experience
- Experience of data collection for reports
- Skills and Attributes
- Good verbal and non-verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Effective interpersonal Skills
- Ability to use email internet and word processing software
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
- Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service
- Access to a car for work purpose
- Commitment
- Vision
- Confident and approachable
- Qualifications and Professional Training
- RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Mentorship level 6
- Modules at level 6 - Public Health Related
- Solihull Approach trained
- Motivational Interviewing trained
- Immunisation training
- Experience and Knowledge
- Knowledge of public Health Priorities
- Knowledge of child development
- Knowledge of safeguarding issues and working with vulnerable families
- Understanding of role within the public Health Team
- Previous experience of working in a community environment
- Two years post registration with 12 months community experience
- Experience of data collection for reports
- Skills and Attributes
- Good verbal and non-verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently
- Effective interpersonal Skills
- Ability to use email internet and word processing software
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
- Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service
- Access to a car for work purpose
- Commitment
- Vision
- Confident and approachable
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 11d ago · Closes in 4d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
12 MONTHS FIXED TERM
Part time 30 Hours, Public Health Nurse, Band 5, South team . Based at Eagle Bridge Health and Wellbeing Centre in Crewe but working across the whole of the South area
We have an exciting opportunity for a R egistered Nurse to join our Cheshire East South 0-19+ team as a part time Public Health Nurse, supporting the School Nurse team over Crewe and Nantwich
Supporting the delivery of a public health offer to families, children and young people and delivering the Healthy Child Programme core offer. The role supports the School Nurse with young people who are subject to Child in Need/ Child protection and Cared for Children. The 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 0-19 Public Health Nurse offer.
Managing a safeguarding caseload, including completing health assessments, contributing to multiagency meetings and completing reports.
Delegation and work planning/organisation
Facilitating clinics across the South Locality Cheshire East
About us
The Cheshire East 0-19+ service is a friendly supportive team offering staff the opportunity to work fle
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