Public Health Nurse - St Helens
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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 fixed-term Public Health Nurse role covering maternity leave for 12 months within the St Helen's North 0-19 team. The successful candidate will support the delivery of public health services to children and young people, focusing on the Healthy Child Programme. The role involves managing a safeguarding caseload, conducting health assessments, and participating in multi-agency meetings. It offers an opportunity to develop within public health and 0-19 services in a supportive team environment.
Key responsibilities
- Support the 0-19 service to deliver the public health offer in St Helen's.
- Manage a safeguarding caseload, including completing health assessments, contributing to multi-agency meetings and completing reports.
- Facilitate clinics across St Helen's.
- Provide leadership to junior colleagues and new starters.
- Organise/work plan and delegate tasks.
- Chair and attend meetings.
Essential criteria
- RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM
- 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.
- 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
- Access to a car for work purpose
- Commitment
- Vision
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship
- Motivational Interviewing
- Delivering public health sessions in schools
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 10d ago · Closes in 5d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
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
About us
The St Helen's 0-19 service is a friendly supportive team offering staff the opportunity to work flexibly if needed.
We work with the trust values of compassion openness and Trust ensuring that we demonstrate these values to children and families in St Helen's and to each other.
We have daily safety huddles to support staff at the beginning of each day and monthly team meetings.
Supervision is available to all staff both planned and reactive.
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