SCPHN- Health Visitors and School Nurse for PHN 0-19 Service
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Specialist Public Health Practitioner (Health Visitor or School Nurse) to join the 0-19 Service in Croydon. The practitioner will deliver the Healthy Child Programme, working within a team across one of three localities. Key responsibilities include promoting child and family well-being, identifying health needs, and assessing/planning evidence-based care. The role involves effective delegation, workload management, and monitoring care standards.
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- To have a mentoring qualification
- Knowledege & Understanding
- To have experience of implementing evidence based practice
- Line Management Experience and Community Setting
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Other
- 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
- Education & Qualification
- 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
- To have a mentoring qualification
- Knowledege & Understanding
- To have experience of implementing evidence based practice
- Line Management Experience and Community Setting
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Other
- 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
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
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Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
SCPHN- Health Visitors and School Nurse for PHN 0-19 Service
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
0-19 Service - Specialist Public Health Practitioners - Health Visitors and School Nurse Band 6 vacancies
Important Note: Candidates must have SCPHN registration
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 Croydondelivering 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.
Interviews: tbc
Main duties of the job
1. 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
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