Public Health Nurse

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.

We work closely with our specialist Safeguarding nurses to ensure staff feel supported and have access to appropriate training and induction

Details
Date posted: 20 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pa (pro rata)
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number: 844-8004925
Job locations: St Helens 0-19 Children's Services, Moss Bank Childrens Centre, St Helens, WA11 7PQ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as part of the 0-19 service, delivering public health offer across St Helen's.

The role also includes providing leadership to junior colleagues and new starters, organising/ work planning and delegation and chairing and attending meetings.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM

Desirable

• Mentorship
• Motivational Interviewing

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• 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.

Desirable

• Delivering public health sessions in schools

Skills and Attributes
Essential

• 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

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Access to a car for work purpose
• Commitment
• Vision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St Helens 0-19 Children's Services, Moss Bank Childrens Centre, St Helens, WA11 7PQ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: 0-19 team manager, Katie Wall, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.