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Public Health Staff Nurse 0 - 19

Main area: Children and Young People Public Health Service

Grade: Band 5

Contract: permanent

Hours: part time and flexible working / 30 hours per week (Part time various)

Job ref: 152-M280.24G

Site: Weymouth

Salary: £23,976 - £29,186 p.a.

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 17/07/2025 23:59

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic nurse, either established or a newly qualified looking to grow your career in the Children and Young People sector? Our supportive Weymouth & Portland team, based in Littlemoor Health Centre, Weymouth would love to hear from you!

As a Public Health Staff Nurse 0 - 19, you will participate in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and will work in partnership with children, young people and families in environments such as family hubs, clinic settings, family’s homes and schools including early years settings. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and packages of care to people on an allocated caseload; promoting independence and autonomy; working within a multi-disciplinary team.

We offer career pathways and great opportunities for continuing professional development with a comprehensive and structured induction programme and training. We also offer an excellent preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses.

The role is a part-time post of 30 hours per week Monday to Friday. We can be flexible with how these hours can be met such as working condensed hours or smaller hours covering five days. This can be discussed further at interview stage. This role offers hybrid working with remote home working and covering the locality of Weymouth and Portland.

Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work closely with other members of the CYP Public Health Service 0 – 19, to provide services in response to identified needs, including safeguarding and supporting children and young people and their families, using evidence-based, early intervention strategies.

You will be proactive in maintaining good working relationships with partners, colleagues and community organisations providing health advice regarding the management and care of clients/service users. Evaluate care, taking appropriate action leading to an improvement in quality standards. You will work autonomously under the guidance of the specialist community public health nurse and support and train junior members of the team including students.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

Working for our organisation

At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.

As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare offers support for people getting into work. We offer an employability service to support individuals with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support, please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net

Person specification

knowledge, skills and training

Essential criteria

registered nurse
membership of relevant professional body - nmc
evidence of recent professional development
knowledge of safeguarding children

job specific experience

Essential criteria

ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively

Desirable criteria

recent previous experience within a comparable role

managerial / supervisory experience

Desirable criteria

experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff

IT / resources

Essential criteria

experience of using electronic patient record

personal qualities

Essential criteria

evidence of demonstrating trust's values and behaviours

business travel

Essential criteria

ability to use own vehicle for trust business

additional requirements

Essential criteria

demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to a good standard

At Dorset HealthCare we want to offer all our staff the opportunity to work flexibly, putting health and wellbeing first, whilst continuing the delivery of excellent patient care. Flexible working looks different for everyone and we welcome applicants to discuss flexible working opportunities with the recruiting manager.

What working for us will provide:

27 days of annual leave, rising to 33 over ten years (for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions)
Excellent NHS pension scheme
Health and wellbeing services
Flexible working options, including family-friendly hours
Free training and one-to-one career coaching to reach your career goals
Preceptorship programme for newly qualified nurses and AHPs
Access to nine staff networks – have a voice and transform our Trust
Relocation costs where applicable
Salary sacrifice scheme opportunities – including childcare vouchers, car lease and cycle scheme, home technology equipment, and buying annual leave
NHS discounts to save on your shopping, gym membership and more

Visit our careers website to learn more about our culture, staff stories, benefits, development programmes and opportunities.

What you need to do:

Before applying for this post, please do ensure that you have read the job description and person specification requirements. If you think you have everything we're looking for, then we'd love to hear from you, alternatively if you would like more information about the role please do not hesitate to contact us.

Regrettably, we are not able to offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you attempt to apply for a role that we do not offer sponsorship for, you will receive notification of this at the time of starting your application and you will not be able to proceed. At this point, we wish to thank you for your interest in working for us and apologise we cannot take your application any further.

Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Further guidance can be found on the gov.uk website. It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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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.