Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN-Health Visitor)

A Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in Health Visiting to provide strong clinical care and leadership within an integrated skill mixed team as part of the 0-19 Universal Health Service in Blackburn with Darwen. To lead on the delivery of the Health Child Programme 0-5 years and defined local requirements based on the provider contract. To provide family centred, evidence based public health service that aims to proactively improve health outcomes for a defined caseload, population or community, reducing the risks and impact of health inequalities by working in partnership with families, communities and other professionals.

This will be achieved through delivery of the model of health visiting at a community, universal, targeted and specialist level. Safeguarding is embedded within the model considering safe and effective management of risk for children, young people and families. Main duties of the job:

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme (0-5 years) - offering developmental reviews, health advice, and early interventions.
• Support parents and carers - providing guidance on feeding, sleep, child development, and emotional wellbeing.
• Identify needs early – spotting potential health, developmental, or safeguarding concerns and arranging appropriate support.
• Promote health and wellbeing – encouraging healthy lifestyles, immunisations, and positive parenting.
• Work in partnership – collaborating with GPs, midwives, social workers, and other community services.

• Experienced in supporting families with complex health and social care needs.
• Skilled at building strong relationships with families and professionals alike.
• Passionate about reducing inequalities and improving health outcomes for children.
• Confident in safeguarding practice and risk management.
• Skilled in using a range of assessment tools to assess physical and emotional needs and parental motivation to change.
• Keen to learn and develop for self‑improvement and for the benefits of families in the 0-19 Service.
• Motivated, solution focussed, compassionate, and resilient in the face of challenges.
• Proven evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience of multi‑agency and partnership working.
• Experience of delivering health promotion or public health programmes.
• Working in a team.
• Good understanding of the healthy child programme 0-5.
• Healthy Child Programme Child and adult safeguarding knowledge/experience.
• Awareness of inequalities in health and implications in practice.
• Demonstrable leadership skills.
• Clinical governance framework and implications for practice.
• NMC standards and implications for practice.
• Understanding of the value of Engagement and Participation.
• Clinical/ Safeguarding risk assessment and analysis skills.
• Team working.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure, using initiative.
• Be flexible to changing demands of the workload.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
• Ability to make decisions with considered analysis and rationale.
• Ability to deal with conflict.
• Able to offer high challenge and high support.
• Emotional intelligence.
• IT Skills.
• Models the behaviours and values expected as an employee of ELHT.

• Degree level qualification.
• V100/V300 prescribing.
• Experience of managing or leading staff.

Dear Potential Applicant, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a ‘Zero Tolerance’ policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first‑class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under‑representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application will be short‑listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.