The closing date is 15 April 2026
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata
Job summary
Public Health Community Staff Nurse 5-19 School Nursing North Hertfordshire and Stevenage
An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic and motivated Band 5 Public Health Staff Nurse’s to work within the School Nursing Team based in North Hertfordshire. We are looking for a Band 5 who is able to work autonomously and manage their own caseload, but who can also work as part of a team.
We are looking for Public Health Staff Nurse’s to join our workforce to deliver high quality care to our service users in an integrated model with Family Support Services.
As well as working with individual children and young people, our focus is on developing local public health plans with schools and the wider community.
You will also be working with home educated children under the guidance of a Specialist Public Health Nurse.
Please see Job Description and person specification for full details.
You are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use withbusiness insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act2010), and you will be expected to drive across the county on all roads to attend training andsupport other teams as required.
Job responsibilities
As a qualified nurse you will support the Public Health Nurses to implement and deliver the Healthy Child 5-19 programme within the agreed specification from commissioners.
You will deliver care, support & advice to children & their families that attend mainstream schools in the Royston, Baldock, Letchworth, Hitchin, Knebworth and Stevenage area of Hertfordshire. This includes working in schools to deliver the online health questionnaires to Y6 children and liaising with parents as required.
You will be involved in carrying out brief interventions, after triage and allocation by a Public Health Nurse, following agreed care pathways in response to referrals and health needs assessment alerts.
You may also be involved in supporting schools with writing education and health care plans for children with complex health needs, coordinating support in partnership with other specialist health professionals.
You will be required to proactively manage a caseload, prioritising cases according to risk and level of need, with regular supervision from a Public Health Nurse.
This role will be based across North Hertfordshire and Stevenage. The core service is provided between 8am and 6pm (working hours can be flexible within these times). There may also be the ocassional Saturday working.
Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defense against COVID-19.
In return, we can offer you:
- Access to a wide range of training opportunities including development of leadership skills
- Restorative, management and safeguarding supervision
- Generous contributory pension
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- Special Leave for family and personal reasons
- NHS Car Lease Scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Discounts
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is voted as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work (HSJ/ Nursing Times) and is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. Our CQC rating is Good.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Current registration with NMC & knowledge of NMC Code of Professional Conduct
- Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
- Knowledge of Safeguarding Children
- Experience of team work
Skills and Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to work independently under guidance of Specialist Nurse
- Excellent communication skills with variety of clients & professionals
- Ability to use assessment skills with guidance
- Empathy & understanding of family issues
- Ability to plan and deliver key objectives within strict timetables
Other requirements
Essential
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).