Position reference: 50144415
Directorate: Public Health and Communities | Service: 0 - 19 Public Health Nursing
Salary: £47,181 - £50,269
Working arrangements: A gile Working
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 15/05/2026 at 23:59
Requirements: Speak English to an appropriate standard. Enhanced DBS check required. Overseas criminal record check required if previously lived overseas. The organisation does not sponsor visas.
About The Post
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Specialist Practice Lead Nurse holding a Health Visitor registration to join our team. The post will provide Specialist Community Public Health Nurse expertise, leadership, and supervision to team members, ensuring quality assessment and implementation of structured and evidence-based interventions that improve outcomes for children and families with complex needs, including the appropriate management of risks. It will promote and improve health, addressing inequalities among the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, young people, and families within the borough.
About The Role
The role will provide visible, values-based leadership and operational management for a team of Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (Health Visiting or School Nursing) and skill‑mix staff. The postholder will set clear direction and standards, support staff wellbeing and development, and ensure high‑quality delivery of the Healthy Child Programme. Responsibilities include holding a small clinical caseload, leading and assuring the oversight of the team's clinical caseload, providing specialist knowledge, supervision, advice, and support to Public Health Nursing staff working with communities, families, and individuals with vulnerability, complexity, and safeguarding needs. The postholder will engage with service improvement by gathering and using data to evidence performance, quality, and impact for vulnerable children and families. This role will provide leadership in complex situations by assessing and managing high levels of risk, escalating concerns appropriately, and ensuring effective continuity of care within the service.
About You
The ideal candidate will embody a leadership style that inspires others with heart and integrity. The successful candidate will be a Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in Health Visiting with extensive experience in managing care for safeguarding and complex cases, utilising risk assessment and analysis in care planning. Demonstrable experience of collaborative working with external agencies, and supervising and mentoring colleagues, is essential. You should possess highly developed skills in health needs assessment, intervention planning, and outcome evaluation, alongside the capability to address complex health requirements. A strong commitment to service improvement and development is paramount, including the ability to inspire and support others to enhance service delivery for vulnerable children and families.
Benefits and Rewards
* Great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme.
* Flexible working support to help balance work and life.
* Opportunities for training and development to grow your career.
* Work in a thriving borough where your talent and skills will help make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
* Building partnerships with residents, partners, businesses, and organisations to bring about change.
We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. We welcome applicants with past convictions and adhere to fair, non‑discriminatory recruitment practices.
CVs are not accepted for this role. For more information, please contact Jane Fleming (Health Visitor Professional Lead) or Gemma Conway (Named Nurse for Safeguarding & Children in Care). The advertisement may close early if a high volume of applications is received.
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