Overview
The Community Staff Nurse will support Health Visitors and School Nurses in delivering high-quality, needs-led care across community settings including homes, schools and clinics. The role involves assessing health needs, planning and delivering care, and evaluating outcomes for children and families. The post holder will contribute to safeguarding, early intervention, and health promotion, working collaboratively with partners to address physical, emotional and social wellbeing. They will manage a delegated caseload, maintain accurate records, and support service delivery in line with local and national priorities, ensuring care is inclusive, evidence-based and responsive to need.
Responsibilities
* Provide evidence-based nursing care, undertake health needs assessments, and deliver targeted interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families.
* Focus on reducing health inequalities, safeguarding children, and working in partnership with families, communities and multi-agency professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
* Work as part of the Public Health Nursing Service (0–5 and 5–19) delivering the Healthy Child Programme through a progressive universal model.
* Assess health needs, plan and deliver care, and evaluate outcomes for children and families; maintain accurate records and manage a delegated caseload.
* Collaborate with partners to address physical, emotional and social wellbeing and respond to needs in line with local and national priorities.
* Ensure care is inclusive, evidence-based and responsive to need.
Benefits
* Flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance work and home lives.
* A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages and opportunities for development and learning.
* Armed Forces pledge with a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
* Environmental and social sustainability initiatives with training and quality improvement opportunities.
Additional information
Closing date: 4 May 2026; Shortlisting: 6 May 2026; Interview: 14 and 15 May 2026.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Whitaker | Job title: Team Leader for School Nursing | Email: helen.whitaker@bdct.nhs.uk | Telephone: 07881897739
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