Overview
Go back Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Closing date: 28 September 2025
HDFT are seeking to recruit a motivated and passionate registered nurse to be part of the innovative 0-25 Service within Co Durham. We are the largest provider of children's public health nursing services in the North East of England, providing services that stretch from North Yorkshire up to Gateshead and Sunderland. We are dedicated to working towards improved public health outcomes for children and families in the footprint, delivering high quality universal and targeted health visiting and school health services to meet the key improvement priorities for the population.
Key responsibilities
* Working within both school and community settings, including family homes, as part of a team and as a lone worker.
* Planning and delivery of Health promotion sessions and information campaigns via social media.
* Health Needs Assessment and multi-agency working to support children and families with complex health and emotional health needs.
* Safeguarding and Looked After Health Assessments.
* Drop-in sessions in both schools and communities, ensuring visibility and accessibility to children, young people and families in school and local community settings.
About us
The post holder works as a member of the 0-25 Community Public Health Team, responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive service which meets the needs of the 5-25 population. The post holder will participate in delivering Public Health intervention and support to the local school population.
Job responsibilities
Excellent communication skills and a passion for public health are essential, alongside good organisational skills, flexibility to meet the needs of the service and ability to travel independently to meet service delivery as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* NMC Registration
* Counselling qualification
Experience
* Experience of change management
* Experience of working in community setting
Other
* Able to travel to different locations in order to meet service needs
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.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
£31,049 to £37,796 a year (pro rata)
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