Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust. Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy. Please note, the selection processes at Cambridgeshire Community Services are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored, we remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. Job overview Are you looking for a new challenge ? Ever thought about working in the community ? This role may be just what you need to revitalise your love for nursing. As part of the Healthy Child Programme 0-19 team, the Public Health Nurse will be supported to work within a defined area, assessing need, delegating work within the team, implementing planned programmes of care and evaluating care delivered. The postholder will develop the skills to provide a child centred, inclusive, holistic and accessible Public Health programme for children, their families and communities. This role will promote the physical and emotional well-being of children, and young people, supporting them to establish good health now and in the future. Working on early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, empowerment and inclusion, to reduce health inequalities and ensure children are supported to reach their full potential Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 15-02-2026 Advert Across Luton and Bedfordshire Healthy Child Programme we are developing an exciting opportunity for NMC registered practitioners to work with children and families from the antenatal period up to 19 years of age. If you have a current Band 5 NMC registration, you are excited by innovation, and are passionate about the public health agenda and improving health outcomes for children, young people and families, then this may be the career choice for you. You will work in an integrated 0-19 team within our Luton and Bedfordshire Children and Young People's Health Services. You will be supported to develop in the role, gaining the skills and knowledge you require to support the skill mix team to deliver our service confidently and competently. You will have the opportunity to work both virtually and in person, gaining experience of our universal offer and providing targeted support within the community. Please note that this role requires you to be able to travel to visit various bases, other services, and families at home. Working for our organisation Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the East of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There’s a good reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Detailed job description and main responsibilities To work as part of a multidisciplinary 0-19 team to identify the health needs of children and young people, their families and the community and contribute to developing a strategy to address individual identified needs as well as those needs within the community. To be committed to learning and development. Post holder will be supported to develop skills and knowledge appropriate for application to the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse course. To develop the knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate packages of care in order to deliver early interventions to families in line with our commissioned service. To support families through a range of methods including home visits, digital drop-in clinics, virtual and phone contacts to assess the needs of children and their families. To work with the locality teams to support children, young people and families who are considered to be vulnerable or at risk. To adhere to current Safeguarding Procedures, and participate in child protection case conferences and case review meetings as required. To support other localities as required to ensure that all relevant clinical skills are developed, and to maintain effective working relationships and continuity of services. To take responsibility for their own clinical practice including supervision and to adhere to the NMC code of conduct. To contribute to the development of local policies and procedures relevant to their area of work and contribute to relevant service design projects. To develop the skills to utilise virtual platforms in assessments, interventions, training, and networking to support effective practice and partnership working. On April 1st 2026, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust will come together to deliver services as a single Trust. Both trusts are high performing specialist community health and care providers working in the East of England. Both have a strong track record, with the highest ratings from the Care Quality Commission, best in class NHS staff survey outcomes, and a decade of experience in innovation and clinical development. The group model provides health and care services to a population of 3.2 million in their homes and neighbourhoods. We provide care that supports people from the very beginning to the very end of their lives. The specific role you are applying is with Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and if you commence your employment before the 1 st of April you will transfer to the new organisation via TUPE - the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations. Certificate of Sponsorship For roles that are eligible for sponsorship, applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker Visa to work in the UK are welcome, and will be considered alongside all other applications. You are strongly advised to visit Check if you need a UK Visa website ( Opens in a new tab), and familiarise yourself with what is required which should assist you in your understanding of the process 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. (Opens in a new tab) UK Registration For roles that require professional registration, applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new tab) Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA. In submitting an application, you authorise Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed. ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear!