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Job summary
Are you a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing) looking to start your career or make the move to our forward-thinking team of 0-19 practitioners? We value the contribution that the Specialist Practitioner (School Nursing) makes to improving outcomes for children, young people and their families, using evidence-based, early intervention strategies.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Specialist Practitioner (School Nursing) to join our Dorset 0-19 CYP Public Health Team. This role is in the Purbeck and Poole West localities within the 0-19 CYP Public Health Team based in Purbeck and Poole West. This post is a permanent part-time post of 22.5 hours per week, year round with no weekend working, some hybrid working and flexibility with hours. You will be required to travel across both localities and be present within teams and schools alike.
Applications from candidates that require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are unfortunately ineligible to apply for this position.
Main duties
As a Specialist Practitioner, you will lead and participate in the School Nursing core programme, as underpinned by the Healthy Child Programme and the high impact areas. You will work in partnership with children, young people and families, the Local Authority, Early Intervention Services, Children's Services, Schools and other Health Care providers.
You will manage the members of the 0-19 team effectively, delegating within the skill mix team and sharing knowledge and skills across the 0-19 team. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist interventions and packages of care to people on an allocated caseload; promoting independence and autonomy; working within a multi-disciplinary team. Advance own clinical knowledge, skill and competence based on current evidence through advanced educational programmes.
To communicate effectively in verbal and written form in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information in difficult situations using de-escalation, mediation, resolution and professional Duty of Candour.
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
About Dorset HealthCare
At Dorset HealthCare we are on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our joined-up healthcare services. We are a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We are an inclusive workplace that values equality and diversity, and we are committed to excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Details
Date posted: 09 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change | Band 6
Salary: £23,209 to £27,948 a year p.a.
Contract: Permanent | Working pattern: Part-time
Location: Purbeck and Poole West 0-19 Teams, Wareham Hospital, Wareham, BH204QQ
Person specification
Knowledge, skills and training
* Essential: Registered specialist community public health practitioner school nursing
* Essential: Membership of the relevant professional body
* Essential: Evidence of recent professional development in an up-to-date portfolio
* Essential: Depth of knowledge of the role and area applied for
Job-specific experience
* Essential: Recent previous experience within a specialist role
* Essential: Experience of managing change
* Essential: Able to prioritise workload effectively
Managerial / supervisory experience
* Essential: Experience of mentoring junior staff
Desirable
* Desirable: Experience of devising and delivering training
Information technology
* Essential: Experience of using electronic patient records
Desirable
* Desirable: Able to analyse data and produce reports using Microsoft Excel and Word
Personal qualities
* Essential: Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation with staff, patients and partner agencies, both verbally and in writing including the exchange of highly complex and sensitive information
Desirable
* Desirable: Experience of planning and organising complex activities including organising not just own time but that of junior staff
Other requirements
* Essential: Ability to travel using own vehicle on trust business
* Essential: Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English enabling the post holder to carry out full range of duties and responsibilities of the role
Disclosures
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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer details: Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, Wareham Hospital, Wareham, BH204QQ. Website: https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/work-for-us
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