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Public Health Nurse - St Helens

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

St Helens, WA11 7PQ

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Fixed-Term

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

3 September 2026

3 days left

Job description

The role is covering maternity leave so is a Fixed Term post for 12 months We have an exciting opportunity to join our St Helen's North 0-19 team as a...

Supporting the 0-19 service to deliver the public health offer in St Helen's.

Managing a safeguarding caseload, including completing health assessments, contributing to multi-agency meetings and completing reports.

Delegation and work planning/organisation

Facilitating clinics across St Helen's

The successful candidate will work as part of the 0-19 service, delivering public health offer across St Helen's.

The role also includes providing leadership to junior colleagues and new starters, organising/ work planning and delegation and chairing and attending meetings.

The St Helen's 0-19 service is a friendly supportive team offering staff the opportunity to work flexibly if needed.

We work with the trust values of compassion openness and Trust ensuring that we demonstrate these values to children and families in St Helen's and to each other.

We have daily safety huddles to support staff at the beginning of each day and monthly team meetings.

Supervision is available to all staff both planned and reactive.

We work closely with our specialist Safeguarding nurses to ensure staff feel supported and have access to appropriate training and induction

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

  • RN (Adult or Child/RSCN) or RM

Desirable

  • Mentorship
  • Motivational Interviewing

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Working within the 0-19 Team and evidence of managing a school nursing caseload
  • Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues
  • Evidence of continuous professional development
  • Ability to use email, internet and word processing software.

Desirable

  • Delivering public health sessions in schools

Skills and Attributes

Essential

  • Good verbal and non-verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently
  • Ability to support students in placement
  • Ability to support and motivate staff
  • Effective interpersonal skills

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Access to a car for work purpose
  • Commitment
  • Vision

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

20 August 2026

Last checked

24 August 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

WCH
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

NHS organisation

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