Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton, SO31 7HDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 November 2026
10 days leftJob description
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse to work at Swanwick Lodge Secure Children's Home which cares for up ...
The primary role of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) is to provide expert clinical public health leadership to the integrated health and wellbeing teams in order to ensure the quality of health service delivery to the young people within Swanwick Lodge is aligned with the requirements of the NHSE&I commissioned service including the Healthy Child Programme 0 -19 years, the Healthcare Standards for Children and Young People in Secure Settings (2019) and the Trust vision and values. Taking a whole setting approach, working in partnership with internal and external colleagues and partners, the role also provides clinical expertise in direct service provision and both clinical and safeguarding supervision to staff within teams.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Adult, Child, MH or LD).
- BSc or equivalent Specialist Community Public Health Nurse; Health Visiting / School Nursing.
- Non-medical prescribing or willingness to undergo training.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Desirable: - Leadership /Management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with a partnership in a whole-setting approach.
- Clinical experience at senior level using effective decision making.
- Proven effective leadership experience.
- Proven safeguarding experience and experience of working with complex and vulnerable children/young people.
- Experience of delivering safeguarding and clinical supervision.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of local and national policies and strategies for children/young people and families.
- Knowledge and understanding of public health programmes and interventions for children/young people and families.
- Knowledge and understanding of national safeguarding policy and local child protection guidelines.
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and CQC outcomes/standards in relation to children/young people.
- Knowledge and understanding of HR policies and procedures.
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written including use of IT.
- Ability to deliver clinical and safeguarding supervision.
- Ability to work in partnership with both internal and external agencies.
- Ability to communicate with and engage vulnerable children/young people to deliver care in partnership.
- Ability to deliver a whole setting public health approach.
- Ability to innovate and deliver service change.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
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