SCPHN Specialist Practitioner

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Are you looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service delivered within an award-winning council focused on placing local people at the heart of everything we do, listening to and doing good for our communities?

Here at Barnsley Council, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. We’re proud to deliver the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service, which is at the forefront of care provision for the children and young people of Barnsley. We recognise that our greatest asset is our employees, which is why for all successful nursing candidates we will recognise your NHS continuous service for the purposes of annual leave and sickness absence, and you can continue to access the NHS Pension Scheme if you are an existing scheme member.

To ensure continued provision of Public Health Nursing services within Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council we are seeking to recruit a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Specialist Practitioner who is passionate about wanting to lead and support families who are supported by Child Protection and Child in Need plans.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Specialist Practitioner to play a pivotal role in delivering the Healthy Child Programme and improving health outcomes for vulnerable children, young people and families. In this position, you will undertake comprehensive assessments and lead the management of Child Protection and Child in Need cases. You will offer specialist clinical expertise, ensuring the highest standards of evidence‑based care while championing a child‑centred approach across all elements of practice.

As a SCPHN Specialist Practitioner within the 0–19 Public Health Nursing Service, you will provide professional supervision, guidance and support to practitioners, helping to build capability and consistency across the workforce. You will work collaboratively with multi‑agency partners, contribute to clinical governance, prepare high‑quality reports, and support the development and implementation of policies and pathways. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated SCPHN who is passionate about reducing inequalities, influencing practice, and driving positive outcomes for the most vulnerable families.

You will need

To succeed in this role, you will need to be an experienced Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse or Health Visitor, with experience working 0-19, sound knowledge and understanding of the Healthy Child Programme and related policies and pathways. You will need to be able to identify risk, assess, plan, and deliver care, providing evidenced based interventions to support children, young people, and care leavers within Barnsley. Be a highly motivated, innovative, and adaptable practitioner who is committed to taking a child centred approach with the ability to identify health needs as early as possibility and improve health and wellbeing by promoting health, preventing ill health, and reducing inequalities. You will need to be able to plan and prioritise your own workload, and the ability to travel to a range of venues and settings is essential. We are seeking an experienced nurse who can contribute to ongoing service improvement initiatives demonstrating a commitment that the “voice” and lived experience of the child and young person is at the heart of all decision making and clinical care planning. Experience of safeguarding and multi-agency working is also key to the role.

Shape a better future with us

Our 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service is rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, as part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. We offer a full induction programme and excellent training packages to enable you to have the right skills to do your job, including regular supervision to help you recognise your continued professional development needs and support you to achieve your potential.

A lot to look forward to

As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. We offer working conditions that are flexible and agile that support good life work balance. By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. Let’s make a better Barnsley for everyone.

For further details please contact Gemma Conway Named Nurse for Safeguarding and Children in Care, email gemmaconway@barnsley.gov.uk telephone 07720031333

Interviews will take place on 30th April and 1 May.