Specialist Practice Lead Nurse

Please apply online via the link provided. Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

About the Post

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Specialist Practice Lead Nurse holding a Health Visitor registration, to join our team. The post will provide Specialist Community Public Health Nurse expertise, leadership, and supervision to team members, ensuring quality assessment and implementation of structured and evidence-based interventions that improve outcomes for children and families with complex needs, including the appropriate management of risks. The post is pivotal in providing evidence-based public health nursing practice to promote and improve health, addressing inequalities among the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, young people, and families within the borough.

About the Role

The role will provide visible, values-based leadership and operational management for a team of Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (Health Visiting or School Nursing ) and skill-mix staff. The postholder will set clear direction and standards, support staff wellbeing and development, and ensure high-quality delivery of the Healthy Child Programme. Through expert clinical leadership, they will lead a team to identify and assess the health needs of vulnerable individuals and families, and will work in partnership with key stakeholders to drive integrated, coordinated approaches that improve outcomes for vulnerable children, young people, and families. Responsibilities include holding a small clinical caseload, leading and assuring the oversight of the team's clinical caseload, providing specialist knowledge, supervision, advice, and support to Public Health Nursing staff working with communities, families, and individuals with vulnerability, complexity, and safeguarding needs. The postholder will engage with service improvement by gathering and using data to evidence performance, quality, and impact for vulnerable children and families. This role will provide leadership in complex situations by assessing and managing high levels of risk, escalating concerns appropriately, and ensuring effective continuity of care within the service.

About You

The ideal candidate will embody the principles of a leadership style that will inspire others to lead with heart and integrity. The successful candidate will be a Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in Health Visiting with extensive experience in managing care for safeguarding and complex cases, utilising risk assessment and analysis in care planning. Demonstrable experience of collaborative working with external agencies, as well as supervising and mentoring colleagues, is essential. You will possess highly developed skills in health needs assessment, intervention planning, and outcome evaluation, alongside the capability to address complex health requirements. A strong commitment to service improvement and development is paramount, including the ability to inspire and support others to enhance service delivery for vulnerable children and families. Candidates who are dedicated to Public Health Nursing and possess the requisite skills, experience, and ambition to lead and inspire a team are encouraged to apply.

For more information, please visit our webpage (https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/0-19-public-health-nursing-service-roles/) or contact:

Jane Fleming, Health Visitor Professional Lead: 07741 096041 melaniejanefleming@barnsley.gov.uk

Gemma Conway (Named Nurse for Safeguarding & Children in Care): 07720 031333 gemmaconway@barnsley.gov.uk