Community Staff Nurse- Wakefield 5-19 Service
The closing date is 06 July 2025
Job summary
**Please note, the NHS salary scales have recently changed and are expected to come into effect in October. New starters joining the Trust before this time will commence on the old payscales and will move to the new ones once they have been finalised**
Wakefield 0-19 Growing Healthy Service, is high performing, caring and proactive, and is searching for experienced, enthusiastic staff nurses to support its skill mix teams across the district of Wakefield. The successful candidate will work alongside our School Nurses, and Family Health Practitioners to deliver the Healthy Child Programme, in close collaboration with our partners in the Family Hubs and the voluntary sector. We are committed to fully support those successful to further their development.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work with parents, carers, children and partner agencies to promote the physical, emotional and social development of children.
Contributing to the delivery of the Healthy Child programme by undertaking targeted interventions and health promotion as directed/delegated by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) and working in conjunction with the SCPHN to co-ordinate, plan, implement and evaluate a programme of care for children, young people and families.
They will support the completion of comprehensive health needs assessment of clients, families and community and facilitate the mobilisation of appropriate resources to meet identified needs.
The post holder will ensure inter-agency/ professional partnership working between services, statutory and voluntary organisations to facilitate integrated approaches in meeting the needs of children.
Excellent communication skills and a passion for public health are essential, alongside good organisational skills, flexibility to meet the needs of the service and ability to travel independently to meet service delivery as required.
About us
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.
At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!
We offer colleagues:
- A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
- Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
(Please note, visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a sponsorship before submitting your application.)
Details
Date posted
20 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
421-CYPD-3112S
Job locations
Tuscany
HDFT C/O Bibby Distribution
Normanton Europort
WF6 2UA
Employer details
Employer name
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tuscany
HDFT C/O Bibby Distribution
Normanton Europort
WF6 2UA
Employer's website
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