Job summary
The 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service Lead is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership across Health Visiting, School Nursing, and the Family Nurse Partnership, ensuring delivery of a high-quality, evidence-based service for children, young people, and families. This role leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of integrated 0-19 services in line with commissioned specifications, working closely with commissioners, partners, and stakeholders to improve health outcomes. The post holder translates organisational priorities into effective local delivery, drives service improvement and integration, and ensures the workforce, performance, and quality standards support safe, responsive, and person-centred care.
Main duties of the job
The role is responsible for overseeing service performance, quality, and workforce management, whilst working collaboratively with commissioners, partners, and stakeholders to drive continuous improvement. The post holder also leads the development and integration of services, supports evidence-based practice, and ensures that organisational priorities are translated into high-quality, responsive care for children, young people, and families. The role will also be pivotal in responding to emerging strategic developments, including the Family First initiative, supporting the transformation towards more integrated, prevention-focused, and family-centred models of care across the system
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level education or equivalent experience
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
- RGN/RN/RSCN/RMN/RM
- NMC registered
- Degree level or equivalent professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience of School Nursing, Health Visiting or FNP and caseload management
- Leading a team and managing others
- Supervision of other practitioners
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of child protection management
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Budget management experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- IT skills and computer literacy
- High level of understanding of current clinical issues
- Line management experience and knowledge of HR policies and procedures
- Facilitative style of leadership
- Highly reflective and able to learn from experiences
- Able to analyse numerical data
Other
Essential
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level education or equivalent experience
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
- RGN/RN/RSCN/RMN/RM
- NMC registered
- Degree level or equivalent professional qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience of School Nursing, Health Visiting or FNP and caseload management
- Leading a team and managing others
- Supervision of other practitioners
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of child protection management
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Budget management experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- IT skills and computer literacy
- High level of understanding of current clinical issues
- Line management experience and knowledge of HR policies and procedures
- Facilitative style of leadership
- Highly reflective and able to learn from experiences
- Able to analyse numerical data
Other
Essential
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
