Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to develop and progress your career. This is a developmental Community Nurse position designed to support your progression towards becoming a Band 6 Specialist Public Health Practitioner (519).
The Service & Team:
Are you a passionate and driven NMC Registered Nurse ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of children, young people, and families? Do you aspire to grow into a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)? This is your opportunity to begin a transformative journey with Cornwall Councils School Nursing Service.
We are integrated with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues and share an integrated electronic record which supports communication and co-ordination.
We currently have a number of part time and full-time posts throughout the county.
Main duties of the job
The Role:
This developmental Community Nurse position is designed to support your growth into a future SCPHN. You will work within the School Nursing 519 Team, delivering the Healthy Child Programme across a vibrant community caseload. Youll collaborate with schools, GPs, Family Hubs, and Early Years settings to promote health, wellbeing, and early intervention.
Under the guidance of experienced School Nursing team, youll take delegated responsibility for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health interventions. Youll also supervise and support Family Health Workers and School Nurse Assistants, helping to shape the next generation of care.
Development Pathway
Once competencies are completed, we are proud to offer a Level 7 module with a public health focus to support your professional development. This module is a stepping stone to applying for the SCPHN course in 2027 subject to a successful interview and will help you build confidence in postgraduate study.
Youll be supported to:
Complete the Community Nurse Competency Framework
Engage in reflective practice and professional development
Participate in feedback and action planning to track your growth
Upon successful completion of the required competencies, youll be supported to apply for the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing course. Please note that some travel may be required depending on the location of the course delivery.
About us
Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
a competitive salary.
a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Working in Cornwall has the added advantage also of having some beautiful rural areas and beaches which provide plenty of leisure opportunities to create a great work life balance. There are exciting opportunities to be part of partnership working groups and multi-disciplinary practice discussions to contribute, progress and lead innovative practice and, enhance effective partnership working with education, GPs, Childrens Services, Public Health and other key agencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Service & Team:
Are you a passionate and driven NMC Registered Nurse ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of children, young people, and families? Do you aspire to grow into a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)? This is your opportunity to begin a transformative journey with Cornwall Councils School Nursing Service.
We are integrated with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues and share an integrated electronic record which supports communication and co-ordination.
We currently have a number of part time and full-time posts throughout the county.
The Role:
This developmental Community Nurse position is designed to support your growth into a future SCPHN. You will work within the School Nursing 519 Team, delivering the Healthy Child Programme across a vibrant community caseload. Youll collaborate with schools, GPs, Family Hubs, and Early Years settings to promote health, wellbeing, and early intervention.
Under the guidance of experienced School Nursing team, youll take delegated responsibility for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health interventions. Youll also supervise and support Family Health Workers and School Nurse Assistants, helping to shape the next generation of care.
Development Pathway
Once competencies are completed, we are proud to offer a Level 7 module with a public health focus to support your professional development. This module is a stepping stone to applying for the SCPHN course in 2027 subject to a successful interview and will help you build confidence in postgraduate study.
Youll be supported to:
Complete the Community Nurse Competency Framework
Engage in reflective practice and professional development
Participate in feedback and action planning to track your growth
Upon successful completion of the required competencies, youll be supported to apply for the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing course. Please note that some travel may be required depending on the location of the course delivery.
If you are interested in finding out more, please do not hesitate to contact:
Sara Tripp (Team Manager) sara.tripp@cornwall.gov.uk
Sarah Hyde (Team Manager) Sarah.hyde@cornwall.gov.uk
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
What Were Looking For:
A NMC Registered Nurse with a passion for community and public health
Commitment to continuous learning and development
Ability to work collaboratively across multi-agency teams
Enthusiasm for working with children, young people, and families
Time management and prioritisation skills
Ability to maintain electronic records
Full driving licence and access to a vehicle
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Service & Team:
Are you a passionate and driven NMC Registered Nurse ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of children, young people, and families? Do you aspire to grow into a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)? This is your opportunity to begin a transformative journey with Cornwall Councils School Nursing Service.
We are integrated with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues and share an integrated electronic record which supports communication and co-ordination.
We currently have a number of part time and full-time posts throughout the county.
The Role:
This developmental Community Nurse position is designed to support your growth into a future SCPHN. You will work within the School Nursing 519 Team, delivering the Healthy Child Programme across a vibrant community caseload. Youll collaborate with schools, GPs, Family Hubs, and Early Years settings to promote health, wellbeing, and early intervention.
Under the guidance of experienced School Nursing team, youll take delegated responsibility for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health interventions. Youll also supervise and support Family Health Workers and School Nurse Assistants, helping to shape the next generation of care.
Development Pathway
Once competencies are completed, we are proud to offer a Level 7 module with a public health focus to support your professional development. This module is a stepping stone to applying for the SCPHN course in 2027 subject to a successful interview and will help you build confidence in postgraduate study.
Youll be supported to:
Complete the Community Nurse Competency Framework
Engage in reflective practice and professional development
Participate in feedback and action planning to track your growth
Upon successful completion of the required competencies, youll be supported to apply for the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing course. Please note that some travel may be required depending on the location of the course delivery.
If you are interested in finding out more, please do not hesitate to contact:
Sara Tripp (Team Manager) sara.tripp@cornwall.gov.uk
Sarah Hyde (Team Manager) Sarah.hyde@cornwall.gov.uk
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
What Were Looking For:
A NMC Registered Nurse with a passion for community and public health
Commitment to continuous learning and development
Ability to work collaboratively across multi-agency teams
Enthusiasm for working with children, young people, and families
Time management and prioritisation skills
Ability to maintain electronic records
Full driving licence and access to a vehicle
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration - Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Evidence of personal professional development including any
- leadership training and skills
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of personal professional development including any
- leadership training and skills
- Evidence of working with children and families and or previous
- community health experience / interest in working with children
- Evidence and knowledge of child development
- Experience of electronic recording and reporting systems
- Teaching and Assessment Skills with experience of group work
- Evidence of safeguarding skills and experience of working with
- vulnerable clients
- Experience of the Health Visitor/School Nurse role
- Evidence of Solihull training/Parenting/Attachment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration - Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Evidence of personal professional development including any
- leadership training and skills
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of personal professional development including any
- leadership training and skills
- Evidence of working with children and families and or previous
- community health experience / interest in working with children
- Evidence and knowledge of child development
- Experience of electronic recording and reporting systems
- Teaching and Assessment Skills with experience of group work
- Evidence of safeguarding skills and experience of working with
- vulnerable clients
- Experience of the Health Visitor/School Nurse role
- Evidence of Solihull training/Parenting/Attachment
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
