Job summary
Public Health Community Staff Nurse 5-19 School Nursing Hemel Hempstead and St Albans

An exciting opportunity has arisen for dynamic and motivated Band 5 Public Health Staff Nurses to work within the School Nursing Team based in West Hertfordshire. We are looking for a Band 5 who is able to work autonomously and manage their own caseload, but who can also work as part of a team.

We are looking for Public Health Staff Nurse's to join our workforce to deliver high quality care to our service users in an integrated model with Family Support Services.

As well as working with individual children and young people, our focus is on developing local public health plans with schools and the wider community.

You will also be working with home educated children under the guidance of a Specialist Public Health Nurse.

Main duties of the job
You will:

• Be a skilled team player working in a skill mix team under the guidance of a Specialist Practitioner (5-19) as well as being able to work autonomously.
• Have excellent communication skills to use with a variety of clients, professionals & staff
• Have a full valid driving license and access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

You are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010), and you will be expected to drive across the county on all roads to attend training and support other teams as required.

HCT Public Health Nursing Team 5-19 is an innovative service that is using electronic health assessments at key stages to help identify individuals requiring early intervention pathways as well as determining public health needs of local communities. HCT also uses Chat health text messaging service and has implemented two health websites for use by children, young people, families & professionals.

The service is committed to mobile working and experience of electronic record keeping would be an advantage although full training will be given.

Informal discussions welcome.

About us

• A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
• You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff
• We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
• Our staff are proud to be Caring, Pioneering, and Inclusivein their work to help achieve the Trust vision
• HCT are proud to offer all newly qualified practitioners and international recruited staff a Preceptorship programme that supports their transition to autonomous, confident and competent practitioner. The annual programme will cover topics such as Patient safety, communications skills, safeguarding, quality improvement, leadership, and management. As a Preceptee you will have regular meetings with your preceptor and AHP Preceptorship lead.
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
• We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now
• You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you

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Job responsibilities
As a qualified nurse you will support the Public Health Nurses to implement and deliver the Healthy Child 5-19 programme within the agreed specification from commissioners.

You will deliver care, support & advice to children & their families that attend mainstream schools in the Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Tring and Harpenden areas of Hertfordshire. This includes working in schools to deliver the online health questionnaires to Y6 children and liaising with parents as required.

You will be involved in carrying out brief interventions, after triage and allocation by a Public Health Nurse, following agreed care pathways in response to referrals and health needs assessment alerts.

You may also be involved in supporting schools with writing education and health care plans for children with complex health needs, coordinating support in partnership with other specialist health professionals.

You will be required to proactively manage a caseload, prioritising cases according to risk and level of need, with regular supervision from a Public Health Nurse.

This role will be based across West Hertfordshire. The core service is provided between 8am and 6pm (working hours can be flexible within these times). There may also be the occasional Saturday working.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defense against COVID-19.

In return, we can offer you:

• Access to a wide range of training opportunities including development of leadership skills
• Restorative, management and safeguarding supervision
• Generous contributory pension
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• Special Leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Discounts

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust is voted as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Work (HSJ/ Nursing Times) and is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation. Our CQC rating is Good.

The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Current registration with NMC & knowledge of NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake

Experience and Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Children
• Experience of team work

Skills and Personal qualities
Essential

• Ability to work independently under guidance of Specialist Nurse
• Excellent communication skills with variety of clients & professionals
• Ability to use assessment skills with guidance
• Empathy & understanding of family issues
• Ability to plan and deliver key objectives within strict timetables

Other requirements
Essential

• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).

Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Address
Pat Lewis Child Development Centre
Heath Lane
Hemel Hempstead ( additional base in St Albans)
HP1 1TT
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.hct.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Community Service Lead
Jo Preston
joanne.preston8@nhs.net
07552289463

Details
Date posted
06 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 5

Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 a year
per annum pro rata

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time,
Flexible working

Reference number
812-26-JP-CYP-SNB5-WEST

Job locations
Pat Lewis Child Development Centre
Heath Lane
Hemel Hempstead ( additional base in St Albans)
HP1 1TT
United Kingdom

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