Job summary
12 MONTHS FIXED TERM

Part time 30 Hours, Public Health Nurse, Band 5, South team. Based at Eagle Bridge Health and Wellbeing Centre in Crewe but working across the whole of the South area

We have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join our Cheshire East South 0-19+ team as a part time Public Health Nurse, supporting the School Nurse team over Crewe and Nantwich

Supporting the delivery of a public health offer to families, children and young people and delivering the Healthy Child Programme core offer. The role supports the School Nurse with young people who are subject to Child in Need/ Child protection and Cared for Children. The role gives a great insight to our service and has supported employees to develop into other roles associated with public health and 0-19 services. We have great feedback from students and staff who enjoy working within a friendly and supportive team.

Main duties of the job

• Supporting the 0-19 service to deliver the 0-19 Public Health Nurse offer.
• Managing a safeguarding caseload, including completing health assessments, contributing to multiagency meetings and completing reports.
• Delegation and work planning/organisation
• Facilitating clinics across the South Locality Cheshire East

About us
The Cheshire East 0-19+ service is a friendly supportive team offering staff the opportunity to work flexibly if needed.

We work with the trust values of compassion openness and Trust ensuring that we demonstrate these values to children and families in Cheshire East North Team and to each other.

We have weekly safety huddles to support staff at the beginning of each day and monthly team meetings. Each member of staff has Clinical and Management supervision every 12 weeks or more often if required.

Supervision is available to all staff both planned and reactive.

We work closely with our specialist Safeguarding nurses to ensure staff feel supported and have access to appropriate training and induction

Details
Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 844-8194408-A

Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will work as part of the 0-19 service, delivering public health offer across Central Team working initially with the 5-19 age group.

The role also includes providing leadership to junior colleagues and new starters, organising/ work planning and delegation and chairing and attending meetings.

Please read the person specification and Job description prior to applying for this post.

Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training

• Essential: Registered Nurse
• Essential: Evidence of recent professional development
• Desirable: Mentorship level 6
• Desirable: Modules at level 6 - Public Health Related
• Desirable: Solihull Approach trained
• Desirable: Motivational Interviewing trained
• Desirable: Immunisation training

Experience and Knowledge

• Essential: Knowledge of public Health Priorities
• Essential: Knowledge of child development
• Essential: Knowledge of safeguarding issues and working with vulnerable families
• Essential: Understanding of role within the public Health Team
• Desirable: Previous experience of working in a community environment
• Desirable: Two years post registration with 12 months community experience
• Desirable: Experience of data collection for reports

Skills and Attributes

• Essential: Good verbal and non-verbal and written communication skills.
• Essential: Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
• Essential: Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Essential: Effective interpersonal skills
• Essential: Good organisational and time management skills
• Desirable: Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
• Desirable: Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service

Personal Qualities

• Essential: Commitment
• Essential: Vision
• Essential: Access to a car for work purposes
• Essential: Confident and approachable

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).

Employer details
Employer name: Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Eagle Bridge Health and care Centre, Dunwoody Way, Crewe, CW1 3AW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.wchc.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: 0-19+ team Leader Andrea Johns, andrea.johns@nhs.net, 07909530198
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