Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse CiC) in Barnsley

Position reference: 50110741

Directorate: Public Health & Communities | Service: 0-19 Public Health Nursing

Working Arrangements: Monday to Friday

Contract type: Permanent

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check.

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At Barnsley Council, you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be. We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, including our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

About the Post:

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service delivered within an award-winning council focused on placing local people at the heart of everything we do, listening to and doing good for our communities? Here at Barnsley Council, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. We’re proud to deliver the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service, which is at the forefront of care provision for the children and young people of Barnsley.

We recognise that our greatest asset is our employees, which is why for all successful nursing candidates we will recognise your NHS continuous service for the purposes of annual leave and sickness absence, and you can continue to access the NHS Pension Scheme if you are an existing scheme member.

To ensure continued provision of Public Health Nursing services within Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, we are seeking to recruit a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Children in Care) who is passionate about wanting to lead and support the provision of high-quality services.

About the Role:

We are looking for a passionate and skilled School Nurse to join our Public Health Nursing Service, Children in Care team, in Barnsley. In this role, you will deliver the Healthy Child Programme, providing evidence-based care that promotes health, reduces inequalities, and safeguards children, young people, and families.

The Children in Care SCPHN will work as an integral part of a multi-agency service to provide a seamless pathway for Children in Care and Care Leavers. The primary focus of this role will be to undertake statutory health assessments, develop and undertake age-appropriate health promotion advice, attendance at statutory reviews, and the delivery of the healthy child programme with children and young people in care to improve their life chances and health outcomes.

You will need:

• To be an experienced Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse, with experience working 0-19, sound knowledge and understanding of the Healthy Child Programme and related policies and pathways.
• To identify risk, assess, plan, and deliver care, providing evidenced based interventions to support children, young people, and care leavers within Barnsley.
• To be a highly motivated, innovative, and adaptable practitioner who is committed to taking a child-centred approach with the ability to identify health needs as early as possible and improve health and wellbeing by promoting health, preventing ill health, and reducing inequalities.
• To plan and prioritise your own workload, and the ability to travel to a range of venues and settings is essential.
• Experience of safeguarding and multi-agency working is also key to the role.

Shape a better future with us. Our 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service is rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. We offer a full induction programme and excellent training packages to enable you to have the right skills to do your job, including regular supervision to help you recognise your continued professional development needs and support you to achieve your potential.

A lot to look forward to. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. We offer working conditions that are flexible and agile that support good work-life balance. By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. Let’s make a better Barnsley for everyone.

For further details please contact Gemma Conway, Named Nurse for Safeguarding and Children in Care, email gemmaconway@barnsley.gov.uk telephone 07720031333.

Interviews will take place on 25th August 2026. Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

CVs are not accepted for this role. At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we welcome applicants with past convictions. We're committed to fairness and do not discriminate. Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.