DBS0780 Public Health Staff Nurse

North Tyneside Council are recruiting staff nurses/staff midwives to work within the Childrens Public Health Service (CPHS) in preparation to commencing Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) training from September 2025.

The interview and selection process will be in partnership with Northumbria University.

Would you like to be part of an innovative skill mix team of health visitors, school nurses, public health staff nurses and child development practitioners?

This is your chance to work with an outstanding group of safeguarding and health professionals. The service has close working relationships with the early help service, multiagency safeguarding hub (MASH), education, housing, primary care, midwifery services and sport and leisure, which ensures good outcomes for families and provides positive working relationships for staff.

The Signs of Safety model is embedded throughout the service and robust safeguarding supervision is provided to colleagues by Safeguarding Nurse Advisors. North Tyneside Childrens Social Care has been graded Outstanding by Ofsted in 2025.Colleagues are provided with support and supervision from a Nurse Manager throughout their probationary period and beyond and have access to an identified preceptor.

Main duties of the job

Are you a qualified staff nurse/staff midwife with knowledge of current issues relating to public health priorities and an understanding of the national drivers with regards to providing evidence-based interventions within the childrens public health service?

A recent CQC inspection where the service was rated Good with Outstanding Leadership stated 'All those responsible for delivering care were committed to working collaboratively as a team to benefit children, young people and their families. They supported each other to provide good care and communicated effectively with other agencies.

The Childrens Public Health Service completed UNICEF Gold four year revalidation in March 2025 and is supported by a Specialist Infant Feeding Team.

The post holder will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within the context of integrated prevention and early help locality teams. They will ensure that the universal offer is delivered to all children aged 0-19. Extra support and targeted interventions will be offered to those families where additional need is identified.

ChatHealth and ParentLine are additional services provided to residents, delivered by the Childrens Public health Service in North Tyneside., Benefits include access to NHS or Local Government Pension Schemes. A generous annual leave allowance, which increases with service, plus bank holidays.Your annual NMC fees are paid for by the service and Professional Membership of iHV or SAPHNA. Agile working supported by smart phone/laptop and access to technology such as Microsoft Teams and SystmOne. Access to occupational health services including physiotherapy and counselling. Our Employee Assistance Programme which includes a telephone helpline and extensive online resources for support and advice. Discounted membership of fitness and wellbeing centres, including 5 gyms. The Benefits Plus Scheme enabling salary sacrifice for buying additional annual leave; childcare vouchers; car leasing; cycle to work scheme.

The essential requirements of the post are: Registered Nurse / Adult / Child / Learning Disability/ Mental Health or Registered Midwife and the ability to meet the travel requirements of the post.

The Childrens Public Health Service offers opportunity for career progression and provides an atmosphere of continuous professional development with supervision and assessment of pre and post registration students.