Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Trainee ( School Nurse) in Plymouth inPlymouth PUBLISHED THU 5 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

Job summary 37.5 hours per week.

Are you interested in pursuing a career in the community as a School Nurse, working with children and families to improve their health and well-being? Are you ambitious, enthusiastic and keen to develop the required skills and knowledge to support you in gaining access to the Specialist Practitioner training programme?

If so, Livewell Southwest has an exciting opportunity for you to join the Public Health Nursing service as a trainee School Nurse ( 18 month fixed-term, full time hours).

The successful candidates will work within the locality PHN teams across Plymouth. The competency-based framework and learning opportunities will support your access to the Specialist Public Health Nursing Programme (SCPHN/SN). This post will be supported by the Team Managers, Practice Assessor and Colleagues.

The specialist Public Health Nursing programme is offered by Livewell Southwest and provider of the academic programme is to be confirmed.

This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.

Main duties of the job.

You will be working as part of an integrated skill mix team, supporting the implementation of the Healthy Child Programme under the direction of the School Nurses. Delivering the service requirements, you will be working in a variety of community settings, across one of the five localities, including homes of families. We ask that you have excellent interpersonal skills, the ability to work in partnership with other teams and agencies, along with great communication skills and a passion for working with children young people and families.

As we grow and innovate, we maintain a team-focused approach that includes the benefits of a robust induction and preceptorship programmes, outstanding safeguarding, clinical and management supervision and an excellent range of internal and external training opportunities to support on-going professional development.

The teams current operating hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Some of the benefits of joining our team:

You will be provided with a work mobile and a work laptop to ensure connectivity where you work

Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on work- life balance.

Excellent learning and development opportunities

About us

To work with individuals, families, schools and the community

To work in multi-agency partnerships, for example, Social Care, Education, Police and Voluntary Services.

To work inter agency with 0-5yrs Health Visiting, Speech and Language and Primary Care Teams.

To work in liaison with University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust departments, e g Paediatric Outreach, Emergency Accident, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.

To work with Educational establishments e.g. Plymouth University and Professional Training & Development Department To work in Educational settings, Children Centres, and clinics

Under the supervision of the practice mentor/teacher, participates in the assessment of health needs and formulation of care plans for children, young people, their families and communities, this includes the implementation of programmes of care, offering support and advice to parents and families in the home, clinic, school or community setting e.g. parenting skills, public health, group work and child health clinics.

In collaboration with the public health nursing team, identifies individuals and groups within the community where collaborative working and advice would forward the interests of public health and promote healthy living, in particular seeking to identify disadvantaged groups and address health inequity.

Offers advice and support to children, young people and adults in accordance with evidence based practice.

Under the supervision of the Practice Mentor/Teacher completes the Family Health Needs Assessment, working with the multi-agency team in supporting children in need and those at risk of significant harm, including observing in case conferences and other meetings and contributing to reports where appropriate. This includes learning about the role of lead professional or key worker for children and their families with the most complex needs.