Community Staff Nurse – Thriving in life (11-19)
Band 5
Main area Community Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time – 30 hours per week Job ref 270-TH408-CH
Site RECTORY ROAD CLINIC Town Rushden Closing 25/10/2026 23:59
Job overview
We are looking to recruit registered nurses to join our Thriving in Life Team working across North Northamptonshire with young people and families (11-19). Successful applicants will be part of our growing Universal Children’s Service, providing evidence-based care and support for children, young people and families.
We have bases across the following sites, and successful applicants may be required to travel across North Northamptonshire:
If you are motivated, enthusiastic and flexible and looking for a challenging role where no two days are the same, we want to meet you.
We need nurses who work well with children, young people, families and professionals, are adaptable and innovative, and enjoy working independently and within a team. Core areas of delivery include assessing children and young people’s holistic health and wellbeing, partnership working, safeguarding and promoting:
- Emotional Health
- Reducing risk and healthy choices
- Healthy relationships
- Transition to adulthood
Also supporting children’s continence needs.
Interventions are delivered in schools, homes, community settings and clinics. Therefore, a driving licence and access to a car are essential
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working in an integrated skill mix team that includes Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, Community nurses and youth workers.
Our service users are at the heart of our service delivery and we listen to the child’s voice at all times. We involve children and families in decision making and aspire to deliver a truly co-produced 11-19 service.
The post holder is expected to support a range of service delivery under direct and indirect supervision of a SCPHN School Nurse. You must be able to prioritise needs to ensure efficient service delivery.
This is achieved by working within local cluster areas that enable practitioners to have an enhanced knowledge of their local community and its public health needs.
Community Staff Nurses are expected to participate in leading a full range of interventions across the 11-19 age ranges which includes but is not limited to: in-depth health assessments, health education, sexual health advice and assessment, leading group psycho-education including wellbeing workshops, parent and child interventions, continence clinics, well-being interventions and drop-in services.
You will be supported in practice by an administration hub that provides a single point of contact for the 11-19 service.
The Thriving in Life service values staff development and you will be supported with training and development to help you to achieve your potential.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
- Registed Nurse
- Evidence of CPD
- Evidence of teaching & mentoring
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Awareness of Healthy Child Programme
Knowledge & experience
- Team & interagency working
- Awarenss of clincial supervision
- Understanding of clincial governance, audit & quality
- Awarensss of child protection issues
- Understanding of supervision in practice
- Previous experience of community working
- Awareness of child developement
- Awareness of health inequalities
- Experience of teaching/facilitating groups
Personal attributes
- Flexibilty to meet the needs of the service
- Car driver with ability to travel county wide
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
All roles are subject to the home office immigration rules and therefore eligibility must meet certain requirements for any sponsorship to be considered. Please visit the government website for more information regarding eligibility.
At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly , the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary.
Please note that all new starters to the trust are subject to a probationary period.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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