Specialist Nurse - Youth Justice

Specialist Nurse - Youth Justice

Role Responsibility

We are looking for an experienced qualified SCHVN nurses, to support the needs of some of our most vulnerable young people who may be missing education, have complex needs and have become known to the youth justice system.

You will have wide experience of public health nursing working across boundaries and organisations.

You will have a keen interest and enthusiasm for improving the health of this population. You will have a proven track record of delivering health projects and programmes. The role will be to help in the early identification of individual health needs, provide support to and engagement with health services.

You will have the ability to prioritise competing demands and objectives, coupled with diplomacy and knowledge of the health needs of school aged children.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

For further information relating to this role please contact Tracey.Weight@kent.gov.uk.

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

Job Description & Person Specification

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• Salary £47,990 - £53,446 per annum


• Contract type Fixed Term Full Time


• Contract Duration Until 31st March 2028


• Working Hours 37 hours per week


• Location Sessions House, United Kingdom


• Job category Young People Services


• Job Reference REF/TP/168867/15349


• Closing Date 25 October, 2026


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We are looking for an experienced qualified SCHVN nurses, to support the needs of some of our most vulnerable young people who may be missing education, have complex needs and have become known to the youth justice system.

You will have wide experience of public health nursing working across boundaries and organisations.

You will have a keen interest and enthusiasm for improving the health of this population. You will have a proven track record of delivering health projects and programmes. The role will be to help in the early identification of individual health needs, provide support to and engagement with health services.

You will have the ability to prioritise competing demands and objectives, coupled with diplomacy and knowledge of the health needs of school aged children.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.