Specialist Practice Lead Nurse

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Specialist Practice Lead Nurse holding a Health Visitor registration, to join our team. The post will provide Specialist Community Public Health Nurse expertise, leadership, and supervision to team members, ensuring quality assessment and implementation of structured and evidence-based interventions that improve outcomes for children and families with complex needs, including the appropriate management of risks. The post is pivotal in providing evidence-based public health nursing practice to promote and improve health, addressing inequalities among the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children, young people, and families within the borough., The role will provide visible, values-based leadership and operational management for a team of Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (Health Visiting or School Nursing )and skill-mix staff. The postholder will set clear direction and standards, support staff wellbeing and development, and ensure high-quality delivery of the Healthy Child Programme working in our Penistone Area Team. Through expert clinical leadership, they will lead a team to identify and assess the health needs of vulnerable individuals and families, and will work in partnership with key stakeholders to drive integrated, coordinated approaches that improve outcomes for vulnerable children, young people, and families. Responsibilities include holding a small clinical caseload, leading and assuring the oversight of the team's clinical caseload, providing specialist knowledge, supervision, advice, and support to Public Health Nursing staff working with communities, families, and individuals with vulnerability,
complexity, and safeguarding needs. The postholder will engage with service improvement by gathering and using data to evidence performance, quality, and impact for vulnerable children and families. This role will provide leadership in complex situations by assessing and managing high levels of risk, escalating concerns appropriately, and ensuring effective continuity of care within the service.

Please be aware that the advertisement may close early if there is a high volume of applications.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to peoples lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

Were 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, and that includes 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.

There's so much happening in our thriving borough, and now's the perfect time to join our excellent SCPHN team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.