Specialist Public Health Nurse for Children in Care and Care Leavers

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Public Health Nurse for Children in Care and Care Leavers

The closing date is 09 October 2026

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Job summary

Job advert: Band 6 Specialist Public Health Nurse for Children in Care and care leavers.

This is a part-time role of 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 clinician to join our Children in Care and Care Leavers team in Bradford.

The post holder will work as part of a district-wide health team delivering the statutory health assessment service and promoting strategies to improve health outcomes for children in care.

A key part of the role is enabling and empowering young people to take part in assessing their health needs and developing their health plans.

We are looking for a Specialist Public Health Nurse who demonstrates strong competence, judgment, integrity and personal accountability, and who will advocate effectively for the children and young people in their care. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and the sensitivity needed to engage effectively with this vulnerable group.

Applicants should have experience of working within Children's Services and a minimum of two years' SCPHN experience.

Applicants will also need relevant clinical knowledge of children in care, including safeguarding practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage a caseload of complex and vulnerable children under the care of the local authority. They will demonstrate in-depth knowledge of trauma-informed practice and the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on children and young people's emotional, social and behavioural development, as well as their long-term health outcomes.

They will provide statutory health assessments to children in care. The case holder will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and partnership agencies to provide the best health outcomes for the children and young people.

For further information, please contact Louise Rankin Team leader or Nicola Campana Named Nurse, on or

Closing date- 9th October 2026. Shortlisting - 13th October 2026. Interviews- 20th October 2026

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference


• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs


• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 4500


• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages


• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities


• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate's best interest to apply as soon as possible.

Details

Date posted

30 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year Per Annum Pro Rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

453-26-8214419

Job locations

Westbourne Green Community Hospital

50 Heaton Road

Bradford

BD8 8RA

United Kingdom

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Westbourne Green Community Hospital

50 Heaton Road

Bradford

BD8 8RA

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bdct.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

Louise Rankin

louise.rankin@bdct.nhs.uk

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We are looking for a Specialist Public Health Nurse who demonstrates strong competence, judgement, integrity and personal accountability, and who will advocate effectively for the children and young people in their care. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and the sensitivity needed to engage effectively with this vulnerable group.

Applicants should have experience of working within Children's Services and a minimum of two years' SCPHN experience.

Applicants will also need relevant clinical knowledge of children in care, including safeguarding practice., The post holder will manage a caseload of complex and vulnerable children under the care of the local authority. They will demonstrate in-depth knowledge of trauma-informed practice and the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on children and young people's emotional, social and behavioural development, as well as their long-term health outcomes.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -

We Care- We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference

We Listen- We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs

We Deliver- We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

Increase mileage rates for > 4500

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities

Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.