Are you an experienced Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) looking for a role where you can influence outcomes, lead public health practice and continue to grow professionally? Take the Next Step in Your Career with Our Universal Children’s Service (0–19).
Join our Universal Children’s Service (0–19) in Lambeth and Southwark, where you’ll play a key role in improving the health and wellbeing of babies, children, young people and families across diverse and vibrant communities.
As an experienced SCPHN you’ll use your specialist public health knowledge to lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, build trusted relationships with families and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary partners to improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities. You’ll have the autonomy to make clinical decisions while being supported by a highly skilled and experienced team committed to delivering outstanding care.
As part of Evelina London, you’ll benefit from strong links with specialist hospital services, a culture of evidence-based practice and opportunities to contribute to service innovation, quality improvement and integrated working across the 0–19 Universal Children’s Service.
If you’re looking for a rewarding role where your expertise is valued, your development is encouraged and you can make a lasting difference to the lives of babies, children, young people and families, we’d love to hear from you.
Part of the main duties involves:
To organise the delivery of 0-19 service to a defined population, including home visits, school visits and provision at other sites
Undertake health needs assessments with children, young people and families and working in partnership with other agencies/services, to implement appropriate individual programmes of care
Undertake family centred enhanced support with families with complex health and social needs to improve outcomes for children, young people and families
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Comprehensive information is provided on the role and requirements within job description and person specification.
We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and creating a sense of belonging for all our teams caring for children, young people and families. When you join us, you become a valued member of the Evelina London community and can access the wider Evelina and Nightingale education academies. Choosing us as your employer affords you opportunities to be part of a Trust which recognises the value of sharing expertise, research and education between community and acute services.
Working with us you will have access to numerous benefits:
A laptop, mobile phone and personal protection device whilst in practice allowing you to work more flexibly and staff to achieve a better work/life balance.
The opportunity to apply to the Evelina Eranda Rothschild Nursing and Midwifery Scholarship programme, which provides education, training and mentorship to nurses and midwives who have an idea for a project which will improve patient experience. Open to all grades of nursing staff.
A robust safeguarding supervision and managerial supervision framework.
Access to the world class clinicians and services and education and training from the ‘Outstanding’ Evelina London’s Children Hospital.
Access to our Higher Education Institutes (HEI) partners for Masters level education and other continuing professional development opportunities.
Annual season ticket loan.
Viv-up – our excellent employee benefits service who have extensive resources.
Please see attached Job Description for further details of Duties and Responsibilities.
Closing date: 26 th July 2026
Interview date: 12 th August 2026
