Public Health Nursing 5-19 School Nursing Team Lead Dacorum and St Albans
Are you passionate about Public Health Nursing and the potential for impacting Children and Young People's long term health and wellbeing?
Do you have experience of working as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing) and the desire to facilitate and support the delivery of a high quality School Nursing service?
We have a vacancy for a Community Team Lead in the Public Health Nursing 5-19 service within the Dacorum and St Albans School Nursing Team. This is an ideal opening for those wishing to further their career and who have a desire to move into a leadership role within the School Nursing arena.
The 0-19 PHN service has recently been retained by HCT following competitive tender and is in a period of service mobilisation and development. This is an exciting opportunity to influence delivery of the service and empower staff through the change process
This is a permanent contract and there will be a robust support package available with professional development and training opportunities.
- Proposed interview date: 21st July 2026*
The successful candidate will:
Manage the day to day running of the team and offer support and guidance, including assessing staff coverage to minimise risk in covering the service
Identify areas that are not performing as well as expected and act on this to find out why and rectify
Appraisal and regular 1-1 meetings with staff that are direct reports
Ensure delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and the elements included within this
Ensure the set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met
Analyse team performance data on a regular basis
Will work in partnership with the Family Support service and other partner agencies and professionals ensuring children and their families can access the same level of support
Work with the 3 other School Nurse Community Team Leads across the county to ensure a high quality, consistent 5-19 service
Be part of the 0-19 leadership team within Dacorum and St Albans to facilitate a seamless 0-19 Public Health Nursing service
You must hold a full valid driving license and access to a car , to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) to be able to travel efficiently around the local geographical area. Provide evidence that the vehicle is insured for business use.
Generous contributory pension
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
Special Leave for family and personal reasons
NHS Car Lease Scheme
Eye Care Vouchers
Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Discounts
Will be offered a wide range of training opportunities
Will have access to regular restorative and safeguarding supervision sessions to support your practice
We strongly encourage you to visit us for an informal visit to meet the team and find out more about the service we provide.
We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
Our staff are proud to be Pioneering, Caring and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.
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You need to apply before the interview takes place.
To lead and supervise the members of the Public Health nursing team in the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) and Public Health Nursing Programme in line with the Trust guidelines and public health priorities.
The post holder will work with Partners to identify population health needs and determine the level of need and support required. The post holder will represent the Public Health Nursing (PHN) 5-19 service at their area’s liaison meetings e.g. Family Support Service meetings, Pastoral Leads meetings in schools and other appropriate meetings and give feedback information as required.
The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.
