Job summary
- Main area
- 0-19 Public Health
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-8056796-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Coral House
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
0-19 Public Health Nursing Service Lead
Band 8a
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts (listed here), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters level education or equivalent experience
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
- RGN/RN/RSCN/RMN/RM
- NMC registered
- Degree level or equivalent professional qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post-registration experience of School Nursing, Health Visiting or FNP and caseload management
- Leading a team and managing others
- Supervision of other practitioners
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of child protection management
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Budget management experience
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- IT skills and computer literacy
- High level of understanding of current clinical issues
- Line management experience and knowledge of HR policies and procedures
- Facilitative style of leadership
- Highly reflective and able to learn from experiences
- Able to analyse numerical data
Other
Essential criteria
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Cooper
- Job title
- Divisional Clinical Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07969861851
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