Health Nursery Nurse: Sponsorship Available

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Job Summary

Job Reference: Health Nursery Nurse

Employer: ELHT

Location: – TBC One of the BWD Family Hubs

HEALTH NURSERY NURSE An opportunity has arisen to appoint an enthusiastic Health Nursery Nurse to work as part of the integrated 0-19 Universal Service within the Blackburn & Darwen area to deliver the Healthy Child Programme, universal and targeted provision to:

Pre-school and primary school aged children and their families. You will utilise your knowledge of child developmental milestones to provide key elements of the Healthy Child Programme and targeted provision based on need as delegated by a SCPHN/ Team Leader. You will be required to safeguard children in line with safeguarding policy and work in a variety of community settings including lone working in clients’ homes. You will require excellent communication skills, the ability to work in partnership with partner agencies and have a strong commitment towards delivering children public health services.

Main duties of the job

 

The post holder as part of the 0-19 Service will work under the direction of the Health Visitor (SCPHN-HV) and Specialist Public Health Nurse (SCPHN-SN).

 

The post holder will work across the 0-19 team with pre-school and primary school aged children and their families. They will utilise their knowledge of child developmental milestones to provide key elements of the Healthy Child Programme and targeted provision based on need as delegated by a SCPHN/ Team Leader. They will be required to safeguard children in line with safeguarding policy. They will work in a variety of community settings including lone working in clients’ homes.

 

The post holder will work in line with the Trust’s corporate objectives and will be expected to make a positive contribution to the provision of health services. The post holder will be expected to work in line with the Trust values delivering excellent care with compassion.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • NNEB/ BTEC National Diploma in Early Years/ NVQ Level 3 in Early Years Care and Education/ CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and education or equivalent.
  • Working with children and observing, assessing and recording their developmental milestones
  • Up to date knowledge of child development
  • Maths and English GCSE

Desirable

  • Previous experience in a Community Setting
  • Cultural awareness and understanding of impact of poverty on health
  • Up to date knowledge of safeguarding

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 28 January 2026

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