Job summary
Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.
We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.
Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.
0-19 Public health staff nurse and midwife posts
Various hours from to hours
Opportunities across the Kirklees area
Salary - band 5 (£29,970 - £36,483)
We have opportunities for 0-19 Public health Staff Nurse/ midwife roles working within Localas forward thinking, innovative 0-19 teams. The roles will offer the opportunity to experience public health nursing practice.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of a locality based 0-19 skill mix team to provide support to children, young people and their families.
We will be offering further opportunity to access the development pathway once in post (courses dependent) and can offer support for you to meet the entry requirements, if required.
If you choose a development pathway this would involve a period of work-based practice development in preparation to commence the current post-graduate Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Programme or the post-graduate apprenticeship route (approval pending) in the arena of Health Visiting.
Successful applicants will then undertake the SCPHN education pathway/Apprenticeship from September 2025 (courses defendent and service need), where they will be supported to achieve their programme outcomes by a Community Practice Teacher/Practice Assessor in their workplace. Following successful completion of the SCPHN course the post-holder will be awarded a band 6 Health Visiting post within Locala.
Enquires should be made to:
Emma Gothard 07763558548
Lisa Longley 07763547975
Lynsey Keeley 07763547971
Important information - please ensure your CV, and any additional information, is provided one one document. Please read the Job Description and Personal Specification carefully before applying, as it consists of important advice to help you with the application.
About us
Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:
1. Flexible working -We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
2. Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
3. Development opportunities We have a nursing framework and offer a range of development opportunities in all roles.
Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.
Be part of an organisation doing things differently. One that delivers CQC-rated Good NHS healthcare services, as well as having a positive social impact in local communities.
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