Children and Young People's Nurse

Working Pattern: full-time and part-time vacancies.
Location: East Lindsey, Lincoln and West Lindsey and Boston and South Holland plus home working

We are seeking to recruit motivated practitioners with initiative and drive who are keen to contribute to the further development of our integrated Children's Health service.

The Children's Health Service 0-19, alongside others support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme across Lincolnshire for Children, Young People and their families (aged 0-19 years) and up to the age of 25 years for Young People with Special Educational Needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

The CYPN are a small and supportive team who work across the county. They work to ensure children and young people (CYP) aged 5-19 years (25 SEND), and their families can access support on a range of topics with a strong focus on public health.

The team supports children and young people (CYP) whose health and/or medical needs affect their access to education. They work collaboratively with colleagues across Lincolnshire County Council, including the Pupil Reintegration Team (PRT), Children's Services (Childrens Centres, Early Help, Social Care, Family Hubs, Inclusion and Attendance), and Children's Health services such as Health Visiting Teams. They also liaise with external partners, including education providers and GPs, to promote inclusion, remove barriers to learning, improve outcomes, and reduce health inequalities for children, young people, and their families.

Main duties of the job

• Under the supervision of the Senior Children & Young People's Nurse, assess and deliver care programmes/packages that promote a child or young person's health, safety and development and that support a child or young person's individual health needs that are outside of the responsibility of specialist health care services, e.g. continence, enuresis, nutrition and healthy weights across a wide range of platforms.
• Work with the Children's Health Service, developing and maintaining appropriate relationships with individuals, families, service users and stakeholders, and support an integrated provision of services to children, young people and their families as part of the Council's Early Help approach including completion of Early Help assessments.
• Where relevant, liaise with other members of the 0-19 (25 SEND) children's services workforce, e.g. Children Missing in Education Team, Pupil Reintegration, Electively Home Educated Team, Youth Justice, Family Help and Social Care, to identify/agree how the needs of the child or young person are best met and when/where additional support is required.
• Under the supervision of the Senior Children & Young People's Nurse, deliver specific health interventions/care programmes based on initial health assessments to children and young people where there are long term health needs and/or medical issues impacting education. Relevant to the child's individual needs, and act in accordance with safeguarding policy and procedures.

The role
A key aspect of the role is undertaking holistic health assessments for CYP to identify their health, wellbeing and developmental needs. Using professional judgement, you will work with CYP, families and partner agencies to develop appropriate support plans, provide advice and guidance, and coordinate interventions that help CYP achieve the best possible outcomes, including accessing and engaging in education. You will ensure support is tailored to the individual needs of each child and family. There is a strong emphasis on early support and prevention for CYP therefore the team complete Early Help Assessments to ensure that all the appropriate agencies are there to support a CYP and their families. This may also include starting a Team Around the Family (TAF) meeting and being lead professional.

The team offers tier 1 continence support, advice, guidance and signposting for nocturnal enuresis and toileting. They also offer behaviour support. This support is also provided through online workshops. The team offer tier 1 (eLearning and online presentations) and tier 2 (Face to face) awareness sessions for Anaphylaxis, Asthma and Diabetes. We also offer a follow up service for underweight children identified on the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), including contacting the family for a discussion and a re-measurement.

The work is hybrid, both at home and in LCC office buildings. We complete initial health assessments in clinic settings (Family Hubs and Children Centres) and/or by video or telephone calls. There is sometimes the need to undertake work in schools and patient homes.

Vacancies
We have 5 vacancies: 4 full-time vacancies 37 hours East Lindsey and Lincoln and West Lindsey and Boston and South Holland; 1 part-time vacancy 22.5 hours Lincoln and West Lindsey.

We can be flexible and consider other hours of working, including a compressed 9 day fortnight for full-time roles.

To be considered for this post you will need to be a registered paediatric nurse (or a registered adult/mental health nurse with current paediatric experience) with a current NMC registration.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A flexible can do attitude.
• To be able to work as both an individual and as a team player.
• To be willing to travel across the county as needed.
• Experience of delivery of health promotion messages virtually and face to face.
• Experience of supporting a learning environment, including supporting students.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• A good understanding of children's safeguarding.
• A good understanding of clinical governance and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards for community practice.
• To be able to work in a changing environment and have the skills to support others in that situation.
• To be committed to working collaboratively and in partnership with the rest of the Childrens Health team, early help and social care colleagues to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Next steps
If you would like an open and informal discussion regarding this role then please contact Dawn Firth, Locality Health Manager, dawn.firth@lincolnshire.gov.uk

If you would like to know more about the team and the work that the team are doing, please contact Senior CYPN Linsey Hartley 07557 169899 or Laura Stones 07741 606066.

Closing date: 11/11/2026
Interviews: 04/12/2026 face to face

Our offer to you
At Lincolnshire County Council, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. That's why we offer a rewarding package designed to support your work-life balance, health and wellbeing, financial security, and career growth. Working with us, you can enjoy generous annual leave, pension scheme, mileage allowance, exciting learning and development opportunities and recompense of NMC fees.

Find out more about our offer to you in the attached brochure.

Please note: It is imperative that your personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Please also note: once an application is submitted it is final and cannot be amended. If you withdraw your application, it cannot be reinstated and you will not be able to submit another application for that vacancy. If you have an issue with your submitted application, please contact recruitment@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Our values collaborative, adaptable, eco-conscious, supportive, and responsible guide everything we do. We're looking for candidates who share these values and bring them to life in their work, helping us build strong teams and make a real difference in the communities we serve.

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential)

• Registered Children's Nurse (or other nursing domain with relevant children's experience), current NMC registration
• Post-registration experience in children's health/paediatrics

Experience (Essential)

• Experience and knowledge of current safeguarding children policy and process
• Knowledge of the healthy child programme including Core20plus5.
• Knowledge of public health issues and topics which have the ability to impact children's health and development.

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Lincolnshire County Council
Address: 3rd Floor, Lancaster House, 36 Orchard Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN1 1XX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://jobs.lincolnshire.gov.uk/home.html

For questions about the job, contact: Locality Health Manager, Dawn Firth, dawn.firth@lincolnshire.gov.uk

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