Community Associate Practitioner (5-19) | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

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We are looking  for a Band 4 Community Associate Practitioner to work within the PHN 5-19 school nursing team covering East Herts, Broxbourne, Welwyn and Hatfield area who is a compassionate and adaptable individual who can provide high-quality care in the community and school settings. Supporting the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, working across the 5-19 age range to deliver interventions that promote and improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people (CYP).

*Proposed interview date: 4th December 2026*

HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.

Main duties:

• Work with children, young people (CYP) and families within the school and community setting, or within the home environment as deemed necessary. 

• The post holder will undertake targeted interventions either on a one-to-one basis or in a group session, under the direction of a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse. 

• To assist in the delivery of the National Child measurement programme (NCMP) and reception screening where necessary. 

• To support the SCPHN in identifying level of need and delivery of targeted packages of care which may include but not exclusive to sleep improvement, continence and soiling, healthy eating, emotional health and wellbeing, and other public health interventions as directed by the SCPHN and within the Healthy Child Program.

• Facilitate health promotion sessions and deliver activities in a variety of setting. 

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

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 Caring, Pioneering, 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 and ages

We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible -Apply now

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

• Work with children, young people (CYP) and families within the school and community setting, or within the home environment as deemed necessary. 

• The post holder will undertake targeted interventions either on a one-to-one basis or in a group session, under the direction of a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse. 

• To assist in the delivery of the National Child measurement programme (NCMP) and reception screening where necessary. 

• To support the SCPHN in identifying level of need and delivery of targeted packages of care which may include but not exclusive to sleep improvement, continence and soiling, healthy eating, emotional health and wellbeing, and other public health interventions as directed by the SCPHN and within the Healthy Child Program. 

Facilitate health promotion sessions and deliver activities in a variety of setting. 

• Although the post holder will work under the supervision of a SCPHN you will be responsible for a targeted caseload of CYP providing feedback to the SCPHN. You will be able to work as an autonomous practitioner and be able to manage and plan your own workload/diary.

• Signpost and provide information for CYP’s and their families, communicating information in an understandable format. 

• Follow Trust and County Child Protection policies / procedures, reporting all concerns regarding clients to the SCPHN /Team Leader or Safeguarding Duty Nurse as necessary. To attend safeguarding supervision, as directed by Trust policy. 

• To attend and participate in restorative supervision, as Trust policy.  

• Demonstrate empathy, compassion, and an ability to reassure CYP’s, families and education staff. 

• Maintain accurate, legible, comprehensive records following Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) and HCT trust records management policy. This includes SystmOne data entry of all activity and part of your daily administration duties. 

• To demonstrate continuous personal development and compliance with mandatory training and maintenance of competencies required for the role.

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 throughrobust and thorough interview and assessment.

This advert closes on Thursday 26 Nov 2026