Children and Young People's Nurse

Children and Young People’s Nurse (CYPN)

Salary: £36,580 - £40,444 + benefits (pro-rata for part time roles)
Working Pattern: full-time and part-time vacancies.

Location: East Lindsey, Lincoln and West Lindsey and Boston and South Holland plus home working

Closing Date: 11/11/2026
Interviews: 04/12/2026 (Face to face)

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 (Children’s 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.

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.

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 vacancies 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 Children’s 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 will be held on- 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.