Family Nurse

Job Description

• Job Title: Family Nurse (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – Family Nurse Partnership)
• Reference: 50145235
• Directorate: Public Health and Communities
• Service: 0-19 Public Health Nursing
• Salary: £47,181 – £50,269 per annum
• Hours: 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Barnsley

We are open to discussing flexible working options to support your needs—please contact us to talk it through.

Closing Date: 6 March 2026 at 23:59

This position requires an Enhanced DBS check. If you’ve lived overseas in the last five years or are currently abroad, the preferred candidate will need to obtain an overseas criminal records check from those countries. Contact dbs@barnsley.gov.uk if you face any issues obtaining this.

Please note: We do not hold a Home Office sponsor licence, so we cannot offer visa sponsorship for skilled or temporary migrant workers. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK with appropriate documentation.

If you are currently receiving a local government pension and considering returning to work in this sector, be aware that regulations may affect your pension payments—seek advice from your pension authority.

Why Choose Barnsley Council?

Barnsley Council is a proud, award-winning local authority serving around 243,000 residents. We’re committed to putting people first—both our communities and our staff. Joining us means contributing to positive change in a vibrant borough full of potential.

We value our team highly and offer strong support, including:

• Competitive pay and excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working arrangements to help balance life and work
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and wellbeing initiatives
• Training, development, and career growth opportunities

Explore more about what we offer our employees here: Employee rewards and benefits

Our 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service is highly regarded, delivering the Healthy Child Programme with a focus on early intervention, family support, and community partnership. Learn more about the service: Barnsley 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service

For national context on the Family Nurse Partnership programme: Family Nurse Partnership programme – GOV.UK

About the Role

We are looking for a dedicated Family Nurse to join our integrated 0-19 Public Health Nursing team, delivering the evidence-based Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme.

FNP is a licensed, intensive home-visiting programme for first-time young parents (typically under 20 at conception), aimed at improving antenatal health, child development, parenting confidence, and long-term family outcomes. It forms a specialist tier of the Healthy Child Programme and uses strengths-based, trauma-informed approaches to build strong parent-child relationships and family resilience.

As a Family Nurse, you’ll manage a caseload of up to 25 clients, providing intensive, structured support through regular home visits. You’ll help families access local resources like Best Start Family Hubs, Neighbourhood Health Teams, education, and primary care services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Completing specialist FNP training and achieving national competencies (covering areas like motivational interviewing, attachment theory, child development, adolescent brain development, and reflective supervision)
• Building trusting, therapeutic relationships with young parents and families, often in complex or challenging circumstances
• Using evidence-based tools to promote positive parenting, self-efficacy, behaviour change, and healthy attachments
• Applying advanced skills in communication, motivational interviewing, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-informed practice
• Working independently while collaborating in a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to supervision, data review, and service improvements
• Handling sensitive issues, including safeguarding, emotional distress, or family difficulties, always keeping the child’s wellbeing at the centre

What We are Looking For

You should be:

• A qualified Family Nurse (with FNP training) or an experienced NMC-registered nurse or midwife with substantial expertise in child health, public health, or family support
• Passionate about supporting young or disadvantaged families, with proven experience in child safeguarding and complex case management
• Skilled at forming respectful, culturally sensitive relationships and communicating clearly, even with sensitive or emotional information
• Confident working in emotionally demanding situations while staying focused on positive child and family outcomes
• Strong in risk assessment, prioritisation, problem-solving, and lone working
• Committed to strengths-based, motivational, and trauma-informed approaches

We recognise NHS continuous service for annual leave and sickness purposes for successful nursing candidates, and existing NHS Pension Scheme members can continue contributing.

How to Apply

Review the full job profile and vacancy exposure details (available via the application portal) to ensure your application shows how you meet the criteria.

We do not accept CVs—please complete the online application form.

We’re an inclusive employer that values diversity, believes in second chances, and welcomes applications from people with lived experience or past convictions. If you need adjustments during recruitment or have questions about the role (including flexible working for caring responsibilities), just let us know.

Apply now and help make Barnsley a place of real possibilities for children, young people, and families.
Visit our jobs page to apply: www.barnsley.gov.uk/jobs

We look forward to hearing from you!