Band 6 School Nurse (Band 6) - School Nurse - Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Birmingham is seeking a qualified School Nurse to join its team. In this part-time role, you will assess health needs and work with children and families to improve overall health outcomes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in public health and clinical leadership skills. Competitive salary and flexible working available.

Benefits

Extensive holidays

Attractive relocation payment

Discounts for local retailers

Dedicated well-being services

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• SCPHN qualified or working towards qualification.
• Evidence of post registration development.
• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess health needs of children and school population.
• Work with vulnerable families to improve health outcomes.
• Develop partnerships at school and district level.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of public health

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Nursing qualification

Job description

Find out more about applying to join Team BCHC.

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Community services are a key part of the NHS of the future. Be part ofthat future now.Join us and help achieve better care andhealthier communities.

Main area School Nurse Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Ending 7th April 2026) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (12 months Fixed Term) Job ref 820-7123785-CF-B

Site Hobmoor Road Health Centre Town Birmingham Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 06/08/2025 23:59

Job overview

Previous applicants who have applied for the post are encouraged to consider whether they would like to reapply following feedback post interview. If you were not shortlisted for this vacancy previously, we would advise that you review your application and the Person Specification before resubmitting a further application.

Are you are interested in working along side children and families in the community?

Are you interested in working with young people and supporting them with their health needs?

Are you interested in working with vulnerable families?

Do you want to develop your leadership, management skills and role model for junior staff?

We are looking to recruit an SCPHN qualified School Nurse to join our enthusiastic and innovative School Nursing team. This post will be based at Hobmoor Road Health Centre, 192 Hobmoor Road, B10 9JH

We are looking for a qualified school nurse with strong skills in clinical leadership and in depth knowledge of public health. You should also be committed to team working and possess excellent interpersonal skills and be able to lead a multidisciplinary team of school health staff who will work with children, young people and families to identify relevant health needs and ensure these are addressed in line with the agreed service pathways.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within their allocated district to assess the health needs of individual children and the school population as a whole. They will also support other districts within their team where need arises. They will proactively address factors affecting health to ensure that children and young people achieve the best possible outcomes and will work with vulnerable children and families to reduce the risks of social exclusion and health inequalities.

The successful candidates must have:

• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse – School Nursing qualification or working towards qualifying soon (offer of post will be conditional to successful completion of course)
• Evidence of post registration development and training

Working for our organisation

Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To maintain the Code of Professional Conduct as laid down by the NMC and be responsible for the recording and re-registration of all nursing qualifications.
• To lead a multidisciplinary team of school health staff who will work with children, young people and families to identify relevant health needs and ensure these are addressed in line with the agreed service pathways.
• To lead in the development of multi-agency partnerships at school and district level.
• To manage Band 5 nursing colleagues in the delivery of medical needs training programmes for schools within the caseload.
• To maximise the visibility and accessibility of school health services in the locality through local promotion and engagement with schools, pupils (including through the school ambassadors programme) partner agencies and voluntary sector
• To create a learning environment and be responsible for mentoring of pre-registration students and long arm mentoring of post registration students in line with BCHC guidelines for long arm mentoring.
• To undertake holistic assessment of children and young people meeting the criteria for assessment. To write and deliver care plans to meet the needs identified at health assessment, delegation of this work where appropriate.
• To contribute to multi agency interventions for children subject to safeguarding; Early Help or SEND.
• To undertake the development of and participate in school partnership agreements and district profiles and utilise available demographic data to identify health trends in order to plan effective services to meet the needs of the individual,school and community populations.
• To be a liaison agent between the children, teachers, parents, medical officers, the appropriate primary health care teams and others.
• To carry out home visits as required.
• To work in settings other than schools as necessary to meet the needs of the child and their families To deliver a drop in session in senior schools.
• To lead allocation meetings where work to be carried out in schools will be equitably distributed across the team.
• To maintain accurate records and prepare reports as necessary, ensuring their confidentiality and to offer support to other members of the team in doing so.
• To participate in case conferences, case reviews and core groups where school health interventions are being provided
• To write court reports as required in conjunction with legal services.
• To undertake cover for colleagues as designated by the Team Leader.
• To support the medicines in schools policy.
• To participate in trust clinical governance and audit programmes.
• To be able to use software packages appropriate to clinical care and to ensure data is entered onto the system in a timely and accurate manner.
• To ensure all relevant activity and outcomes are recorded on Rio electronic patient record and other systems in line with service requirements to ensure service activity and effectiveness can be fully evidenced.
• To engage in the ChatHealth text messaging service.
• To work flexibly up until 6pm on weekdays and occasional weekends to meet service needs.
• To undertake the role of duty nurse and to lead at allocation meetings

Person specification

Other job requirements

• Independently mobile
• Ability to demonstrate a commitment to team working
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge appropriately.
• Ability to motivate, teach and support students/staff within the service.
• Aptitude to work with children and young people.

Skills

• Ability to teach and assess pre and post registration students
• Knowledge of current issues pertinent to school health and health education.
• Ability to teach relatives, clients and staff across all areas of self-care and health promotion.
• Ability to work in a supervisory capacity
• Ability to participate in setting standards and auditing
• Ability to produce relevant, concise, accurate and legible written communication

Experience

• Significant post registration experience working with children and young people

Qualifications

• SLAiP/ENB 998/city &guilds 730/similar teaching qualification

In accordance with UK Home Office requirements, Band 2 clinical and non-clinical roles and Band 3 Non-Clinical roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

Please note that the majority of non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Band 3 - 5) with the exception of those which appear on this list - link , will not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK.

All non-clinical roles (Agenda for Change Bands 6 - 9) that meet the prescribed salary threshold will be eligible for sponsorship.

The Trust will accept applications from candidates who can evidence their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes.

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust acknowledges Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini etc; are powerful tools that can help you in various stages of your job application and how they can be used in certain circumstances during your application process with BCHC. You can read more about acceptable use on our internet pages here

Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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