Community Public Health Nurse – School Nursing

Integrated Care System; Haverfordwest; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization in Haverfordwest seeks a Community Public Health Nurse for their School Nursing Team. The position involves assessing, planning, and implementing care for children aged 5 to 18. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and experience working in healthcare settings, particularly with children. This is a permanent position with a salary range of £31,516 to £38,364 per annum pro rata, and proficiency in Welsh is essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate in Welsh is essential.
• Experience in child protection work.
• Evidence of working with families, showing understanding of children's rights.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for school-aged children.
• Maintain good communication with school staff and families.
• Participate in school immunisation programmes.

Skills

Communication skills

Experience working with children

Teamwork

Bilingual Welsh speaker

Education

RN Adult/ RN Child/ Midwife

Job description

Community Public Health Nurse – School Nursing

The School Nursing Team within Hywel Dda University Health Board is looking for an experienced Band 5 Registered Staff Nurse to join their Pembrokeshire team.

The vacant post is permanent working 37.5 hours per week term time only.

School Nurses are central to a range of services that promote the public health agenda and support the physical, emotional and social health of children and young people aged between 5 to 18 years.

The successful candidate will need excellent communication skills, be able to demonstrate their ability to work as an autonomous practitioner and within a team environment in line with the NMC code of professional conduct.

The School Nursing service are keen to support any ongoing professional development in order for the successful candidate to apply for the role of SCPHN School Nurse should they be interested.

Main duties of the job

Assist in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care of school-aged children and maintaining accurate records.Maintain good communication with school staff, professional colleagues, school children and relatives.Maintain and update clinical knowledge and, where appropriate, advise and guide others including students and teachers.Be involved in health education of school aged children and school staff appropriate to individual schools e.g. delivering growing up talks and sexual health education.Be aware of child protection guidance/policy issues and the need for effective and robust documentation and communication in line with child safeguarding procedures.Participate in school immunisation programmes, administering vaccines to children and young people and collating consent forms returned by parents.Develop and sustain a working relationship with named schools, children, young people and where appropriate their families.Prioritise workload to minimise risk to vulnerable children and maximise equality of health for all.Complete review Health Assessments for Looked After Children as delegated by responsible School Nurse.Respond to Accident and Emergency attendance notifications in line with Health Boards (HB) policy which at present prioritises child protection or other vulnerable children in school.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Job responsibilities

The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.

Interviews to be held on 26/8/25

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is essential for this post. The Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you further develop your skills if necessary during the course of your employment with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• RN Adult/ RN Child/ Midwife
• Awareness of WG's Framework for School Nursing

Experience

• Experience of working with Children and/or young people
• Experience of working in a team
• Evidence of working with families, with an ability to show an understanding of children's rights
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of child protection work

Language Skills

• Welsh speaker (Level 5)

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.

£31,516 to £38,364 a yearper annum pro rata