Community Public Health Nurse – School Nursing

Integrated Care System; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Llanelli is recruiting for a Community Public Health Nurse to join the School Nursing Team. This role involves promoting health services for children aged 5 to 18 years, conducting health assessments, and engaging with families and schools. Candidates must be registered nurses and proficient in Welsh. Full time and fixed-term until September 2026 with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for school-aged children.
• Maintain communication with school staff and relatives.
• Promote health education and deliver talks.
• Participate in school immunisation programmes.
• Respond to Accident and Emergency notifications.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner

Child protection awareness

Welsh language proficiency

Education

RN Adult/ RN Child/ Midwife

Awareness of WG's Framework for School Nursing

Job description

Community Public Health Nurse – School Nursing

This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until 30/09/2026 to cover secondment.

If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

Hywel Dda University Health Board's School Nursing Team are looking for an experienced Band 5 Registered Staff Nurse to join their Carmarthenshire Team.

The post is Fixed Term for 1 year, working 37.5 hours per week full time all year round.

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 eg 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.

The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.

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

Interviews to be held on 18/08/2025

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

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.