Community Staff Nurse - School Nursing

NHS; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Doncaster is seeking a motivated School Nurse to join their team. The role involves working with children and families to promote health and well-being through assessments, emotional support, and referrals. The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse with experience in community settings, committed to safeguarding children's welfare. This part-time position offers flexibility in working hours.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with evidence of experience in community health.
• Ability to evaluate health needs of children and young people.
• Willingness to undertake relevant training.

Responsibilities

• Identify health needs within school-aged population.
• Assess and manage care across various settings.
• Promote health and provide emotional support to families.

Skills

Experience working with children

Ability to manage clinical events

Strong communication skills

Education

1st level registered nurse

Current NMC registration

Child protection basic training

Vaccination and immunisation training

Job description

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Job Summary

As a team, we are proud to be in a position to recruit a highly motivated and innovative practitioner into our successful School Nursing team. The practitioner must be a Registered Nurse and be able to evidenceworking with children, young people and their families in either a community health , acute health or educational setting.

Job Summary

As a team, we are proud to be in a position to recruit a highly motivated and innovative practitioner into our successful School Nursing team. The practitioner must be a Registered Nurse and be able to evidenceworking with children, young people and their families in either a community health , acute health or educational setting.

You will work alongside a team of staff who hold a diverse range of skills, with over arching support from the Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) and Team Leader.

Doncaster has a diverse range of health needs within the school aged population. It is for these reasons you will be expectedto promote the physical and emotional well-being of children and young people to establish good health both now and in the future.

You will promote early intervention and health promotion to strive towards reducing health inequalities across the borough of Doncaster, by referring to local and national public health data, tools and resources.

You will support and make referrals to appropriate professionals and agencies to safeguard a child who may be at risk of suffering significant harm working in partnership with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure the child reaches their full potential.

We reserve the right to close this advert down early should there be a high number of applicants

Main duties of the job

• Assist in the identification of health needs within a defined population.
• Assess and manage clinical events to ensure safe and effective care.
• Assess and manage care in a range of settings, school, clinics, family centres, home, and community.
• Act independently within a multidisciplinary / agency context
• Provide emotional support to individuals, their families and carers.
• Provide therapeutic and educative interventions to individuals, families and communities.
• Support the promotion, planning and delivery and of the immunisation programme for children and young people.
• Encourage, support and empower clients to make informed choices to promote and maintain their health and wellbeing.
  
  

About Us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We Are Passionate About Enhancing The Quality Of Our Service And We Work Hard To Attract And Select The Right Colleagues For Our Organisation. Our Goal Is To Employ Those Who Share Our Passion For Providing First Class Care While Remaining Committed To Our Vision And Values. Please View Our Strategy Using The Link Below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We Are Committed To Inclusive Cultures And Really Value People In Our Organisation, View Our Allyship Video On YouTube To Find Out More:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

376-DCCG-0420

Job locations

Sandringham Road Health Centre

Sandringham Road, Intake

Doncaster

DN2 5JH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

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Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 1ST level registered nurse
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Child protection basic training (or willing to undertake)
• Vaccination and immunisation training (or willing to undertake)
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Experience working with children / young people in the community.
  
  

Desirable

• Mentoring and Assessing in Clinical Practice
• Vaccination and Immunisation
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience working with children / young people in the community.
  
  

Desirable

• Mentoring and Assessing in Clinical Practice
• Vaccination and Immunisation
  
  

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Address

Sandringham Road Health Centre

Sandringham Road, Intake

Doncaster

DN2 5JH

Employer's website

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Address

Sandringham Road Health Centre

Sandringham Road, Intake

Doncaster

DN2 5JH

Employer's website

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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