HGH22062 School Nursing Services 7/Trainee School Nurse

NHS Highland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Health & Social Care Inverness is inviting applications for a Trainee School Nurse (7/Trainee School Nurse) on a full-time basis (36 hours per week). The post forms part of the School Nursing Services, with salary scales ranging from trainees up to qualified nurses.

As a trainee or qualified practitioner you will lead, deliver and evaluate universal public health programmes for children aged 5–19, coordinate school age immunisation planning, and collaborate with education colleagues as

Qualifications

• Leading, delivering and evaluating universal public health programmes for school-aged children and young people (5 - 19 years) within school and community settings including the planning coordination of the school age immunisation programme.
• Supporting education colleagues in their role as the Named Person in contributing to the development of the Child Plan through comprehensive assessment using the national practice model.
• Providing leadership within health assessment and care planning.

Responsibilities

• Leading, delivering and evaluating universal public health programmes for school-aged children and young people (5 - 19 years) within school and community settings including the planning coordination of the school age immunisation programme.
• Supporting education colleagues in their role as the Named Person in contributing to the development of the Child Plan through comprehensive assessment using the national practice model.
• Providing leadership within health assessment and care planning.

Job description

Location Inverness

Highland Health & Social Care

Post Title School Nursing Services 7/Trainee School Nurse

Full-time 36 hours per week

Salary Scale

Qualified School Nurse - £52,845 - £61,466 p.a.

Trainees - Up to 12 months prior to completion of training (75% of the top rate at Band 7) = £46,099 p.a.

More than two but less than three years prior to completion of training (65% of the top rate at Band 7) = £39,952 p.a.

More than three years from completion of training (60% of the top rate at Band 7) = £36,879 p.a.

Permanent

Please Note NHS application forms will not be accepted

Leading, delivering and evaluating universal public health programmes for school-aged children and young people (5 - 19 years) within school and community settings including the planning coordination of the school age immunisation programme.

Supporting education colleagues in their role as the Named Person in contributing to the development of the Child Plan through comprehensive assessment using the national practice model.

Providing leadership within health assessment and care planning.

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact Sharon McDonald, Tel: [phone] or Email: [e-mail]

Closing date for completed applications: Monday 23rd November 2026.