Nurse- (EOTAS)Educated Other Than At School

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in London is seeking a Nurse (EOTAS) to work within the School Nursing team. The role focuses on providing strategic support for vulnerable young people aged 5-19, particularly those home-schooled or excluded from school. Key responsibilities include conducting health assessments, managing caseloads, and fostering partnerships with agencies. Candidates should possess a degree in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing and significant safeguarding experience. This role requires a strong commitment to children's health and wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with clients and professionals.
• Experience as a Specialist Practitioner School Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health assessments for young people.
• Build partnerships with key agencies.
• Deliver health promotion and prevention education.

Skills

Significant safeguarding experience

Ability to work autonomously

Ability to assess health needs of children

Education

Degree in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) - School Nurse

Evidence of ongoing professional development

Level 7 qualification

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Nurse- (EOTAS) Educated Other Than At School, London

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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

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25.09.2025

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Job overview

Are you passionate about making a difference to children and families' lives across our diverse boroughs? Do join our skill mix school nursing team.

We are one of the London trusts that uses Chathealth and Parent Line, which are text messaging services that engage young people and parents in supporting their health needs.

The Education Other Than at School (EOTAS) is a unique post in Lambeth and Southwark. You will work as part of the School Nurse Service, providing strategic support for young people aged 5-19, many of whom are hard to reach and have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). You will be responsible for a caseload of children, focusing on vulnerable home-schooled children and those attending alternative provisions or permanently excluded from school. Additionally, you will develop links with borough colleges to work with children on child protection plans, working alongside a dedicated school nurse team to share information as part of a think-family approach. You will also forge good partnerships with other professionals such as GPs, youth offending services, and education welfare services (EWS).

Main duties of the job

• Conduct health assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation for a defined client group.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with key agencies (GPs, Social Care, CAMHS, Education, YOT) to meet client needs.
• Manage day-to-day caseload for young people accessing EOTAS and provide cross-cover within the Lambeth School Nurse Service to maintain a think-family approach.
• Deliver health promotion and prevention education to children, young people, families, and carers, utilising Making Every Contact Count (MECC).
• Maintain clear communication with clients, families, carers, and professionals, ensuring individualised, client-centred care.
• Empower and support clients and families in managing chronic conditions and preventing complications.
• Safeguard vulnerable individuals by applying risk analysis using the assessment framework for children in need.

Working for our organisation

Find out more about our children's community services, which provide a comprehensive range of services for over 121,000 children and young people in Lambeth and Southwark. These include universal services like health visiting, family nurse partnership, school nursing, nutrition, and audiology, as well as specialist services such as community paediatrics, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, complex needs nursing, sickle cell, and audiology. We also participate in statutory services including looked-after children, child protection, safeguarding, and adoption and fostering.

We operate from two main health centres, Mary Sheridan Centre in Lambeth and Sunshine House in Southwark, along with many other locations across both boroughs. Services are delivered in schools, community buildings, homes, and occasionally in hospitals. We hold over 176,000 appointments annually, through a mix of face-to-face and virtual sessions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Identify and mitigate risks to health and wellbeing, assess emergencies, and lead responses to safeguard children.
• Act as an advocate, providing empathetic support and transparent information to families and carers, building trust around health concerns.
• Serve as a role model, inspiring high-standard, innovative practice within the team.
• Provide specialist guidance to the School Nurse team on vulnerable children and young people, particularly within EOTAS, fostering confidence in service provision.
• Represent the EOTAS nurse at relevant internal and cross-agency meetings.
• Proactively assess and address personal professional development needs.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of written and verbal information used in a professional capacity.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) - School Nurse
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Level 7 qualification

Experience

• Significant safeguarding experience
• Experience as a Specialist Practitioner School Nurse within a school nursing team
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to assess health needs of children, families, and populations
• Experience employing evidence-based practice

Knowledge

• Understanding of NMC professional practice scope
• In-depth understanding of HCP 5-19
• Knowledge of leadership and conflict resolution
• Understanding of budgetary and resource constraints

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to equality, ensuring no discrimination based on race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or marital status.