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DCHS Foundation Trust; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a SCPHN School Nurse to join the Children's Community Services Team in Erewash. You will engage with children, families and partner agencies, lead by example, and deliver the Healthy Child Programme with safeguarding and continuous improvement at the heart of your work.

This post has an Ilkeston Community Hospital base with travel across Derbyshire as required.

Job description

SCPHN School Nurse | Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

DCHS has an opportunity for a SCPHN School Nurse to join the Children's Community Services Team in Erewash.

You will need to effectively engage with your client group, peers and partner agencies in all elements of your role, leading by example and promoting a supportive and caring culture.

This will require an inclusive, transparent, open approach to your role, where you are happy to be accountable to others and to go that extra mile when required.

You will be passionate about our business, creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient welfare is at the heart of all you do.

Working with the skill mix team, you will deliver the Healthy Child Programme universally along with progressive levels of service and safeguarding children according to identified need.

You will provide services in partnership with the local voluntary sector and multi-agency teams and participate in service improvement both within the locality and across the county.

As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration.

After reviewing this role, we do not believe that this position meets the requirements for sponsorship. For details on eligibility criteria for Skilled Worker visas, please follow this link to the gov.uk websiteSkilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK(www.gov.uk)

You will manage and develop the Children’s Community Services Team (5-19) and contribute to the development of services to deliver the commissioned service specification.

You will be part of the multi-disciplinary team including the wider local children’s workforce, working within a public health framework, to meet the prioritised health needs of children and families.

You will have responsibility for delivery of the key performance indicators for a community of school aged children within an identified specific action plan.

You will undertake responsibility as ‘named nurse’ for a Multi- Agency Team area and inclusive schools within a specified locality.

You will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of health needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of intervention. To create and promote a positive learning environment for junior staff and students on placement.

Whilst in this post, you will have an office base at Ilkeston Community Hospital and Long Eaton Health Centre.

Traveling to other parts of Derbyshire is sometimes necessary, for example to attend meetings and training sessions or provide service cover.

The Purpose and Activities of DCHS

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.

Additional contact information

If you think that you could make a positive impact on the local community, the team and the organisation, then please contact us to find out more.

You can also check out our social media on Twitter and Facebook, or check out our websites:

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This advert closes on Sunday 20 Sep 2026