School Nurse

Barnardo's; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity organization is seeking a part-time School Nurse to be part of their Health Quality & Inclusion team in the UK. This national hybrid position is aimed at improving the health outcomes of children and young people. The ideal candidate will be a registered professional with significant community experience and will lead initiatives to address deep inequalities. Responsibilities include providing clinical guidance and innovating service improvement strategies. Join us in making a real difference in the lives of those we serve.

Qualifications

• Nursing Midwifery Council registered professional with SCPHN School Nurse qualification.
• Significant experience working with children and families in complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical direction for staff and appraise standards.
• Lead and manage care for children facing inequalities.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement.

Skills

Community experience

Evidence-based practice

Leading change

Creative problem solving

Flexibility

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC certification

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing

Job description

Barnardo's

School Nurse

The closing date is 18 January 2026

Job summary

The role of the School Nurse in Barnardo's Health quality & Inclusion team, is a national hybrid position working across the organisation.

Are you a Specialist Community Public Health (SCPHN) School Nurse driven by a desire to make a difference to the lives of children, young people, and families? We are looking for an experienced Nursing Midwifery Council registered professional, to help us achieve our purpose at Barnardo's: Changing Childhoods, Changing Lives.

Barnardo's has a new 3-year strategy, which identifies the need to support those children and young people who are at greatest risk of poor health. Barnardo's national Health Quality and Inclusion Team are integral to ensuring the success of this strategy.

This is an extremely exciting time to join Barnardo's and the Health, Quality and Inclusion team. We are an ambitious and dynamic team, that include both clinical and non-clinical experts, enabling Barnardo's to become a leading integrated Health and Social Care Charity.

Barnardo's is here because too many children and young people across the UK are missing out on a good childhood, and on the opportunity to thrive into adults. We are looking for a dynamic and creative School Nurse with a solution focused approach to help drive and identify opportunity and improvements in our current and future public health 0-19 services across the country.

Main duties of the job

• Registered with the NMC RN & SCPHN School Nurse (SN)
• Significant community experience of working as a SCPHN (SN) with children and families with complex needs experiencing deep inequalities and leading and managing their care
• Evidence of utilising evidence-based practice and appraising standards, providing clinical direction for staff
• Experience of using initiative and leading change to achieve better outcomes for children
• Ability to be creative with a solution focused mindset
• Ability to facilitate others to develop service provision
• Flexible and able to respond to changing priorities

About us

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Details

Date posted

11 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£44,635 to £45,423 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

B0033-25-0004

Job locations

Lynton House

7-12 Tavistock Square

London

WC1H 9LT

Employer details

Employer name

Barnardo's

Address

Lynton House

7-12 Tavistock Square

London

WC1H 9LT

For questions about the job

Samantha Murray

[e-mail]