School Nurse

Integrated Care System; St Helens; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

An Integrated Care System is seeking a part-time School Nurse in St Helens to improve the health of school-aged children. The role involves working with schools, families, and the community while leading an Integrated 0-19 Team. Candidates must possess strong leadership and communication skills and relevant nursing qualifications to address health inequalities and promote health services.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in school nursing.
• Commitment to reducing health inequalities.
• Knowledge of current trends in school nursing and children's health services.

Responsibilities

• Work with schools, families, and the community to improve health.
• Manage a School Nurse caseload effectively.
• Collaborate with education and social care services.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult or Child/RSCN)

Postgraduate in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - School Nursing

Job description

Go back Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

School Nurse

The closing date is 05 August 2025

School Nurse Band 6 St Helens- South Team

There is a vacancy in the South Team for a part time School Nurse to work with an Integrated 0-19 Team including school nurses and health visitors.

Working with schools, families and the wider community to improve the health of school-aged children identifying the more vulnerable and developing clear referral pathways so that all children and young people can reach their full potential.

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens, Knowsley.

We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have proven leadership, experience and knowledge of school nursing. If you want to make a difference to the health of school aged children within St Helens and have a commitment to reducing health inequalities and work with vulnerable families, we would very much like to hear from you.

You will work closely with the, education and social care to provide services in response to identified need, both public health and safeguarding. whilst working in partnership with St Helens Local Authority to take the local children's agenda forward.

School Nursing is a fast paced, dynamic and challenging service, and as a School Nurse with us you will be given opportunity to demonstrate leadership whilst working within the public health, health promotion and safeguarding domains.

You should be well organised, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with children and young people both in school and within other education provider settings. You must be committed to working effectively both within a team and independently. An in depth knowledge of the current trends and developments within school nursing and the health agenda relating to children's services is essential.

About us

About the Trust

Our local and community based services support people to live well and independently, including:

• 0-19 / 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services
• Community Nursing
• Sexual Health Wirral
• Community Cardiology
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Teletriage
• Community Dental
• Social Care
• End of Life Care

As a Trust, we provide extensive continuous professional development opportunities through a diverse range of learning solutions, including virtual and face-to-face events, webinars and action learning sets. We subscribe to numerous memberships and licences to support staff development and continuous learning.

You can read more about the Trust via the careers section on our website.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification for further information relating to this exciting job role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN)
• Postgraduate in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing- School Nursing or equivalent
• Motivational Interviewing trained
• Promotional Interviewing trained

Experience and knowledge

• Experience of managing a School Nurse Caseload
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of leading the assessment, planning and evaluation of care
• Experience of integrated working
• Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues

Skills and attributes

• Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to support and motivate staff
• Ability to support students in placements
• Effective Interpersonal Skills
• Access to a car for work purposes
• Commitment
• Vision

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.

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust