School Nurse

Transformationunitgm; St Helens; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading community health organization seeks a dedicated School Nurse to enhance health services for school-aged children in St Helens. The role involves collaborating with families, schools, and health professionals to develop clear referral pathways and reduce health inequalities. Candidates should possess leadership skills and a commitment to promoting the health of children, with the opportunity for professional development within a supportive team.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Experience managing a School Nurse caseload.
• Motivational Interviewing trained.
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues.

Responsibilities

• Work with Public Health Nurses and communities to improve health of school-aged children.
• Lead assessments, planning, and evaluation of care.
• Collaborate with local authority and educational institutions.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Education

RN (Adult or Child/RSCN)

Postgraduate in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - School Nursing

Job description

Main area School Nursing Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (All year round) Job ref 844-7112428

Employer Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Woodside HCC Town St Helens Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 15/06/2025 23:59

School Nurse

Band 6

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust's common purpose:

We will support you and your community to live well.

Our values:

Compassion
Supportive and caring, listeningto others.

Open
Communicating openly, honestly and sharing ideas.

Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.

WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.

Job overview

School Nurse Band 6

St Helens- Haydock/Newton Team

There is a vacancy in the Haydock/Newton Team for a part time School Nurse to work with a team of Public Health Nurses and School Nurses.

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.

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.

For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.

We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer.WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.

We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as aVeteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme . We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.

Further Information:

Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.

Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.

Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.

Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.

Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.

A.I. Tools: Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

English Language: In order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, we are required to ensure that all employees possess "the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English.” If you have not studied at an English speaking institute, or do not possess an English language qualification, you should provide evidence in your application of how you meet this requirement.

Student Visas: Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.