School Nurse Assistant

NHS; Aldershot; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a School Nurse Assistant to join the team in Aldershot, working 22.5 hours a week on a term-time contract. The role involves promoting child health and requires collaboration with schools, along with the ability to work effectively with children and families. Candidates must have excellent communication skills, a good educational background, and experience working with children.

Qualifications

• Qualified to GCSE standard in English and Maths.
• Public Health Qualification preferred.
• NHS Experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Promote health and well-being in partnership with schools.
• Work within a mixed skill team under the direction of the School Nurse.
• Maintain confidentiality and manage accurate clinical records.

Skills

Effective communication

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Teamwork

Education

Good standard of education GCSE English and Maths or equivalent

Public Health Qualification

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

School Nurse Assistant

The closing date is 13 July 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic School Nurse Assistant, to join the Rushmoor & Hart School Nursing team, on a Term Time only Contract of 22.5 hrs a week based at Aldershot centre for Health.

You will be joining a leading organisation that is both forward thinking and innovative. HIOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the quality of child health services across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and takes pride in rewarding the success of its staff.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for motivated professionals with good knowledge and experience of working with children, young people and families. You should have the ability to work within a skill mixed team to deliver allocated components of the Healthy Child Programme.

Working as a team player under the delegation of the School Nurse your role will require you to work in partnership with schools, to promote and enhance the health and well-being of children and families. With a positive approach to customer care you will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, including an ability to relate well with children and young people. It will also be essential for the applicant to be able to prioritise their workload and manage time effectively.

Applicants must have excellent IT skills as this role will include the recording of clinical data on the electronic record system. A full driving licence, access to a car and insurance for business use.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good standard of education GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
• Public Health Qualification

Experience

• Work with children, young people and families.
• Experience of working collaboratively with other agencies.
• Responsive and flexible.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate professionally at all times with children and their families, professional colleagues and partner agencies.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Good computer literacy skills with the ability to keep accurate records.
• Ability to respond positively to the rapidly changing business environment.
• Ensure skills and knowledge are up to date.
• Proactive, solution focused attitude.
• Willingness to enhance personal development.
• Self-motivated.
• Keen to get involved with new ideas and initiatives.
• Assertive, honest and open.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other disciplines and agencies.
• Car driver with use of own car in order to perform job in the community.
• NHS Experience

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.

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 an hourbased on full time hours