School Nurse (Cheshire East)

Wirral Community Health And Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Middlewich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a part-time School Nurse (Band 6) to join the Central team covering Sandbach, Alsager, Middlewich and Congleton. You will work with schools, families and communities to improve health, identify vulnerable children and develop clear referral pathways to enable all young people to reach their potential.

The role emphasizes leadership within school nursing, collaboration with education and social care, safeguarding, public health

Qualifications

• Current UK professional registration is essential.
• Postgraduate qualification in school nursing or equivalent.
• Leadership and mentorship training at Level 6 or higher.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the School Nurse caseload within Cheshire East Central Team.
• Collaborate with education and social care to address identified needs.
• Develop and implement referral pathways and safeguarding plans.
• Promote public health and safeguarding across schools and communities.

Skills

RN (Adult or Child/RSCN)

Leadership Level 6

Mentorship Level 6

Solihull Approach Trained

Education

Postgraduate in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - School Nursing or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

Part time School Nurse Band 6 Cheshire East Central Team

There is a vacancy in the Central team (Sandbach, Alsager, Middlewich and Congleton) 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.

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 Cheshire East 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 Cheshire East 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
• Walk-in centres
• 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.

Details

Date posted: 28 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 844-8356852

Job locations: Salinae clinic, Lewin Street, Middlewich, CW10 9DG, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications and professional training

Essential

• RN (Adult or Child/RSCN)
• Postgraduate in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - School Nursing or equivalent
• Leadership Level 6
• Mentorship Level 6
• Solihull Approach Trained

Desirable

• Motivational Interviewing trained
• Promotional Interviewing trained
• Mentorship Level 7
• Leadership Level 7

Experience and knowledge

Essential

• 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

Essential

• 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

Personal qualities

Essential

• 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Employer's website: https://www.wchc.nhs.uk

For questions about the job, contact: 0-19+ Team Leader, Louise Cartledge, [e-mail], 07747476619