School Nurse - Cirencester

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cirencester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization seeks a dedicated School Nurse to provide support and care to children and families in the Cotswolds locality. This fixed-term role offers diverse opportunities to impact health outcomes positively, complementing the mission to empower communities. Ideal for newly qualified nurses, it promises a supportive and engaging environment with a comprehensive induction program.

Benefits

Free car parking

27 days leave plus bank holidays

Broad range of training opportunities

Multi-professional preceptorship programme

Generous NHS pension

Flexible working opportunities

Recognition and long service awards

Fast Track physiotherapy

Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Understanding of public health nursing in application.
• Knowledge of safeguarding children.
• Experience working with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement programs of care from the Healthy Child Programme.
• Promote and monitor health in school-aged children.
• Provide leadership and act as a role model to junior team members.

Skills

Time management

Emotional strength

Organization

Education

BSc in Nursing

NMC Registration at level 1

GSCB Child Protection training

Job description

Main area School Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract 15 months (The post will be full time for a fixed term until 30th September 2026.) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked Monday - Friday core hours 9-5) Job ref 327-25-232-A

Site Cirencester Community Hospital Town Cirencester Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 06/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 14/07/2025

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

Fixed term SCHOOL NURSE vacancy in Cotswolds locality until 30th September 2026 .

37.5 hours, worked across core hours of Monday to Friday, 9-5 excluding Bank Holidays. Part time hours will be considered.

We are looking for a registered nurse or midwife to work with children and families in the School Nursing team in Cotswolds.

We offer:

• An Induction Programme, training and competency framework to underpin transition into role
• Clinical Supervision, Restorative Supervision and Safeguarding Children Supervision to support professional practice
• Digital appointments to young people and parents offering quick and easy access to health advice and support
• Social media platforms and a texting service in response to requests of young people and families.
• Diverse work in a skill-mixed team developed through robust competency and operating frameworks

This role offers diverse and rewarding opportunities for nurses to make a difference to children and young people’s lives through advice, support and signposting using public health skills of enabling and empowering families and communities to help themselves.

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses.

Main duties of the job

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED A CAREER IN SCHOOL NURSING??

An ideal opportunity is heading your way. We are looking to fill a fixed term vacancy in Cotswolds locality. You may like to consider a secondment from your existing role – talk to your line manager and give us a call to find out more.

A School Nurse is someone who is;

• dynamic and innovative, who embraces challenge
• wanting to help children, families and young people to make the best choices for their health and wellbeing
• able to support and respond to children young people and families most in need
• wanting to help safeguard children and young people of Gloucestershire at risk of harm
• interested in working in partnership with public sector and voluntary and community sector colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for children, young people and their families
• enthusiastic and motivated to develop and deliver plans to improve health outcomes for individuals, families and communities

We strongly encourage all applicants to spend some time either speaking with a school nurse or shadowing to gain a practical insight of the role. Please contact [e-mail] 07816 062688 who can arrange this for you.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Responsible and accountable for assessing and implementing programmes of care from the Healthy Child Programme, as directed by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. This may also involve other evidenced based programmes of care in partnership with clients or other agencies to identify and address health needs.
• Progress the level of intervention as may be required according to identified risk factors which potentially could impact on a child’s health outcomes.
• Provide leadership and act as a role model to junior members of the team by representing the values and beliefs of the nursing profession in addition to aligning to the GHC Values Framework.
• Assess global health needs of communities, schools, and their children to ensure children are not disadvantaged through ill health or social circumstances.
• Promote and monitor health in school aged children, including identifying physical and mental health needs, disability and problems with development or behaviour.
• Work with schools to provide a healthy environment using data from the Online Pupil Survey, in partnership with the Healthy Schools Programme.

Facilitate the planning and implementation of drop-in sessions, according to the needs of the young people and the whole school community.

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).

Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

Person specification

Experience

• Demonstrates an understanding of public health nursing in application
• Has some knowledge/experience of safeguarding children
• Has previous experience of working with children and families

Qualifications

• BSc in Nursing (or equivalent)
• NMC Registration at level 1
• GSCB Child Protection training above foundation level

Attributes

• Strong time management and organisation skills
• Shows emotional strength and resilience

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

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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.