School Nurse/ Senior Health & Wellbeing Nurse

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a motivated and innovative School Nurse to join their integrated healthcare service at YOI Feltham A. This role focuses on delivering high-quality nursing care to vulnerable young people, promoting their health and well-being through a trauma-informed approach in a secure school environment.

Benefits

Ongoing career progression

Access to internal and external training opportunities

MyTrustBenefits discounts for staff and families

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification required.
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing (SCPHN - SN) or willingness to work towards this.
• Experience working in secure and/or educational settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive school nursing service and work part of an integrated healthcare service.
• Deliver trauma-informed, culturally sensitive care to children.
• Supervise Band 5 nurses, support workers, and students.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent Interpersonal skills

Ability to communicate effectively with diverse backgrounds

Leadership skills

Skills in engaging families

Education

Registered nurse Adult / Child / Mental Health / Learning Disability

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing (SCPHN - SN)

Mentorship Preparation or equivalent

Job description

Go back Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

School Nurse/ Senior Health & Wellbeing Nurse

The closing date is 03 August 2025

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic School Nurse to lead/join our Healthcare Service at YOI Feltham A.

YOI Feltham A is the first Secure School in the UK and will hold 12-19 year old children. All staff work in line with 'Child First' principles to create a developmentally appropriate and trauma informed healthcare service.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in developing a new service that will have a real impact on promoting health and well-being for this vulnerable population and impact on their future life orientation.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner. We have a Health and Justice Services Directorate, within which sits the 'Children and Young People' Service line working in partnership with 'Youth Custody Service' colleagues to provide responsive, trauma-informed primary care, mental health, neuro-developmental and substance misuse services to the young people and young adults within our care.

Main duties of the job

Work closely with the children who use our services,their families,friends & carers & play an important contribution in how children experience our services.

Provide a comprehensive school nursing service & work as part of an integrated healthcare service which includes primary care,mental health,substance misuse & a sexual behaviour service.

Expected to be kind & responsive but professional & informative & contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:

• keeping the children who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills & effective risk assessments
• ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills & adhering to evidence-based policies & procedures
• ensuring the children using our services have a good experience by respecting,empowering & working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process

We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together & in partnership with other teams & services to provide seamless care.

Working as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by being an effective role model & supervising Band 5 nurses,support workers & students to ensure they are working to the standards which the children using our services deserve.

About us

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through monthly supervision, annual personal development plans/appraisals and access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.

The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment.

You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.

Job responsibilities

• Special Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing (SCPHN - SN) or willingness to work towards.
• Evidence of Continual Professional development
• Mentorship Preparation or equivalent

The postholder is expected to deliver trauma-informed,culturally sensitive care,considering the developmental needs of the children & ensuring consideration of the impact of their experiences on their current strengths, needs & difficulties.

You will be able to find a full job description and personal specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "apply now to view in TRAC."

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered nurse Adult / Child / Mental Health / Learning Disability
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing (SCPHN - SN) or willingness to work towards.
• Evidence of Continual Professional development
• Mentorship Preparation or equivalent
• Further post-registration training specific to candidate's background and experience; i.e. training in CAMHS models of care, or in neuro-developmental assessment

Previous Experience

• Proven post registration experience relevant to secure and/or educational settings.
• Experience of working with diverse communities.
• Experience of working with families in a professional capacity.
• Experience of conducting clinical audit activity
• Experience in working as part of an integrated team, alongside non-health employed colleagues

Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent Interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages
• Skills in communicating with and engaging children with complex needs
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of team working.
• Ability to demonstrate essential leadership skills.
• Ability to reflect on clinical practice and to understand own limitations when dealing with emotive issues.
• Ability to act as a mentor / preceptor to students and newly recruited colleagues.
• Skills in engaging family members in appropriate aspects of care, ensuring their input is listened to and valued
• Skills in supporting de-escalation of challenging behaviour and ability to model this for others
• Motivated
• Aware of own limitations and seek support from wider team.
• Ability to manage difficult situations and conflict resolution

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearper annum Inc. HCAS Outer (pro rata if P/T)