SCPHN School Nurse

CNWL; City Of London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust seeks a motivated School Nurse to deliver the Healthy Child Programme within the Camden School Nursing Service. You will work with the wider school health team to plan care, provide expert supervision and contribute to annual appraisals.

Applicants must be registered (SCPHN preferred) and committed to high-quality care for children and families. The role offers professional development and supportive leadership in a NHS trust setting.

Qualifications

• RGN with NMC registration or RSCN Child Branch.
• Specialist Practitioner Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing or Children’s Community Nursing).
• Evidence of Continual Professional development.
• Mentorship Preparation or equivalent.
• Public Health Nursing (Children & Families).
• Sexual health (or equivalent).
• School Nurse Certificate.
• Experience of working with children in a professional capacity.
• Experience with families who have experienced trauma.
• Experience with diverse communities.
• Evidence to support audit activity.
• Understanding of public health role of the school nurse.
• Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Work in partnership with educational staff and health professionals to provide advice and support to children and young people, parents and carers.
• Undertake training related to public health issues to meet local and national targets (immunisations, teenage pregnancy & sexual health, etc.).
• Deliver health training sessions to professionals and support children in managing health conditions.
• Conduct health assessments and ensure referrals and reviews follow Trust policies.
• Develop high-quality care packages for children and young people with medical needs in partnership with other professionals.
• Identify children and young people requiring medical follow-up planning.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Mentor / preceptor

Education

RGN/NMC Registered / RSCN Child Branch

Specialist Public Health Nurse (School Nursing)

Public Health Nursing (Children & Families)

School Nurse Certificate

Mentorship Preparation

CPHN qualification or equivalent

Job description

Search here to find a new job, a new career, an opportunity to up skill or to simply change your career direction. Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

There’s a place for you at CNWL. We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We’re always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we’re hoping to find our future leaders and we’ll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

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Site Gospel Oak Health Centre Town London Salary £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T) Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Camden School Nursing service to recruit highly motivated and innovative practitioners to join the School Nursing Service to deliver the Healthy Child Programme.

If you are interested in the role and are keen to show you are the right person for the job we want to hear from you, so please apply online now!

Please only apply if you are a Registered Nurse with a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) registration.

Main duties of the job

As an integral member of the Camden School Nursing service, you will be responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme in collaboration with the wider school health team. We offer excellent professional development opportunities along with formal one to one supervision and annual appraisal.

Working for our organisation

We are advertising for a post in our Camden School Nursing Service, within the Goodall division of Central and North West London NHS trust. Our trust values are Compassion, Respect, Empowerment and Partnership. There’s a place for you at CNWL. We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To work in partnership with educational staff, health care professionals and other agencies to provide advice and support to children & young people, their parents and carers as required. 2. Undertake appropriate training / updates related to public health issues in order to contribute towards meeting local and national Department of Health targets such as immunisations, teenage pregnancy & sexual health, smoking cessation and obesity. 3. To carry out training sessions to other professionals on relevant health or medical issues and where appropriate, assist children and young people to manage their own health conditions independently. 4. To undertake agreed health assessments on children & young people and ensure referrals, treatments and reviews are carried out as recommended and in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. 5. To develop high quality packages of care for children & young people with medical needs, in partnership with other health professionals, education, parents & carers & other agencies as necessary. 6. To be responsible for identifying children & young people requiring medical follow-up planning.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RGN [NMC Registered] / RSCN Child Branch
• Specialist Practitioner Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing or Children’s Community Nursing)
• Evidence of Continual Professional development
• Mentorship Preparation or equivalent
• Public Health Nursing (Children & Families)
• Sexual health (or equivalent)
• School Nurse Certificate

Experience

• Experience of working with children in a professional capacity
• Working with families who have experienced trauma
• Working with diverse communities
• Evidence to support experience of audit activity

Knowledge

• Understanding of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance.
• Knowledge of children with long term medical needs
• Understanding of the public health role of the school nurse
• Understanding of Equality & Valuing Diversity
• Knowledge of key documents and drivers informing school nursing practice

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to communicate in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages. 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

Abilities

• Aware of own limitations and seek support from wider Team when dealing with highly emotive circumstances.
• Ability to manage difficult situations and conflict resolution

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant’s own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate’s real experience. AI-generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI-generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

• Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.
• Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system
• Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.
• If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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.