SCPHN School Nurse

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a School Nurse has arisen within the NHS in London. The role involves delivering the Healthy Child Programme and working closely with children, families, and educational staff. Candidates must be Registered Nurses with SCPHN registration and have experience in public health nursing.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with SCPHN registration required.
• Experience working with children and families.
• Knowledge of public health roles and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme in collaboration with the school health team.
• Conduct health assessments and develop care packages for children.
• Work with educational staff and healthcare professionals.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership

Team Working

Education

RGN / RSCN

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) or working towards it

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Bi Borough Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster (KCW) School Health 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 demonstrate you are the right person for the job, we want to hear from you! Please apply online now.

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

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

Main duties of the job

As an integral member of the Bi Borough KCW School Health Service, you will be responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme in collaboration with the wider school health team. Our team includes Clinical Nurse Specialists for Emotional Health & Mental Health Well-being, a Relationship and Sexual Education Team Lead, and RSHE specialist workers. We offer excellent professional development opportunities, along with formal one-to-one supervision and annual appraisal.

About us

We are advertising for a position in our Westminster School Nursing Service, based in Soho, London. Full and part-time hours are considered; opportunities are available year-round and during term time only. Please specify your preferred working pattern in your application.

Details

• Date posted: 22 May 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £44,806 to £53,134 per annum (HCAS inclusive, pro-rata if part-time)
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Term-time hours
• Reference number: 333-G-SN-0095

Job locations

Soho Centre for Health & Care, 1 Frith Street, London, W1D 3HZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Work in partnership with educational staff, healthcare professionals, and other agencies to provide advice and support to children & young people, their parents, and carers as required.
2. Undertake relevant training and updates related to public health issues to meet local and national Department of Health targets such as immunisations, teenage pregnancy & sexual health, smoking cessation, and obesity.
3. Conduct training sessions for other professionals on relevant health or medical issues and assist children and young people in managing their own health conditions independently.
4. Perform health assessments on children & young people, ensuring referrals, treatments, and reviews are carried out as per policies and procedures.
5. Develop high-quality care packages for children & young people with medical needs, collaborating with other health professionals, education staff, parents, and carers.
6. Identify children & young people requiring medical follow-up planning.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• RGN / RSCN
• Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) or working towards it

Desirable

• Evidence of CPD
• Mentorship qualification or equivalent
• Public Health Nursing (Children & Families) or Sexual Health qualification
• School Nurse Certificate

Experience (Essential)

• Experience working with children professionally
• Experience working with families who have experienced trauma
• Post-registration experience
• Experience working with diverse communities
• Experience with audit activity

Knowledge (Essential)

• Understanding of quality issues, audit process, and clinical governance
• Knowledge of children with special health and educational needs
• Understanding of the public health role of school nurses
• Understanding of Equality & Valuing Diversity
• Knowledge of key documents informing school nursing practice

Skills (Essential)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Good computer literacy
• Effective communication with diverse backgrounds and ages; team working skills

Abilities (Essential)

• Aware of own limitations; seek support when dealing with emotive issues
• Manage difficult situations and conflict resolution

Additional requirements

This post is subject to a DBS check. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For more details, see the NHS Careers website. Applications requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome; see the UK Visas and Immigration website for details. From 6 April 2017, criminal record certificates from each country of residence over 12 months in the past 10 years are required for visa applications. Additional information about disclosure and registration requirements is provided.