SCPHN School Nurse - Warrington

NHS; Warrington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) for a school nursing position in Warrington. The role emphasizes autonomous practice, health assessments, and collaboration with various agencies to support children's health. Candidates must possess an SCPHN qualification and demonstrate experience with children and families. Flexible working options are available, making it a rewarding opportunity for skilled professionals.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Engagement and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Active UK NMC registration required.
• Experience with children, young people, and families.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate School Health Plans with named schools.
• Conduct health assessments and reviews for school-aged children.
• Promote healthy lifestyles and deliver health education.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Child development knowledge

Community development understanding

Report writing and presentation

Education

Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)

Job description

Go back Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

SCPHN School Nurse - Warrington

The closing date is 01 October 2025

Bridgewater Community NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for a caring and ambitious SCPHN school nurse to join our school nursing team and be an integral part of our 3 well established integrated teams within our Warrington 0-19 service. We pride ourselves on our excellent hands-on community nursing care, where we offer well balanced varied caseloads, variety within your role and all with the dedicated onsite support from Team Leaders and Senior Management Team.

We are a high performing, welcoming and supportive service, who values our team members, will treat you as an individual, have the opportunity for flexible working, access to engagement and wellbeing services and share the motivation to work together to provide outstanding public health nursing care to the families of Warrington.

Main duties of the job

Be a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing).

Provide supportive leadership within the 0-19 team.

Be an autonomous practitioner who can support the needs of the team and service.

Take part in service development, promote innovation and demonstrate skills in public health.

Have a flexible and conscientious approach to tasks.

Be able to communicate effectively with partner agencies, promoting the work and reputation of the service, working for the best interests of the child, and adopting a think family approach.

As a key professional in the protection and support of children and young people, you will be required to work collaboratively with other agencies to meet their needs.

If you have any question relating to the post, please use the contact details provided to contact the team prior to submitting your application.

About us

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them.

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred - We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide.

E- Empowered - We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest - We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional - We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead - We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient - We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.

Job responsibilities

1. The named School Nurse will be responsible for co-ordination of the School Health Plan with their named schools on an annual basis.
2. Contribute to an integrated Public Health Nursing Service by linking to education settings and other partner agencies.
3. Lead on the recommended health assessment and reviews including: Reception/Year 1 (age 4-5) school entry assessment (transition from early years health care plan to school entry questionnaire); providing Year 6/7 (age 10-12) assessment at transition from primary to secondary school.
4. Supporting mid-teens reviews, when young people are embarking on the next transition stage as required in national and local specifications.
5. Lead and coordinate a core programme of interventions according to agreed procedures, ensuring that Trust targets are met.
6. Undertake comprehensive health assessments for identified children and young people, including annual health assessments for those in local authority care in line with the Healthy Child Programme 4-19 years of age.
7. Contribute to the delivery of the national immunisation programme for school aged children.
8. Plan, implement and evaluate interventions according to changing health needs to improve health outcomes. Consult, advise and educate children, young people and families to enable them to effectively manage their health needs.
9. Perform home visits to children and families advising on all aspects of health as appropriate.
10. Work in partnership with other key stakeholders to safeguard and protect children and young people.
11. Contribute and take part in regular team meetings and multi-agency groups as appropriate.
12. Work collaboratively to support children and young people where there are identified health needs, or where they are in the child protection system, providing therapeutic public health interventions for the child and family.
13. Provide training where necessary to young people, parents, teaching personnel and other professionals.
14. Provide signposting to other services and agencies, referring and liaising appropriately.
15. Take and act upon referrals from other agencies and services, as appropriate.
16. Provide a confidential support and advice service that is easily accessible for young people within a high school or other venue on a regular basis.
17. Organise, facilitate and participate in health promotional and health educational activities in schools and community settings, working in partnership with school staff and with other statutory and voluntary agencies.
18. Utilise opportunities to promote healthy lifestyles, positive mental health and the public health agenda.
19. Ensuring children not in employment, education or training, or children educated at home receive the universal offer.
20. Complete PDRs and return to work pro-forma as required to the designated named staff within the team.
21. Ensure performance data is collated in a timely manner.

Clinical

• Maintain active status on NMC register acting in accordance with the professional code and guiding documents in adherence with Revalidation Framework.
• Develop a working knowledge and experience of IT systems.
• Maintain contemporaneous, factual records in accordance with Trust guidelines and policies.
• Be aware of current working practices in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Manage their time effectively to ensure prioritisation of workload to achieve agreed deadlines.
• Be responsible for own professional updating and keep abreast of current research-based practice.
• Participate in study days as appropriate and be aware of current developments and research within the area of practice.
• Observing the complaints and disciplinary procedures in accordance with the Trust policy.
• Report sickness absence and return relevant forms to line manager.
• Maintain portfolio of professional development.

Leadership

• Provide supervision, where appropriate, to support the skill mix team.
• Undertake appropriate delegation within team.
• Support other School Nurses and staff within the team, including the induction of new staff members. Ensure effective learning experience and opportunities to achieve learning outcomes for the skill mix team.
• Develop specialist knowledge and expertise in an area of practice appropriate to service needs and act as a resource to colleagues and other professionals in the chosen area (e.g., Asthma, Behaviour Management, Allergy).
• Develop and implement policies, procedures and guidelines relevant to own area of work. Provide advice where services are developing.

Research and Audit

• Identify and undertake clinical audit, evaluation and dissemination of results through presentation to professional groups and publications, to improve effectiveness of care and ensure effective and efficient use of resources.

Supervision and Development

• Identify and communicate training needs through the Personal Development Review (PDR) process.
• Provide mentorship and preceptorship to students and newly qualified staff as required.
• Undertake mandatory and statutory training and updating as required by the Trust.

Communication

• Communicate effectively with individuals, families and professionals in planning and delivery of care, demonstrating empathy and reassurance in difficult and highly sensitive situations.
• Maintain contemporaneous and accurate Bridgewater Community NHS Trust records, observing the Data Protection Act and maintaining confidentiality in accordance with NMC and Trust guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) qualification
• Active UK NMC registration

Relationships

• If you are related to a director, or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship:

Experience

• Experience of multi-agency working
• Experience in working with children, young people, and families, across different communities, including minority and ethnic groups
• Experience of community development working
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of working in community setting

Skills and Attributes

• Understanding of community development approaches.
• The ability to write and present clear and effective reports.
• The ability to work as part of a team and autonomously.
• Ability to prioritise and delegate workload.
• Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of child development and child protection issues and legislation.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills.
• Good understanding of local and national policies relating to child health.
• Ability to communicate sensitive information to parents.
• Understand the need for confidentiality.
• Demonstrate a flexible approach to working.
• Ability to demonstrate effective presentation skills.

Job Specific Requirements

• The ability to travel independently across the Trust
• The ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs

Sponsorship

• Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable)

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.

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust