Senior School Nurse (Cheshire East)

Wirral Community Health And Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Senior School Nurse (SCPHN trained) to join a newly formed Crewe team. You will lead school nursing services, manage safeguarding caseloads and work in partnership with education and social care to address identified health needs.

The role involves delivering public health initiatives, safeguarding within a dynamic environment, and contributing to local children's agenda while supporting children and families across Crewe and Nantwich.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with adult or child specialism.
• Postgraduate qualification in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - School Nursing or equivalent.
• Demonstrated leadership in nursing roles and mentorship training.
• Solid safeguarding knowledge and experience in school nursing.
• Experience of integrated working with education and social care.

Responsibilities

• Lead school nursing services and safeguard caseloads.
• Deliver public health and safeguarding interventions in Crewe and surrounding areas.
• Collaborate with Cheshire East Local Authority and education providers.
• Provide effective communication with children, young people and families.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Safeguarding

Teamwork

Education

RN (Adult or Child/RSCN)

Postgraduate in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing- School Nursing

Leadership Level 6

Mentorship Level 6

Job description

Senior School Nurse - Crewe

Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?

Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and Knowsley.

We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Cheshire East 0-19+ Service service for a Senior School Nurse (SCPHN trained) to join a newly formed team in Crewe. The successful candidate will have proven leadership, experience and knowledge of school nursing and be experienced in managing safeguarding caseloads. If you want to make a difference to the health of school aged children within Crewe and Nantwich and have a commitment to reducing health inequalities we would very much like to hear from you.

You will work closely with the education and social care to provide services in response to identified need, both public health and safeguarding, whilst working in partnership with Cheshire East Local authority to take the local children's agenda forward.

School Nursing is a fast paced, dynamic and challenging service, and as a School Nurse with us you will be given opportunity to demonstrate leadership whilst working within the public health, health promotion and safeguarding domains.

You should be well organised, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with children and young people both in school and within other education provider settings. You must be committed to working effectively both within a team and independently. An in depth knowledge of the current trends and developments within school nursing and the health agenda relating to children's services is essential.

About us

About the Trust

• 0-19 / 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services
• Community Nursing
• Sexual Health Wirral
• Community Cardiology
• Walk-in centres
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Teletriage
• Community Dental
• End of Life Care

You can read more about the Trust via the careers section on our website.

Development

As a Trust, we provide extensive continuous professional development opportunities through a diverse range of learning solutions, including virtual and face-to-face events, webinars and action learning sets. We subscribe to numerous memberships and licences to support staff development and continuous learning.

Details

Date posted: 28 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 12 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 844-8362995

Job locations: Eagle Bridge Health and Wellbeing Centre, Dunwoody Way, Crewe, CW1 3AW, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications and professional training

• Essential: RN (Adult or Child/RSCN)
• Essential: Postgraduate in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing- School Nursing or equivalent
• Essential: Leadership Level 6
• Essential: Mentorship level 6
• Essential: Solihull Approach Trained
• Desirable: Motivational Interviewing trained
• Desirable: Promotional Interviewing trained
• Desirable: Mentorship Level 7
• Desirable: Leadership Level 7

Experience and knowledge

• Essential: Experience of managing a School Nurse Caseload
• Essential: Evidence of continuing professional development
• Essential: Experience of leading the assessment, planning and evaluation of care
• Essential: Experience of integrated working
• Essential: Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
• Essential: Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues

Skills and attributes

• Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to support and motivate staff
• Ability to support students in placements

Personal qualities

• Access to a car for work purposes
• Commitment
• Vision

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Employer's website: https://www.wchc.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Lead Cheshire East 0-19, Jo Gillman, [e-mail], 07833049278