Special School Nurse | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Basingstoke is seeking an experienced Special School Nurse to join its Special School Nursing Service. The successful candidate will deliver nursing support across special schools, promoting health independence among students. Candidates should have prior experience in a school or child healthcare setting. Flexible working arrangements are available to suit individual needs.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a school environment or with children in a healthcare role.
• Commitment to personal development and teamwork.
• Ability to respond to changing environments and emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure care plans are maintained and reviewed.
• Support consultant-led clinics.
• Work closely with families to promote health independence.
• Teach health interventions in collaboration with teachers.
• Respond to emergency health needs.

Skills

School nursing experience

Child healthcare

Team collaboration

Flexibility

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an outstanding Special School Nurse to join our well-established Special School Nursing Service. At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust we provide nursing support to six special schools that sit within our trust's footprint. This vacancy is based in one of the six special schools and may require some clinical support across any of the schools.

We are looking for an experienced nurse who has previously worked in a school environment or in a healthcare role with children and young people. We offer clinical supervision, regular appraisal, training and support to achieve your personal development plan, and peer support from colleagues in similar roles. You will play an important role within the delivery of integrated children’s acute and community services. Child Health offers development opportunities and access to expertise for advice and support in your role.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for ensuring care plans are maintained and reviewed.
• Support consultant-led clinics.
• Work with children and families to help achieve maximum independence in health and wellbeing.
• Develop best practice in line with the Child Health Strategy and health promotion.
• Work closely with teachers and classroom assistants to meet care needs and to teach health interventions and health promotion skills.
• Be flexible in a changing environment and respond to emergency needs as they arise.

About the Trust and Role Context

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is a system where people are at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are a Foundation Trust, directly accountable to our members through the governors.

Additional Information

Happy to Talk Flexible Working — all requests for flexible and part-time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found in the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Sep 2025.