Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse)

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Tr; Hartford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a dedicated School Nurse to join their team. The role focuses on promoting health and preventing illness among young people and families within local communities. Ideal candidates will possess a Registered Nurse qualification and must have, or be in the process of obtaining, a School Nurse Specialist Practitioner qualification. The position offers opportunities for continuous development and agile working arrangements.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction package

Continuous staff development

Lease car scheme

Agile working options

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualified and must have or be in the process of obtaining the School Nurse Specialist Practitioner qualification.
• Experience in working with children and young people is desirable.
• Knowledge of local health issues and the ability to implement health promotion strategies.

Responsibilities

• Identify and address health needs of children and families.
• Manage complex health care plans in schools.
• Respond to health assessments and liaise with other professionals.
• Provide support through health appointment clinics and educational initiatives.
• Participate in safeguarding processes.

Skills

Team collaboration

Health assessment

Communication skills

Child health promotion

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

School Nurse Specialist Practitioner qualification

Job description

School Nurse – Cambridgeshire North or South Locality

A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.

Are you enthusiastic, resilient, excited to embrace change and passionate about providing an excellent service to families in our localities? If so, Cambridgeshire Community Services 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (School Nursing) would welcome you to join our team.

Applications will be welcomed from experienced and School Nurses due to qualify.

We have vacancies within our North and South Locality School Nursing teams. Successful candidates will be located within either location depending on available positions.

To ensure the accessibility and quality of our services, we offer a SPA service for all families with children aged 5-19 years residing in these areas.

We're offering:

• A dedicated child and family focused service delivery that makes Every Contact Count
• The opportunity to work within an integrated 0-19 HCP skill mix team
• A robust 1‑yr preceptorship for all newly qualified staff or those who are wishing to return to practice
• A comprehensive induction package
• A holistic approach to offering support and guidance via management, safeguarding and restorative supervision
• Continuous staff development identified via our supervision and appraisal system to support and develop leadership skills
• Working for an NHS organisation with Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• An opportunity to build great relationships with our partner agencies, ensuring the best outcomes for children & families
• A competitively priced lease car scheme
• The opportunity to embrace agile working, supported by IT connectivity
• To work as part of a team leading the 0–19 Healthy Child Programme

The role of the School Nurse is to promote good health and prevent ill health in young people, families and communities. School Nurses do this through raising awareness of and identifying unmet health needs, and initiating, developing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to identify the health needs of children and young people, their families and the school community and contribute to developing a strategy to address the identified needs in the school and the community.
• To use knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual health care plans and be responsible for the management in school of children with complex health needs.
• To carry out shifts within the 5‑19 duty desk receiving all incoming communication and referrals to the service, liaising with key stakeholders, parents/carers and young people.
• To assist schools in establishing procedures for medicine management.
• To provide and promote appointment clinics for pupils and their families, parent and carer Support Groups, home visits and Health Needs Assessment.
• To provide contact with young people via Chat Health text messaging service.
• Respond to health needs assessments by referring to other professionals (GPs, consultants, mental health team), and statutory and voluntary agencies (social care).
• To support children and young people and their families with emotional and behavioural development.
• To advise their client group on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.
• To link practice with local and national targets and deliver public health programmes based on current priorities and targets.
• To plan evidence‑based health promotion programmes, order resources, compile teaching plans with aims, objectives and outcomes, and evaluate the sessions.
• To act as a health link for other agencies, e.g. Education welfare, OCYPs, voluntary services, public and private agencies and work closely with partner agencies to promote the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families.
• To work with the Locality Lead to support children, young people and families who are considered to be vulnerable or at risk; to adhere to current safeguarding procedures and participate in child protection case conferences and case review meetings as required.
• Participate in all statutory processes in respect of safeguarding including provision of witness statements, court reports and court attendance.
• Identify children with special educational needs and disability and facilitate support and referrals to maximise developmental potential. Act as a key worker when indicated, ensuring effective, efficient and appropriate care plans.
• To clinically triage the single point of access and Chat Health as required in accordance with agreed procedures.
• To provide cover for colleagues as requested by your manager.
• Demonstrate reflective and evidence‑based practice and use this to influence strategy and policy development.
• To hold a special interest role and support other staff within the locality and service.
• To contribute to the development of local policies and procedures relevant to their area of work.
• To take responsibility for their own clinical practice including clinical supervision and to adhere to the NMC code of conduct.
• To actively participate in reflective practice development through annual clinical observations.
• To maintain live mentor status and contribute to a learning environment for SCPHN’s, return to practice SCPHN’s, new staff members and pre‑registration students.

This advert closes on Sunday 9 Nov 2025.