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Job summary

Join NHS as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, focusing on improving health and well-being for school-aged children in London. This role involves managing caseloads, delivering the Healthy Child Programme, and collaborating with families and educational professionals to meet diverse health needs. We seek motivated candidates with a community health focus and relevant qualifications.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Oyster Cards for travel

Agile working

Qualifications

Dynamic qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse with a strong public health focus.
Experienced in working with children and families.
Ability to prioritize and effectively manage workload.

Responsibilities

Manage a defined caseload of primary schools.
Lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
Work in collaboration with multi-agency professionals.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Organizational Skills

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Qualification

RSCN or RN (Child Branch) or Equivalent

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Job Summary

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse- School Nursing

We are recruiting for dynamic qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) with strong public health focus who are fully committed to delivering and improving the health and well-being of our diverse school aged children.

Job Summary

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse- School Nursing

We are recruiting for dynamic qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) with strong public health focus who are fully committed to delivering and improving the health and well-being of our diverse school aged children.

Main duties of the job

As a highly motivated and dynamic school nurse, you will play a leading role in shaping our services as we are committed in meeting the health needs of children and young people through the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme. The school nurse will deliver high quality evidence based skilled nursing care within the schools of Haringey. We have redesigned our school nursing service in line with the 4, 5, 6 model and the 6 High Impact Areas and require a school nurse who is passionate about achieving outcomes for children, young people and families.

You will be responsible for a defined caseload of secondary and primary schools, overseeing the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19). This will involve working in collaboration with parents/carers, education and other multiagency professionals.

About Us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population, and we work hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences.

As an integrated care organisation, providing both hospital and community services, we offer a range of development opportunities along with attractive benefits to staff at all levels of our organisation. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

We offer flexible working arrangements, Oyster Cards for travel during work time, iPhone, 4G laptop and we also have agile working.

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£42,939 to £50,697 a year Per Annum Plus HCAs

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3135

Job locations

Tynemouth Road Medical Centre

Tynemouth Road

London

N15 4RH

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The School Nurse will be part of the Whittington Health School Nursing Team based in Haringey. The School Nurse will be responsible for the delivery of Universal Health Services to designated schools. Reporting to the Team Leader, they will support the development of the service and work with colleagues to ensure the delivery of a safe and effective Universal Health Provision.

Main Responsibilities Include:

To manage a defined caseload and cluster of primary schools
Lead on the delivery of Healthy Child Programme.
Plan, implement and evaluate interventions in response to changing health needs.
Work in partnership with our key stakeholders.
Provide confidential support and advice to young people in different venues.
Facilitate the delivery of health promotion and health education activities in school and community settings.

Applicants must hold a Specialist Community Public Health Qualification in School Nursing. This is a definite requirement for the position and applicants who apply without the qualification will NOT be shortlisted.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

The School Nurse will be part of the Whittington Health School Nursing Team based in Haringey. The School Nurse will be responsible for the delivery of Universal Health Services to designated schools. Reporting to the Team Leader, they will support the development of the service and work with colleagues to ensure the delivery of a safe and effective Universal Health Provision.

Main Responsibilities Include:

To manage a defined caseload and cluster of primary schools
Lead on the delivery of Healthy Child Programme.
Plan, implement and evaluate interventions in response to changing health needs.
Work in partnership with our key stakeholders.
Provide confidential support and advice to young people in different venues.
Facilitate the delivery of health promotion and health education activities in school and community settings.

RSCN or RN (Child Branch) or Equivalent
Specialist Community Public Health School Nursing (SCPHN) qualification

Desirable

Evidence of Post Registration Training and Development

Essential

Skills & Abilities

Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages
To demonstrate the ability to reflect on clinical practice to enhance professional/personal development
Ability to prioritise and effectively manage own workload
Basic Information Technology Skills
Good organisational Skills
Ability to prioritise workload

Desirable

Application of research/evidence base to good practice

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Experience working with children and families
Ability to demonstrate an understanding of working together in a team
Able to work autonomously and without supervision
Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of current issues and recent developments in school health
Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of good practice in safeguarding and child protection
Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of National and Government issues influencing the provision of health care to all children
Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of confidentiality and record keeping

Desirable

Experience nursing in a diverse inner city community

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

Professional demeanour
Good attendance record
Motivated to teach and learn
Approachable, flexible, adaptable and supportive

Person Specification

Essential

Professional demeanour
Good attendance record
Motivated to teach and learn
Approachable, flexible, adaptable and supportive

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Tynemouth Road Medical Centre

Tynemouth Road

London

N15 4RH

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Tynemouth Road Medical Centre

Tynemouth Road

London

N15 4RH

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

Seniority level
Entry level

Employment type

Employment type
Contract

Job function

Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
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