Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Llanwern; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organisation in Llanwern is seeking a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, School Nurse, to provide high-quality care to school-aged children and their families. The role involves health promotion, safeguarding responsibilities, and the ability to work independently. Candidates should be enthusiastic nurses with relevant qualifications and experience. The position offers a supportive workplace with extensive development opportunities. Salary ranges from £39,263 to £47,280 per annum pro rata.

Benefits

Paid mandatory training

Flexible working opportunities

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Full registration with NMC.
• Experience working with children.
• Ability to develop standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality service to a defined caseload of school-aged children.
• Promote health through education programmes and activities.
• Contribute to safeguarding and monitoring children at risk.

Skills

Good organisational and presentation skills

Good communication skills

Competent IT skills

Confident to work in isolation

Education

RGN1, RSCN or Child Branch + Specialist Community Public Health Nursing School Nursing

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, School Nurse - (NMC part 3) to the Newport Team of School Nurses, part-time, 22.5 hrs AYR.

The candidate should be a motivated, enthusiastic and dynamic nurse with excellent knowledge, skills, experience and have the ability to meet the geographical needs of the service.

Applications are also welcomed from SCPHN students due to qualify in 2025.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose:

• To provide an easily accessible young person friendly, clinically effective high quality service to a defined caseload of school aged children and their families. Working in partnership with service users, parents, οπο school staff and members of the primary health care team he/she will undertake health surveillance, health promotion and other public health duties.
• To promote the health of school aged children, and the wider school community, through school and community based health education programmes and activities, and through direct input in school health education programmes and teaching alongside education staff in school settings.
• To contribute to the safeguarding, and protection of school aged children at risk of abuse and to provide ongoing monitoring, support and advice to these children and their families.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and delivery a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person Auteur specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Skills

• Good organisational and presentation skills. Good communication skills. Competent IT skills. Confident to work in isolation.
• Ability to develop standards mại procedures and policies. A key player within the change process. Active participation in research and evidence based practice.

Knowledge

• Confidentiality. Sound knowledge of Clinical Governance. Public Health Agenda. Rights of the Child.

Qualifications

• RGN1, RSCN or Child Branch + Specialist Community Public Health Nursing School Nursing

Experience

• Relevant experience at Band 5. Working with children and-read people; Multi-agency working. Child Protection experience. Mentoring students. Supporting junior members of staff.
• Community experience.

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.

£39,263 to £47,280 a dhaqérité per annum pro rata