Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nurse)

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Tr; Houghton Regis; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Houghton Regis is seeking a skilled School Nurse to join their team. The role involves providing core nursing services to families and children, ensuring health promotion and well-being. Candidates should possess a V100 qualification and have a strong commitment to clinical governance. Join a passionate team dedicated to delivering high-quality care and making a difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience with community health services is essential.
• Ability to work with children and families.
• Commitment to promoting health and well-being.

Responsibilities

• Provide the core school nursing program to families.
• Develop specialist protection plans as needed.
• Review and evaluate health outcomes for children.

Skills

Health promotion

Holistic assessment

Clinical governance

Nurse Prescriber

Education

V100 qualification

Job description

Vacancy at Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust

Join our school nursing team as we reinvigorate our service, offering a visible school nursing team, back into schools to ensure we are offering early intervention, health promotion and needs lead interventions.

Do you want to make a real difference to the children and families in Luton? Yes, then this is the role for you.

'If we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 27-10-2025'.

Responsibilities

• The post-holder will work within a clinical governance framework which is embedded in day-to-day practice. CCS, Bedfordshire / Luton Community Health Services is accountable for continuously improving the quality of its services, and safeguarding standards of care.
• Take every opportunity to promote and participate in health promotion initiatives.
• Act as a signpost for families to other relevant services thereby empowering them as users.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, carers and staff where possible, ensure in the implementation of evidence based practice.
• Provide the core school nursing programme to the family and community.
• Work in partnership with clients and families to agreed contracts in order to promote and maximise physical, emotional, psychological and social well-being.
• Undertake and provide a holistic assessment of client’s health needs and to produce, implement and review the care plan.
• Review and evaluate outcomes for children and families.
• Refer clients to other agencies as appropriate e.g. onward referral of identified vulnerable children and adults.
• Develop with other professionals an overall specialist protection plan where indicated e.g. Child Protection Plan.
• Actively develop a more specialised service or activity which is based on clear evidence of need, in partnership with commissioners.
• Nurse Prescriber holding V100 qualification.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

This advert closes on Monday 3 Nov 2025.