Student School Health Nurse

Swbh; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is offering a main area specialist community public health nurse (School Nursing) grade NHS AfC band 5 student post. The fixed-term contract is 12 months, 37.5 hours per week, ending February 2028. Salary ranges from £32,073 to £39,043 per annum.

The Trust emphasises equality, diversity, and development within the newly opened Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. The role focuses on public health in schools, with training to complete the BSc (Hons) in

Qualifications

• Must have UK professional registration.
• Willingness to develop within School Health Nursing Service across Trusts.
• Commitment to public health nursing in schools.

Responsibilities

• Develop within the Sandwell School Health Nursing Service to support children and young people.
• Engage in training to complete the BSc (Hons) Degree in Community Health.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the School Nursing Service.

Skills

Driving licence

Vehicle access

Education

BSC (Hons) Community Health (School Nursing)

Job description

Main area Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing) Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Student post) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The post will come to an end in Feb 2028 (last day of the month)) Job ref 381-WC-8246655

Site SWB NHS Trust Town Sandwell/Birmingham Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - funded for bottom band 5 Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for development within the Sandwell School Health Nursing Service. We are seeking highly motivated, committed, innovative nurses with a desire to make a difference to children and young people working within the public health agenda.

Sandwell School Health Nurses strive to deliver services that are visible and accessible to the school aged population of Sandwell delivering universal public health services and ensuring early help and extra support is available to children and young people at the times when they need it.

The team is made up of a skill mixed work force ranging from admin officers, support workers, staff nurses and specialist practitioners

Main duties of the job

As a student School Nurse you will engage in training in order to complete the BSC (Hons) Degree in Community Health (Specialist Practitioner award in School Nursing) .This will involve liaising with all relevant parties within the practice area and at the assigned University in order to gain the desired 50% theory and 50% practical element of the course, in order to attain successful completion the student will be required to work as part of a multi disciplinary team within the School Nursing Team, carrying out clinical duties with Patients/clients as agreed with your Lead nurse for development and training within the service.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what the role entails

Person specification

Qualifications

Skills

• Has a full driving licence
• Has access to a vehicle that can be utilised during the working day

Experience

• Demonstrable evidence of nursing practice
• Working independently
• Team Working
• Demonstrates an awareness of working within a School nurse/public health setting

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond.

• Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
• Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and
• Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact (opens in a new tab) programme.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.