Student School Nurse

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Horsham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health provider in the UK is seeking School Nurses to lead the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme. Candidates should have NMC registration and a strong passion for public health. This role offers flexible working options and excellent training opportunities. You'll improve health outcomes for children while working collaboratively in a community-focused environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• NMC registration (nurse or midwife).
• Eligible for PGDip SCPHN (School Nursing) at Oxford Brookes.
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and dedicated to public health.
• Excellent communication skills with some experience in collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme for school age children and young people.
• Collaborate with agencies for holistic assessment and early intervention.
• Improve public health outcomes for children through early intervention.

Job description

Overview

School Nurses lead the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme in Brighton and Hove and West Sussex. We're looking for passionate, motivated professionals with strong communication, assessment, and leadership skills, and an interest in the Healthy Child Programme, public health, and reducing health inequalities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) for school age children and young people, their parents and carers.
• Work collaboratively with other agencies to support holistic assessment and early intervention.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the wider determinants of health and capacity building.
• Lead improvements in public health outcomes for children in West Sussex and Brighton & Hove through progressive universalism and early intervention.

Qualifications

• NMC registration (nurse or midwife)
• Eligible for PGDip SCPHN (School Nursing) at Oxford Brookes
• As a student school nurse, you will be an adult learner and this requires you to be self-motivated, enthusiastic, resilient and dedicated to the role, with a keen interest in public health
• As a qualified SCPHN you will be leading the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) working directly with school age children and young people, their parents and carers
• You will have a passion for public health and improving outcomes for children in West Sussex and Brighton & Hove
• You will be working through progressive universalism and early intervention
• We are looking for compassionate and child focused nurses and midwives who are able to demonstrate an understanding of holistic assessment, and the wider determinants of health and capacity building
• You will need to have excellent communication skills and some experience of working collaboratively with other agencies

About the Trust

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Vision and Benefits

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

• Positive 2025 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief network
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.