SCPHN school nurse
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£56,863 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
South East; Milton Keynes; Southampton; Dartford; Reading; Maidstone; Sutton; Croydon; Slough; Portsmouth; Brighton
Summary: This role involves joining the Bi Borough Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster School Health service as a School Nurse, focusing on delivering the Healthy Child Programme. The position requires collaboration with educational staff and health professionals to support children and young people in managing their health. Applicants must be Registered Nurses with Specialist Community Public Health Nursing registration or working towards it. Opportunities for professional development and flexible working patterns are available.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work in partnership with educational staff, health care professionals, and other agencies to provide advice and support to children & young people, their parents, and carers.
- Undertake training/updates related to public health issues to meet local and national Department of Health targets.
- Conduct training sessions for other professionals on relevant health or medical issues and assist children and young people in managing their health conditions.
- Perform health assessments on children & young people and ensure referrals, treatments, and reviews are conducted as per Trust policies.
- Develop high-quality care packages for children & young people with medical needs in collaboration with health professionals and other agencies.
- Identify children & young people requiring medical follow-up planning.
Key Skills:
- Registered Nurse with Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) registration or working towards it.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to conduct health assessments and develop care plans.
- Experience in training and supporting other professionals.
- Knowledge of public health issues and relevant health targets.
- Commitment to professional development.
Salary (Rate): £56,863 yearly
City: Central London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Bi Borough Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster (KCW) School Health service to recruit a highly motivated and innovative practitioner to join the School Nursing Service to deliver the Healthy Child Programme.
If you are interested in the role and are keen to show you are the right person for the job we want to hear from you, so please apply online now!
Please only apply if you are a Registered Nurse with a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) registration or working towards and due to complete September 2026
As an integral member of the Bi Borough KCW School Health service, you will be responsible for delivering the Healthy Child Programme in collaboration with the wider school health team. We also have Specialist Leads for Emotional Health & Mental Health Well-being, a Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Lead, a Relationship and Sexual Education Team Lead and RSHE specialist workers as part of our School Health service. We offer excellent professional development opportunities along with formal one to one supervision and annual appraisal.
We are advertising for a post in our Westminster Team based in Central London (Soho Square). Full and part time hours considered; year round and term time only opportunities available. Please state in your application your preferred working pattern.
- To work in partnership with educational staff, health care professionals and other agencies to provide advice and support to children & young people, their parents and carers as required.
- Undertake appropriate training / updates related to public health issues in order to contribute towards meeting local and national Department of Health targets such as immunisations, teenage pregnancy & sexual health, smoking cessation and obesity.
- To carry out training sessions to other professionals on relevant health or medical issues and where appropriate, assist children and young people to manage their own health conditions independently.
- To undertake agreed health assessments on children & young people and ensure referrals, treatments and reviews are carried out as recommended and in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
- To develop high quality packages of care for children & young people with medical needs, in partnership with other health professionals, education, parents & carers & other agencies as necessary.
- To be responsible for identifying children & young people requiring medical follow-up planning.