Job Introduction
Join Our Team as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse.
Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and families? We’re looking for compassionate and dedicated School Nurses to join our School Nurse Team in Surrey.
- Competitive Pay & Pension: Enjoy a Band 6 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
- Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with NHS professionals nationwide to share insights and develop leading care practices.
- Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and premium offers at national supermarkets, well-known retailers, and indulgent treats like Virgin Experience Days through our Reward Gateway.
- Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, offering access to counselors, career coaching, legal advice, and more.
- Flexible Pay Options: Use Wagestream to track your earnings and access your wages as you need them, without worrying about high-interest loans or overdrafts.
- Learning & Development: Advance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, who collaborate with universities and Health Education England. Access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities to help you grow.
- Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas to improve services, and stay informed through regular updates from our leadership team.
Job Introduction
We are offering a £1000 welcome bonus!*
Are you searching for a role that offers variety, growth, and support? As a SCPHN School Nurse, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering the Healthy Child Programme.
Supported by the clinical team lead, the SCPHN School Nurse will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of health needs, including the development, implementation and evaluation/audit of evidence-based interventions.
The SCPHN School Nurse will take responsibility for ensuring the quality and standard of care and delivery of an effective school nursing service to improve outcomes for the local school aged population. The SCPHN School Nurse will participate in delivering a universal core service, and provide targeted interventions, to address health inequalities, where necessary referring to specialist services. This role will also include safeguarding responsibilities, supporting the delivery of the school immunisations programme, mentorship of students, line management of a skill mixed 0-19 team and staff appraisals.
This role is Term Time only.
*T&C's apply
Main Responsibilities
- Leadership & Teamwork: Lead and supervise a skill-mixed team to deliver equitable, efficient services under the 5–19 Healthy Child Programme. Prioritise high-risk caseloads, delegate appropriately, and support team development through clinical supervision and appraisal.
- Collaboration & Partnership: Build effective working relationships with schools, families, and multidisciplinary teams. Engage with wider agencies to influence health policy and ensure integrated support for children and young people (CYP).
- Clinical Practice & Direct Care: Deliver health assessments, targeted interventions, immunisations, enuresis clinics, continence assessments, and sexual health services. Identify unmet health needs, provide referrals, and maintain safeguarding responsibilities in line with local procedures.
- Health Promotion & Education: Plan, deliver, and evaluate health promotion activities through PSHE lessons, group work, and one-to-one sessions. Facilitate drop-in clinics and contribute to service initiatives.
- Safeguarding & Risk Management: Act promptly in suspected abuse cases, attend child protection meetings, and participate in safeguarding supervision. Ensure record-keeping and reporting adhere to clinical standards.
- Communication & Information Management: Adapt communication to varied audiences, contribute to reports and forums, and maintain accurate, confidential records in line with professional and organisational standards.
- Planning & Organisation: Manage own workload and team activity, aligning with service priorities, caseload levels, and safeguarding obligations. Contribute to service planning and audits.
- Policy, Research & Service Development: Support protocol development, lead audits, and contribute data for commissioning. Promote evidence-based practice and service evaluation.
- Resource & Risk Management: Maintain medical equipment and organisational assets, report replacements as needed, and support infection control and immunisation uptake initiatives.
- Professional Accountability: Comply with NMC standards, undertake CPD, and support the training and development of junior staff. Act within organisational policy under the supervision of the Clinical Team Lead.
Ideal Candidate
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN1) with SCPHN – School Nurse qualification and current NMC Part 3 registration
- Evidence of ongoing professional development and transferable clinical skills
- Knowledge of NHS and CYP public health priorities
- Experience in leadership, multi-disciplinary teamwork, and service improvement (e.g. audits, research, change management)
- Strong organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to prioritise, delegate, and manage complex situations
- Competent in IT and digital record-keeping
- Resilient, adaptable, and professional with high personal integrity
Desirable
- Registered Nurse – Child Branch
- Mentorship or supervision qualifications (e.g. Child Protection Supervisor, Clinical Supervision Facilitator)
- Additional training: PSHE delivery, sexual health, immunisation (incl. 2-day foundation)
- Recent experience working directly with CYP and families
- Completion of safeguarding modules
Other requirements: Full UK Driving Licence and access to a car insured for business use.
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
