Main area 0-19 Public Health Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 8 months (Until July 2026) Hours
* Flexible working
* Term time hours
30 hours per week (term time only, pro-rata) Job ref 825-7301317-OPS
Employer Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, Dudley School Nursing Service Town Brierley Hill Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum/pro rata (term time only) Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2025 23:59
School Staff Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
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Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our School Nursing Team located in Dudley.
We are looking for a caring, motivated friendly community nurse to join our busy, professional and dynamic team as we transition to a 0-19 service. You should possess commitment to interdisciplinary team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care. You will be able to demonstrate a real enthusiasm for School Nursing, as well as a desire for on-going professional development.
Ability to travel independently to fulfil the requirements of the post is essential.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you apply early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
* To assist in the provision of the school nursing service for school aged children and their families/carers, in accordance with the agreed standards/policies which promote equalities issues and monitor services to ensure that no child or family is discriminated against due to age, gender, race, culture, religion, language, disability or sexual orientation.
* To assist and support the SCPHN in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within the School Nursing speciality by delivering a range of school nursing activities to improve health, reduce inequalities and safeguard children.
* To manage a delegated workload without direct supervision whilst acknowledging professional limitations in knowledge and competence.
* Give support and advice on a whole range of issues that supports the health of child/ young person e.g. immunisation, nutrition, life style issues, emotional and behavioural issues. Promoting local and national public health messages.
* To assist the SCPHN in the management of a defined caseload of school aged children, promoting health, preventing ill health, identifying health needs, and recognising unmet health needs by use of evidence-based practice.
* To support and promote health to improve outcomes of children and young people within the local health economy.
* To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this post to provide a quality service.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Dudley and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, Health Visiting, School Nursing and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Experience
* A wide range of community based, children related or transferable experience
* Up to date, post registration experience
* Evidence of continual professional development
Knowledge
* Knowledge of Child Protection legislation
Skills
* Good communication skills, written and verbal
* IT skills and computer literacy
* Ability to work as part of a team and alone without direction
* Organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
* Ability to work in partnership with clients and other service providers to ensure clients’ needs are met effectively and efficiently
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.
Application numbers
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
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