Job overview
Are you a dedicated, motivated nurse who wants to make a meaningful difference for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and complex health needs?
We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse (Band 5) to join the School Nursing Special Needs Team (SNSN) at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust.
We’re looking for an NMC‑registered nurse who:
1. Has experience supporting children and young people with SEND and complex health needs
2. Communicates clearly and works well with others
3. Is flexible, proactive, and committed to improving outcomes for children
4. Embodies the Trust’s values and vision for inclusive healthcare
5. Has a genuine passion for supporting vulnerable children in their school environments
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust delivers award‑winning mental health, community health, and learning disability services. Our SNSN Team plays a vital role in helping children with additional health needs reach their full potential in school.
Join a team where your contribution truly matters—and help every child thrive.
About the Team
The SNSN service is friendly, supportive, and child‑centred, working with pupils in special schools across Bradford, Keighley, and Brooklands School in Craven. We are a developing team committed to providing high‑quality, holistic care within educational settings.
This is a mobile role with flexible working across home, office, and school sites.
Closing Date: 6 March 2026
Shortlisting Date: W/C 9 March 2026
Interview Date: 16 March 2026
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
6. Complete initial health assessments and contribute to individual care plans
7. Provide training to school staff and deliver health promotion activities
8. Work collaboratively within multi‑disciplinary teams
9. Participate in safeguarding processes and support care coordination
10. Assist with the delivery of immunisation programmes in special schools
11. Contribute to service development and engage with children and families through social media and digital platforms
As a Staff Nurse within the School Nursing Special Needs Team, you will provide a safe, effective service for school‑aged children in special schools and community settings across Bradford, Airedale, and Craven. The role focuses on promoting the physical, social, and emotional wellbeing of children with complex health and behavioural needs aged 4–19.
Your responsibilities will include completing initial health assessments prior to school entry, delivering training to school staff, writing and updating care plans, and liaising with families and other professionals. You will ensure that all care delivered is clinically effective, of a high standard, and supports each child’s ability to access education safely. The role also includes participation in immunisation campaigns and wider health promotion initiatives.
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
12. Registered nurse – all branches
13. Current NMC registration
Desirable criteria
14. Mentorship qualification – ENB 998/SLiP
15. Have received training to administer immunisations
Knowledge
Essential criteria
16. Understanding of the principles of caring for and commitment to working with children and young people of school age
17. Understanding of safeguarding children
Experience
Essential criteria
18. 2 years post qualification experience
19. Experience of working with children
Desirable criteria
20. Community nursing experience
21. Child and adolescent mental health experience
22. Experience of working with children with complex health needs
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations. Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.