Job summary
- Main area
- School Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Term Time only)
- Hours
- Term time hours - 37.5 hours per week (end date 31/7/26)
- Job ref
- 220-WHT-3388
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hornsey Central Neighbourhood Health Centre
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 Per Annum (Per Rata) Including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

School Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Covid-19 Vaccination
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Job overview
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
We are recruiting for dynamic qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) with a strong public health focus and fully committed to delivering and improving the health and well-being of our diverse school aged children.
Main duties of the job
As a highly motivated and dynamic school nurse, you will play a leading role in shaping our services as we are committed in meeting the health needs of children and young people through the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme. The school nurse will deliver high quality evidence based skilled nursing care within the schools of Haringey. We have redesigned our school nursing service in line with the 4, 5, 6 model and the 6 High Impact Areas and require a school nurse who is passionate about achieving outcomes for children, young people and families.
You will be responsible for a defined caseload of secondary and primary schools, overseeing the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19). This will involve working in collaboration with parents/carers, education and other multiagency professionals.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
We offer agile working arrangements, Oyster Cards for travel during work time, iPhone and 4G laptop.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To manage a defined caseload and cluster of primary schools
- Lead on the delivery of Healthy Child Programme.
- Plan, implement and evaluate interventions in response to changing health needs.
- Work in partnership with our key stakeholders.
- Provide confidential support and advice to young people in different venues
- Facilitate the delivery of health promotion and health education activities in school and community settings
Applicants must hold a Specialist Community Public Health Qualification in School Nursing. This is a definite requirement for the position and applicants who apply without the qualification will not be shortlisted.
Person specification
Education/ Qulifications
Essential criteria
- RGN/RSNC
- School Nursing professional qualification, with entry onto the 3rd part of the NMC Register
Skills and ability
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills: IT, written and oral
- Ability to prioritise and effectively manage own workload
- Ability to support management of change, development and working practice
- Ability to set personal objective, and manage time, priorities and stressful situations
- Ability to delegate work appropriately and safely
- Ability to work as part of a team and other agencies
Desirable criteria
- Application of research/evidence base to good practice
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working with children and families
- High levels of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs, including the delivery of public health programs
- Knowledge of current legislation and national guidance.
- Understanding of the safeguarding process and child protection procedures, clinical governance arrangements and the ability to make decisions in these areas.s
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of current issues and recent development in school health.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Awareness of Equal Opportunities and Valuing Diversity
- Commitment to the development of excellent services, which focus on improved outcomes for children
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jennifer Roberts
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0203 074 2635
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
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- Telephone
- If you have any queries, please contact NLPSS Recruitment Helpdesk tel. 020 3758 2060
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