School Nurse - Specialist Community and Public Health Nursing
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
Join the School Nursing team in Hereford to deliver the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme. This role involves promoting health and preventing ill health for young people, families, and the wider community. The School Nurse will assess needs, delegate tasks, and supervise the team within a defined area. They will also focus on early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, social inclusion, and reducing health inequalities. The role requires working in partnership with young people, families, schools, and other professionals to facilitate health-enhancing activities.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Specialist Community and Public Health Nurse - School Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship qualification
- Effective communication skills
- Managerial and leadership skills
- IT skills
- Teaching skills
- Evidence of caseload management in School Nursing
- Personal Attributes
- Team player
- Delegation skills
- Organisational skills
- Commitment to professional development
- Registered Nurse
- Specialist Community and Public Health Nurse - School Nurse
- Mentorship qualification
- Effective communication skills
- Managerial and leadership skills
- IT skills
- Teaching skills
- Evidence of caseload management in School Nursing
- Personal Attributes
- Team player
- Delegation skills
- Organisational skills
- Commitment to professional development
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Wye Valley NHS Trust
School Nurse - Specialist Community and Public Health Nursing
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
Join the School Nursing team in Hereford delivering the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme as a School Nurse, promoting health and preventing ill health for young people, families and the wider community. The School Nurse will work within a defined area, assessing need, delegating and supervising work within the team. They promote early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, social inclusion and the reduction of health inequalities.
The School Nurse works in partnership with young people, families, schools and communities, primary care and other professionals to facilitate health enhancing activities.
Main duties of the job
Use evidence based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
Address inequalities in health and maintain links with relevant agencies.
Establish networks within the community in order to inform and influence policies which affect health outcomes.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Hereford
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