School Staff Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
Join the School Nursing team to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people aged 5-19. You will manage your own caseload, deliver health promotion sessions, assess health needs, and support children with complex and additional needs. The role focuses on promoting healthy lifestyles, emotional wellbeing, and reducing health inequalities. You will work alongside Specialist Community Public Health Nurses, contributing to a modern, inclusive, and community-focused NHS.
Key responsibilities
- Manage your own caseload of children and young people.
- Deliver health promotion sessions to children, young people, and their families.
- Assess health needs and identify concerns early.
- Support children with both complex and additional needs.
- Promote healthy lifestyles, emotional wellbeing, resilience, self-care, and health literacy.
- Help reduce health inequalities and risk-taking behaviours.
Essential criteria
- You will have a Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification, or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience plus a diploma in nursing
- You'll need to have recent experience of healthcare gained through education, work experience or previous employment.
- You will be a registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Full UK/EU driving licence
- You will need to have a customer focussed approach
- Provide patients, clients and their families with the best possible experience
- You will need to be able to be able to use IT systems and databases.
- You will understand where to signpost clients and families to alternative services to support behaviour change and improve health
- You will know when you are within your own limits and when to escalate.
- You will have knowledge of up to date clinical practice by using up- to- date skills and adhering to evidence-based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks. You will fully understand the role and remit of a health care worker
- ou will be able to use IT systems and databases, work well under pressure and organise your own work. You will be required to maintain up to date knowledge of developments within the NHS and signpost clients and families to alternative services to support health.
- You will have the ability to focus on the details and notice potential problems, understand when to escalate and be adaptable as part of a wider team. You will have up to date knowledge of clinical practice, adhering to evidence based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks.
- You may be required to carry out some occasional, moderate physical effort with kneeling, bending and carrying equipment. There will also be a requirement to concentrate when completing client assessment, scheduling visits and attending case conferences.
- Tact and sensitivity are essential skills in this role to manage distressing and difficult situations. You will be required to demonstrate open and transparent behaviours to create a culture of continuous improvement and sharing of good practice in order to improve care.
Desirable criteria
- Having an awareness of developments within the NHS would be an advantage.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
School Staff Nurse
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare or working on the Staff Bank within these organisations. Nursing and AHP vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses/AHPs.
Now is the time to be part of a healthcare transformation. The new NHS 10-Year Plan puts community care at the centre of service delivery--shifting resources closer to where people live and promoting prevention over hospital admission.
As a member of a community-based NHS trust, you'll be at the forefront of this change. Work in integrated neighbourhood teams, delivering joined-up care alongside GPs, mental health professionals, social workers, and voluntary services. Benefit from new roles, clear career pathways, apprenticeships, and personalised development support.
The plan also brings new workforce standards: improved flexible working, mental health support, safe workplaces, and strong protections against discrimination. With greater investment in underserved areas and a focus on reducing health inequalities, your work will have local impact and national importance.
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