School Health Plus Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Band 5 School Nurse within the School Health Plus Service. The nurse will work directly with schools to address health needs and remove barriers to success for children and young people. Responsibilities include managing a caseload, developing relationships with school families and partner agencies, and contributing to public health initiatives and health promotion activities.
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse/Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse/Registered Children's Nurse/Registered Mental Health Nurse/Registered Midwife
- Knowledge of School Nursing for children and young people
- Knowledge of community health and public health priorities to improve health outcomes
- Presentation and teaching skills
- Safeguarding Children Training
- Develop packages of care
- Assessing need and planning outcomes
- Basic IT Skills
- Co-facilitating immunisation sessions
- Registered General Nurse/Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse/Registered Children's Nurse/Registered Mental Health Nurse/Registered Midwife
- Knowledge of School Nursing for children and young people
- Knowledge of community health and public health priorities to improve health outcomes
- Presentation and teaching skills
- Safeguarding Children Training
- Develop packages of care
- Assessing need and planning outcomes
- Basic IT Skills
- Co-facilitating immunisation sessions
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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City Health Care Partnership CIC
School Health Plus Nurse
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking to recruit a Band 5 School Nurse to join our expanding School Health Plus Service. The School Health Plus service is directly aligned to the goals and aspirations of the school or academy. The School Health Plus nurse can work with the school or academy to target both individual and specific underlying community issues that may be creating barriers to success.
The post holder will work closely with and in school to meet the health needs of the school community. The post holder will be expected to manage a workload of children under the supervision of the Band 6 SCPHN within various schools and develop relationships with the school family and partner agencies to improve health outcomes for children, young people and families.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will develop links with the wider public health nursing team to ensure continuity of care and to safeguard the children. The school nurse will provide clinical expertise to the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams and act as a source of advice to parents/carers, children, young people and other health care professionals. The post holder will contribute to public health initiatives and activity in the school and health promotion activities which support the school population,
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