Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/ School Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Term time hours
- Posted
- 15/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) to deliver and improve the health and well-being of school-aged children in Haringey. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping services, delivering high-quality, evidence-based care within schools, and supporting the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme. Responsibilities include managing a defined caseload of schools, planning interventions, and working collaboratively with various stakeholders. A Specialist Community Public Health Qualification in School Nursing is a mandatory requirement.
Key responsibilities
- Manage a defined caseload and cluster of primary schools.
- Lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.
- Plan, implement and evaluate interventions in response to changing health needs.
- Work in partnership with 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.
Essential criteria
- RSCN or RN (Child Branch) or Equivalent
- Specialist Community Public Health School Nursing (SCPHN) qualification
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in an effective way with people from a variety of backgrounds and different ages
- To demonstrate the ability to reflect on clinical practice to enhance professional/personal development
- Ability to prioritise and effectively manage own workload
- Basic Information Technology Skills
- Good organisational Skills
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Experience working with children and families
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of working together in a team
- Able to work autonomously and without supervision
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of current issues and recent developments in school health
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of good practice in safeguarding and child protection
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of National and Government issues influencing the provision of health care to all children
- Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of confidentiality and record keeping
- Professional demeanour
- Good attendance record
- Motivated to teach and learn
- Approachable, flexible, adaptable and supportive
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Post Registration Training and Development
- Application of research/evidence base to good practice
- Experience nursing in a diverse inner city community
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £45,953 – £54,254 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/ School Nurse
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
TERM TIME ONLY
Band 6 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse- School Nursing
We are recruiting for dynamic qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) with strong public health focus who are 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 play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care within schools across Haringey. As part of a wider service transformation, the School Nursing Service is being redesigned to meet the evolving health needs of Haringey's school-aged population, in line with Healthy Child Programme 2026 and local priorities identified through the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).
This post is essential in supporting the delivery of a modern, responsive service that improves health outcomes, reduces inequalities, and provides targeted support to children, young people and their families. We are seeking a dedicated and innovativ
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