Senior Special School Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
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
This role is for a compassionate and motivated Senior Special School Nurse to provide expert clinical care and leadership within special schools. You will be responsible for assessing care needs, developing and evaluating specialised care programmes for children with complex health needs, including those with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours. The position involves line managing junior nurses, providing specialist advice to other professionals, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to promote health and wellbeing.
Essential criteria
- *BSc Nursing or RN in Child or Learning Disability Nursing and currently registered with NMC.
- *Post registration, specialist training relevant to speciality.
- *Teaching Qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
- *Practice assessor/supervisor
- *BSc Nursing or RN in Child or Learning Disability Nursing and currently registered with NMC.
- *Post registration, specialist training relevant to speciality.
- *Teaching Qualification, e.g. ENB 998 or equivalent
- *Practice assessor/supervisor
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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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Special School Nurse
The closing date is 06 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a compassionate and motivated nurse looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of patients and their families? Join our dedicated team and be part of a supportive environment where your clinical expertise, leadership and commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care are valued and encouraged.
To meet the needs of patients and their families to achieve improved health outcomes and promote health and wellbeing while demonstrating care, compassion, competence, communication, courage and commitment Care.
You will be responsible for coordinating the work of the team influencing clinical decisions and monitoring the quality of patient care provided through utilising and maintaining expert clinical knowledge relevant to own field of practice underpinned by theory and expertise.
If you are passionate about making a positive difference, committed to delivering outstanding patient-centred care and ready to develop your leadership and clinical expertise, we would love to hear from you and welcome you to our team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder to ensure they work within professional boundaries
Staff are managed and standards of work are maintained and trust policies for the managemen
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