Staff Nurse – Specialist School Nursing
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a dynamic and enthusiastic Staff Nurse in Specialist School Nursing, based at St. Michael's Community Hospital. The post holder will undertake clinical duties, facilitate training for parents and school staff, and support children and young people with medical or health needs in special schools. They will also manage Health Care Support Workers and contribute to assessment, planning, and implementation of evidence-based care.
Essential criteria
- First Level Registration NMC
- Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification in relevant speciality
- Recognized teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards
- Skills & Aptitudes
- Ability to plan and prioritise workload
- Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate
- Skilled in use of computer/keyboard
- Ability to supervise registered and unregistered staff
- Ability to work well within a team
- Knowledge of risk management
- Ability to lead change and service improvement
- Aware of quality and safety standards and ward audit requirements
- To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care
- Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Demonstrates sound knowledge of infection control standards
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality.
- Experience of working in the community or school environment
- Enthusiastic and motivated.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Professional approach to work.
- Accountability - Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working.
- Openness - Shares information and good practice appropriately.
- Mutual respect - Treats others with courtesy and respect.
- Educaiton & Qualifications
- First Level Registration NMC
- Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development
- Post qualification in relevant speciality
- Recognized teaching or mentorship qualification or working towards
- Skills & Aptitudes
- Ability to plan and prioritise workload
- Proven communication skills and ability to negotiate
- Skilled in use of computer/keyboard
- Ability to supervise registered and unregistered staff
- Ability to work well within a team
- Knowledge of risk management
- Ability to lead change and service improvement
- Aware of quality and safety standards and ward audit requirements
- To maintain a safe clinical environment conducive to patient care
- Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Demonstrates sound knowledge of infection control standards
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality.
- Experience of working in the community or school environment
- Enthusiastic and motivated.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Professional approach to work.
- Accountability - Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working.
- Openness - Shares information and good practice appropriately.
- Mutual respect - Treats others with courtesy and respect.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £36,943 – £44,900 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 12d
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Staff Nurse – Specialist School Nursing
The closing date is 18 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate to the role of Staff Nurse - Specialist School Nursing within a full time role, located at Cedar House, within our St. Michael's Community Hospital site within the Specialist School Nursing team. The weekly hours for this role will be agreed at interview.
The postholder will undertake clinical duties as required and be able to facilitate training and education for parents and school staff. They will be based in either 1 or 2 special schools and will provide support to CYP with medical or health needs. They will manage the health care support worker (HCSW) and support them with developing skills and assisitning the B5 in caseload management.
Please note:
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual, with an interest in special school nursing. The post holder will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team. He/she will provide child/family centered care with minimum supervision to facilitate the prevention of admission or reduction in hospitalisation or loss of education days. The post holder will work as part of the SSN Nursing Team with s
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