Specialist School Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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 is a fixed-term, part-time opportunity for a Specialist School Nurse to join an expanding team. The role involves delivering high-quality nursing care to children and young people with complex needs and learning disabilities across East Berkshire, primarily based at Kennel Lane School. The successful candidate will lead assessments, deliver training, and develop individualized care plans. This position offers a flexible, term-time only schedule.
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered Children's, SCPHN or Learning Disability Nursing qualification
Desirable criteria
- Community degree
- Teaching Qualification
- Continuous Professional Development
- Experience of continuous professional development
- Evidence of relevant post registration training/qualifications
- Previous Experience
- Proven experience in working with children and young people who have complex health needs and an associated learning disability
- Safeguarding knowledge and experience
- Community Paediatric Nursing experience
- Experience of working within a special school
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Paediatric clinical skills, e.g. management of gastrostomies
- High standard of clinical work
- Able to manage own caseload
- Effective time management skills and able to prioritise workload
- Able to manage junior staff and students
- Good understanding of IT skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Excellent written communication skills
- Ability to assist and motivate others
- Good record keeping (in line with professional guidance).
- Excellent verbal communication skills incorporating communication with children\young people and their carers.
- Approachable, confident, empathetic, trustworthy, passionate about delivery of high quality nursing care.
- Additional Requirements
- Have the ability to travel around the geographical area to meet the business needs
- Education/Qualifications/Training
- NMC Registered Children's, SCPHN or Learning Disability Nursing qualification
- Community degree
- Teaching Qualification
- Continuous Professional Development
- Experience of continuous professional development
- Evidence of relevant post registration training/qualifications
- Previous Experience
- Proven experience in working with children and young people who have complex health needs and an associated learning disability
- Safeguarding knowledge and experience
- Community Paediatric Nursing experience
- Experience of working within a special school
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Paediatric clinical skills, e.g. management of gastrostomies
- High standard of clinical work
- Able to manage own caseload
- Effective time management skills and able to prioritise workload
- Able to manage junior staff and students
- Good understanding of IT skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously
- Excellent written communication skills
- Ability to assist and motivate others
- Good record keeping (in line with professional guidance).
- Excellent verbal communication skills incorporating communication with children\young people and their carers.
- Approachable, confident, empathetic, trustworthy, passionate about delivery of high quality nursing care.
- Additional Requirements
- Have the ability to travel around the geographical area to meet the business needs
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £41,957 – £50,387 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Specialist School Nurse
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
Are you ready to take the next rewarding step in your nursing career?
Are you seeking a role that offers a flexible, term-time only schedule (Monday to Friday) with the added benefit of High CostArea Supplement (HCAS)? If so,we'dlove to hear from you!
We are excited to offer a new opportunity within our expanding team for a Specialist School Nurse. This role is ideal for a passionate and dedicated professional who is committed to supporting children and young people (CYP) with complex needs and learning disabilities.
As part of our friendly and skilled community-based team, you will deliver high-quality nursing care to CYP across East Berkshire. Based primarily at Kennel Lane School in Bracknell, you will play a key role in providing a seamless and compassionate service to children, youngpeopleand their families.
This is a fixed-term position for the 2026/27 academic year and we are looking for someone who has ONE of the following qualifications; NMC-registeredChildren's Nurse OR Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing), OR Learning Disabilities Nurse.
This is a part-time role, with flexibility to work within core hours of 08:00-17:00, Monday to Friday.
Main duties of the job
- Lead the assessment, planning,deliveryand evalu
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