Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse)

Job description

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We're passionate about delivering first‐class patient‐centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.

Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.

With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more – whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.

Student Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse)NHS AfC: Band 5Main area School Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 333-G-HCS-1167

Site 44 Bessborough Rd Town Harrow Salary £35,763 - £43,466 per annum (pro rata P/T) inc HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 29/03/2026 23:59

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.

Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page.

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.

Job overviewThis training is for a nurse with relevant qualifications to undertake the SCPHN training in order to become a School Nurse. It involves undertaking the SCHPN course at Brunel University London for the academic side of the course and you will be gaining your clinical experience with either Harrow or Hillingdon 0-19 Service (school nursing) where you will have a supervisor and an assessor.

Harrow and Hillingdon are both richly diverse outer London boroughs, which bring challenges and rewards for practitioners. Harrow and Hillingdon are exciting, dynamic places to work with excellent partnership working with Children Centres and other agencies. If you are enthusiastic and motivated about working in health visiting to ensure positive outcomes for children, we want to hear from you!

You will be given a fixed term one‐year full‐time contract to undertake a PGDip Specialist Community Public Health Nurse course (School Nursing) starting in September 2026 at Brunel University. Sponsorship will be paid at band 5 salary. The course is funded by the HEE.

Successful completion of the course will lead to registration on Part 3 of the NMC register, an NMC recordable qualification, and eligibility to apply for a post as a School Nurse.

Main duties of the jobThe post of Student School Nurse (SN) is a development post, building on existing knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification as well as a registerable qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

You will work closely with the people who use our services, their families, friends and carers and influence how people experience our services. Nurses are expected to be kind, responsive and professional, and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:

keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through sound clinical skills

ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by utilising evidence‐based policies and procedures

ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership throughout the care planning process

Working for our organisationWorking for our organisation is not only exciting but also we are a diverse workforce who provide a lot of support to clients, their family and our staff. This is reflected in our values which includes:

Compassion – recognising and responding to the suffering of others. This means we all contribute to a compassionate environment for everyone; what we say and do helps make the lives of others better.

Respect – respect and value the diversity, rights, assets and limitations of others, to create a respectful and inclusive environment. This applies to our colleagues, partners, the individuals we care for and their families and friends.

Empowerment – we will involve, inform and empower those we care for and work with, to take an active role in the management of their own lives and wellbeing. We will strive to offer appropriate direction and support, to enable others to develop and grow.

Partnership – we will work closely with others, in line with our other values, to ensure that our combined efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes. We will strive for co‐production in all.

We also have a number of other supportive measures including our staff benefits, reward and wellbeing and a variety of supervision measures in place.

Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesYour timetable for the year will be provided by the university and will demonstrate all the relevant information needed to complete your course. It will also include your clinical days/periods so you can not only gain knowledge about health visiting in our services but which is enhanced by our clinical staff who will support you in gaining the experience and knowledge to enhance your clinical skills.

You will also have details of all the required assessments for the year.

You will start off as supernumerary, observing your supervisor and other members of the team, but will gradually build up your skills in order to do the work which school nurses do independently. As a student school nurse, you will be involved in the Healthy Child Programme. You will also gain knowledge and experience in safeguarding and child protection which is another important part of our role.

Person specificationEducation and Qualifications

Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery, or evidence of application for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date

Able to meet university requirements for the SCPHN Course

Evidence of recent continual professional development

BSc 2.2 degree level or above (Level 6)

Experience

Experience of working without direct supervision and managing own workload

Evidence of working effectively within a team

Experience of working within multi‐disciplinary teams

Experience of working in the community

Experience of working with children and families

Experience of managing staff within a team

Knowledge and Skills

Excellent, adaptable communication skills both written and verbal

Ability to demonstrate evidence‐based practice and use of research

Good understanding of the public health agenda and recent policy developments

Demonstrate ability to adapt to working within a changing environment

Evidence of supporting equality and valuing diversity in own practice

Good understanding of the role of the SCPHN school nurse and the healthy child programme

Demonstrate a passion for working with children and families in the community

Academic ability to study independently at postgraduate level

Current knowledge of safeguarding issues

Understanding of the range of health needs and lifestyles of different client groups

Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance

Ability to support children and families to make informed decisions in relation to their health and well‐being

Ability to demonstrate good leadership skills

Other

The ability to travel to a variety of sites within the Trust is essential

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)AI can be used as a support tool, not a replacement for the applicant's own work. Applications must remain personal, accurate, and reflective of the candidate's real experience. AI‐generated content must not misrepresent skills, qualifications, or experience. Over reliance on AI‐generated content is discouraged and may diminish the applicant's chances of success.

We monitor applications for any behaviour that could create an unfair advantage, and we check all references carefully. You are likely to be tested on your experience at interview, so be honest and make sure all the information in your application is correct. Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process.

The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.

Due to the high response levels we receive for some vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date and advise you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Before submitting your application and to avoid disappointment please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

Our Agenda for Change employment contracts are subject to a contractual 13 week probationary period.

If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

ContactName: Teresa Ruddy

Job title: Team Lead, Harrow 0‐19 School Nursing Team

Email address: teresa.ruddy@nhs.net

Telephone number: 07889232201

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-04-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English