School Nurse - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

A Vacancy at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust.

Are you a SCPHN School Nurse who is highly motivated with excellent team working and communication skills? If so then we would love you to come and join us!

We are currently expanding our School Nursing Service as part of our model of delivery and are recruiting to School Nurse posts. Our model uses 2 streams and incorporates the development of ways of working to meet the needs of our diverse and growing population. We would also like to hear from you if you are SCPHN School Nurse Student due to qualify. We actively encourage any applicants to come and meet the management team and 0-19 colleagues.

This is a year-round post working a minimum 30 hours per week between 9am-5pm.

Previous applicants within the last 3 months need Not apply.

The role promotes the health, wellbeing and development of children and young people through universal, targeted and specialist interventions, ensuring services are accessible, confidential,inclusiveand centred on the voice of the child.The post holder assesses population, community,familyand individual health needs,identifyingrisks, protectivefactorsand health inequalities. The role includes undertaking holistic assessments, developing and evaluating evidence-based plans of care, providing health promotion and early intervention, supporting priorities such as emotional wellbeing, healthy lifestyles, resilience, relationships, riskreductionand preparation for adulthood. The School Nurse contributes to safeguarding through risk assessment, professional curiosity, information sharing, multi-agency working and escalation of concerns, ensuring the lived experience and voice of children and young people are represented.The post holder provides clinical leadership within the skill-mix team,maintainingaccountability for assessment, delegation, decision-making and quality of care. Responsibilities includemaintainingaccuraterecords, using digital systems, contributing to clinical governance, audit, serviceevaluationand quality improvement, and supporting student learning.The role requires effective partnership working to improve outcomes, promoteequitableaccess and ensure children and young peoplereceive coordinated, high-quality care and support.

We can offer you

• A friendly, welcoming, nurturing and encouraging work environment that will support you in your practice and development
• Local induction and an allocated mentor
• Preceptorship for newly qualified staff
• Strong leadership and management support
• Regular clinical, management, and safeguarding supervision.
• A clinical training programme to support your practice, tailored to your individual needs
• Opportunities for leadership and career development
• A strong focus on staff wellbeing and access to excellent staff engagement programs and support services via our People Development team

CNWL Trust can offer

• Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers nationwide with My Trust Benefits
• Buy & Sell Annual Leave
• An attractive pension scheme (including a tax-free lump sum on retirement and family benefits for dependants; ill health retirement benefits; and life assurance cover of twice your annual pay)

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Employee Assistance programme

a free and confidential service to help with personal life

• Staying Well at Work service for tailored employment related support to staff with severe and long-term mental health problems

See attached main job description and person specifications for full details of job and responsibilities.

This advert closes on Sunday 25 Oct 2026