# School Nurse Associate > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North East London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/school-nurse-associate/7459da67-0b9a-49ac-b444-2b065d4f6752 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/school-nurse-associate/7459da67-0b9a-49ac-b444-2b065d4f6752.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North East London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Meadow Court - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nursing associate - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-11-03T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T10:22:38.083Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9395-26-0619 - **Application URL:** https://jobs.careers.nelft.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?jobid=2267&source=JobtrainNHSJobs - **Employer website:** https://www.nelft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary This new and innovative role for the School Nursing Associate will be a key player within Thurrock Healthy Families 5-19 service in delivering a range of public health promotion activities and approaches within a school and community setting, delivered in a way that will have a positive impact upon the physical, emotional, sexual, social health and wellbeing of children, young people and families. The appointed applicant must be hold the Nursery Nurse or Nurse Associate qualification or have experience working within this environment ### Main duties of the job To be responsible for completing referrals that have been triaged by a registered nurse. To complete statistical and other returns as requested e.g. referrals to internal and external agencies To take a proactive role in health education and promotion including designing/sourcing and updating of resources including for social media platforms. To have an awareness of any risk management issues and report onwards as appropriate To work with the school health team to complete all aspects of screening for reception and year 6 and other year groups if required. To support the lead and coordinate the development and delivery of the weight management programmes. To be responsible for the uptake/delivery of the healthy child programme for children who are home schooled, NEET and EOTAS To update/complete all health questionnaires, to triage, follow-up, complete any outcomes, retaining any data/statistics required. Promotional emails for health questionnaires to be updated on social media and sent to all schools To proactively assist in meeting the contractual requirements of the service specification and meeting the public health outcomes (KPIs) outlined in the contract. Must be a car driver. the successful applicant will be driving to and from the Health Centres and schools across Thurrock ### About us NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex. We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. ### Details - Date posted: 20 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 4 - Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: NDD-002240 - Job locations: Grays Health Centre, Grays, Essex, RM17 5BY, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact: Name: Kerry Jackson Job title: Team Lead Contact Number: 03003001999 Email: kerry.jackson@nhs.net ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area - Team worker - Can work alone but under supervision ### Skills **Essential** - Weighing and measuring of children and young people - Use social media Source materials/ health promotion - Liaising with internal and external professionals - Understanding and delivering health promotion/PSHE - Basic awareness of IT and IT skills **Desirable** - To complete Hearing and Vision Screening - Use of audiometers ### Knowledge **Essential** - An awareness of NHS priorities - Have a flexible approach to team and autonomous working - Demonstrate excellent. communication skills both verbal and written and this is age appropriate when working with children ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of working within a health and or education setting post qualification ### Qualifications **Essential** - A recognised nursing associate qualification would be required or NNEB qualification NVQ level 3 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy - Full Driving Licence ### Demonstration of Trust Values **Essential** - We are kind - We are respectful - We work together with our communities ## Documents - [school Nursing Associate JD (DOCX, KB)](https://jobs.careers.nelft.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=2322&JobId=2267) - [school nursing associate Person Spec (DOCX, KB)](https://jobs.careers.nelft.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=2321&JobId=2267) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.