# School Nurse - Gloucester > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/school-nurse-gloucester/77f42152-2dc9-4fd1-9c77-e6487460cd28 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/school-nurse-gloucester/77f42152-2dc9-4fd1-9c77-e6487460cd28.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Gloucester - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** School nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 10 months (end of fixed term is 31st March 2027) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked 3 days Monday - Friday core hours 9-5) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T14:30:42.444Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Gloucester/Gloucestershire_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/School_Nursing/School_Nursing-v8031497 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8031497?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ghc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview *Part time band 5 SCHOOL NURSE needed* This vacancy is offered on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027. This post is part time, 22.5 hours per week. We are looking for a registered nurse or midwife to work with children and families in the School Nursing team in Gloucester city and Cheltenham. We offer: - An Induction Programme, training and competency framework to underpin transition into role - Clinical Supervision, Restorative Supervision and Safeguarding Children Supervision to support professional practice - Digital appointments to young people and parents offering quick and easy access to health advice and support - Social media platforms and a texting service in response to requests of young people and families. - Diverse work in a skill-mixed team developed through robust competency and operating frameworks This role offers diverse and rewarding opportunities for nurses to make a difference to children and young people’s lives through advice, support and signposting using public health skills of enabling and empowering families and communities to help themselves. ### Main duties of the job HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED A CAREER IN SCHOOL NURSING?? An ideal opportunity is heading your way.  A School Nurse is someone who is; - dynamic and innovative, who embraces challenge - wanting to help children, families and young people to make the best choices for their health and wellbeing - able to support and respond to children young people and families most in need - wanting to help safeguard children and young people of Gloucestershire at risk of harm - interested in working in partnership with public sector and voluntary and community sector colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for children, young people and their families - enthusiastic and motivated to develop and deliver plans to improve health outcomes for individuals, families and communities The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Responsible and accountable for assessing and implementing programmes of care from the Healthy Child Programme, as directed by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. This may also involve other evidenced based programmes of care in partnership with clients or other agencies to identify and address health needs. - Progress the level of intervention as may be required according to identified risk factors which potentially could impact on a child’s health outcomes. - Provide leadership and act as a role model to junior members of the team by representing the values and beliefs of the nursing profession in addition to aligning to the GHC Values Framework. - Assess global health needs of communities, schools, and their children to ensure children are not disadvantaged through ill health or social circumstances. - Promote and monitor health in school aged children, including identifying physical and mental health needs, disability and problems with development or behaviour. - Work with schools to provide a healthy environment using data from the Online Pupil Survey, in partnership with the Healthy Schools Programme. Facilitate the planning and implementation of drop-in sessions, according to the needs of the young people and the whole school community. We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026). Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme. ## Job Details *Part time band 5 SCHOOL NURSE needed* This vacancy is offered on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027. This post is part time, 22.5 hours per week. We are looking for a registered nurse or midwife to work with children and families in the School Nursing team in Gloucester city and Cheltenham. We offer: An Induction Programme, training and competency framework to underpin transition into role Clinical Supervision, Restorative Supervision and Safeguarding Children Supervision to support professional practice Digital appointments to young people and parents offering quick and easy access to health advice and support Social media platforms and a texting service in response to requests of young people and families. Diverse work in a skill-mixed team developed through robust competency and operating frameworks This role offers diverse and rewarding opportunities for nurses to make a difference to children and young people’s lives through advice, support and signposting using public health skills of enabling and empowering families and communities to help themselves. ## Job Description HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED A CAREER IN SCHOOL NURSING?? An ideal opportunity is heading your way. A School Nurse is someone who is; dynamic and innovative, who embraces challenge wanting to help children, families and young people to make the best choices for their health and wellbeing able to support and respond to children young people and families most in need wanting to help safeguard children and young people of Gloucestershire at risk of harm interested in working in partnership with public sector and voluntary and community sector colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for children, young people and their families enthusiastic and motivated to develop and deliver plans to improve health outcomes for individuals, families and communities The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. ## Responsibilities Responsible and accountable for assessing and implementing programmes of care from the Healthy Child Programme, as directed by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse. This may also involve other evidenced based programmes of care in partnership with clients or other agencies to identify and address health needs. Progress the level of intervention as may be required according to identified risk factors which potentially could impact on a child’s health outcomes. Provide leadership and act as a role model to junior members of the team by representing the values and beliefs of the nursing profession in addition to aligning to the GHC Values Framework. Assess global health needs of communities, schools, and their children to ensure children are not disadvantaged through ill health or social circumstances. Promote and monitor health in school aged children, including identifying physical and mental health needs, disability and problems with development or behaviour. Work with schools to provide a healthy environment using data from the Online Pupil Survey, in partnership with the Healthy Schools Programme. Facilitate the planning and implementation of drop-in sessions, according to the needs of the young people and the whole school community. We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026). Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme. ## Person Specification ### Attributes **Essential** - Strong time management and organisation skills - Shows emotional strength and resilience ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc in Nursing (or equivalent) - NMC Registration ### From Job Description **Essential** - Demonstrates an understanding of public health nursing in application - Has some knowledge/experience of safeguarding children **Desirable** - Has previous experience of working with children and families ## Documents - [school nurse jdps (pdf, 608.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10319074) - [staff benefits - ghc (pdf, 618.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2522) - [additional information for applicants (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2656) ## 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.