# School Nurse (SCPHN) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/school-nurse-scphn/68edbf0e-54b5-415a-a903-9b8f9525e26b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/school-nurse-scphn/68edbf0e-54b5-415a-a903-9b8f9525e26b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Emergency/Out of Hours Dental Services - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** School nurse - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum, inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term until September-2027) - **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-01T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T10:31:01.959Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/School_Nurse_SCPHN/School_Nurse_SCPHN-v8302888 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8302888?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a Registered Nurse with a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) qualification in School Nursing, or a current SCPHN student due to qualify soon? If you are passionate about improving the health, wellbeing and life chances of children and young people, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for a School Nurse to join our welcoming and forward-thinking School Nursing team within the Public Health 0–19 Service in Merton (Fixed Term contract until Sept 2027). This is an excellent opportunity to work alongside experienced colleagues who are committed to delivering high-quality, child and family-centred care while supporting your continued professional development. In this rewarding role, you will work with children, young people, families, schools and partner organisations to promote health, reduce inequalities and support positive outcomes across the community. At Central London Community Healthcare, we value inclusion, collaboration and continuous improvement. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Essential requirement: You must be a Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration and hold a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) qualification in School Nursing or be a current SCPHN School Nursing student due to qualify in the near future. ### Main duties of the job As a School Nurse, you will play an important role in improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people by delivering evidence-based, person-centred care. You will: - Deliver the Healthy Child Programme for school-aged children. - Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate care for children, young people and families with a range of health needs. - Promote physical, emotional and mental wellbeing, safeguarding and healthy lifestyles. - Build positive relationships with children, families, schools and partner agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes. - Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary Public Health 0–19 Service and with wider health, education and social care partners. - Contribute to safeguarding practice and support early intervention to reduce health inequalities. - Maintain accurate clinical records and work in line with professional standards, local policies and evidence-based practice. - Support service development, quality improvement and health promotion initiatives while maintaining your own continuing professional development. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children, young people and families within a supportive, innovative and collaborative team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment. ### Applicant requirements You 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to work without direct supervision and to plan, organise, review, and prioritise own workload and that of others - Able to delegate work effectively and safely - Ability to be flexible and responsive to children/young people and organisational needs - Critical appraisal skills and ability to utilise research evidence in practice - Good communication skills, both written and verbal - Able to adapt to change and have an open approach to new ways of working - Caseload organisational skills - Able to travel within geographical areas using varying modes of transport - Able to deliver the physical demands of the role (e.g., carrying essential work equipment) ### Experience **Essential** - Recent school nursing experience - Be able to co-ordinate health promotion initiatives in line with local and national health improvement targets - Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and inter-agency working - Experience of organising and managing own workload - Experience of assessing, planning and implementing programmes of care and writing care plans - Experience in providing practice based learning support to others - Experience of evidence based care - Experience of supervising students **Desirable** - Counselling qualification - Teaching qualification - Mental Health First Aid training ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse with current UK NMC registration - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse School Nursing /working towards SCPHN qualification - Evidence of continuing post- registration education and training **Desirable** - Practice Assessor course - PSHE Course - Community nurse prescribing qualification or prepared to work towards. ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of recent developments in primary care and community services - Knowledge of current health and social care agenda relevant to area of work and professional practice - Current knowledge of safeguarding issues - Appropriate knowledge of clinical skills - Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process, and clinical governance - Knowledge of NMC Code - Knowledge of Personal Development Planning - Knowledge of clinical supervision - Knowledge of how equal opportunities can be implemented in practice - Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution - IT, numeracy, and literacy skills ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10622387) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10622386) - [band 6 - school nurse (scphn) job description and person specification (pdf, 568.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10622385) ## 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.