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Make a lasting difference to the health and wellbeing of children, young people, and families across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.
As a School Nurse (SCPHN Qualified), you'll lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, ensuring children, young people and their families have equitable access to high-quality, evidence-based health advice and support when they need it most. Working collaboratively with schools, families and partner agencies, you'll play a key role in promoting healthy lifestyles, identifying early intervention opportunities, and improving health outcomes within your local community.
This is a rewarding role where you'll use your specialist knowledge, clinical expertise and leadership skills to influence positive change, safeguard vulnerable children, and empower young people to achieve their full potential.
You'll be based within local communities across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, working flexibly from schools, community hubs, other community venues and family homes, with no two days the same.
Posts are available for up to 37.5 hours per week, all year round, offering the opportunity to build a meaningful career while making a real difference every day.
Main duties of the job
The School Nurse will use advanced assessment skills to work in partnership with children, young people, and families to understand their needs and agree any appropriate support required to contribute to improving their long-term outcomes.
You will;
- Lead on the triaging of referrals and carrying out holisticneeds assessment through utilising advanced communication skills and expert assessmentskills to determine the level of support required.
- Work collaboratively with other agencies to promote health and well-being and improve early identification of strengths, needs and risks to child outcomes. This includes contributing to child protection procedures and early help support.
- Actively participate in supporting students of all levels and disciplines by involvement in supervision and assessment and development opportunities.
- Be a motivated team member working innovatively and with a high standard of practice that is research based.
- Lead, develop, implement, and evaluate health promotion activities for children, young people and families that include group sessions, webinars and roadshows.
- Lead the provision of school drop-in sessions in both primary and secondary schools working in partnership with schools.
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.
Details
- Date posted: 29 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata, per annum
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 083-47456620-HO
- Job locations: Wellspring healthy Living centre, Beam Street, Bristol, BS5 9QY, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full list of requirements before applying to this position.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registration
- Registered School Nurse - SCPHN
- Registered Nurse (Adult, Children's, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health) and or Registered Midwife
Experience and Skills
Essential
- Experience working in partnership with children, young people and families using a solution focussed approach and appropriate assessment skills and tools. This should clearly demonstrate child and family strengths and/or needs focussed on the 6 High Impact Areas.
- Clear knowledge and understanding of the School Nursing contribution to public health outcomes.
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to sharing and distributing new evidence and research within the sphere of Public Health Nursing. Demonstrating a proactive and questioning approach to new evidence and research.
- Experience working in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, education colleagues and service providers to facilitate seamless delivery of services for local families and communities.
- Evidence of a clear understanding of the safeguarding role of School Nursing within a universal service and multi-agency context.
- Engage in the use of information technology, including the organisation's social media pages, electronic patient records and systems management to enhance both the effectiveness and accessibility of the School Nursing service.
- Demonstrate an ability to understand the need for change following service transformation and improvement, embracing new ways of thinking and working to embed updates in evidence, policies, and guidance.
Desirable
- Familiar with trauma informed and solution focused brief intervention approaches.
- Group facilitation skills - either with parents, children, young people, students or colleagues.
- Evidence of successful study at post graduate level
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This advert is for School Nurse - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse with Sirona care & health CIC in Bristol, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 to £48,117 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Jul 2026.
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