School Nurse

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The post holder will provide an accessible, person centred effective school nursing service for vulnerable school aged children who have been identified as being at risk and requiring additional support. This will be achieved by working in partnership with children, young people, families, carers and partner agencies.

A continuous focus on prevention, early intervention and support will prevail and concentrate on the ten priority areas under overarching themes of vulnerable children and families, mental health and wellbeing, and risk taking behaviours.

The post holder will be responsible for a caseload and function as an autonomous practitioner by virtue of in-depth knowledge, expertise, experience and proficiency.

In this key role, you will:

• Assess and identify vulnerability within individual/family/community needs, provide person centred care and, together, plan, implement and evaluate programmes for health improvement which are evidence based and make full use of all resources using a multi-agency approach to improve the health of the school aged population.
• Support children/ young people during periods of transition, e.g. school to school.
• Be responsible for making professional judgements and decisions with support from Team Leader relating to sharing of relevant and proportionate information about individual children/families in accordance with key information sharing guidance, policy and legislation.
• Have an understanding of the determinants of health in order to promote the wider public health role of school nursing.

What You'll Bring:

• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions appropriate to areas of responsibility.
• Ability to communicate and engage effectively with looked after children, ensuring that they have the opportunity to participate in decisions affecting them as appropriate to their age and ability.
• Awareness of national policy and legislation relating to children and young people.
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Stacey Anderson, Hiring Manager on [email protected].

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Lynn Deas, Recruitment Administrator on [email protected].

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.