SCPHN School Nurse student

Job overview

Are you a registered nurse or midwife looking to develop a career in specialist community public health nursing? We offer an exciting opportunity to join the SCPHN (School Nursing) training programme starting January 2027. This 12‑month programme prepares practitioners for autonomous, preventative public health practice, improving outcomes for children, families, and communities. You will train in a supportive environment with supervision from experienced practitioners and academic support from the University of Greenwich.

Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.

Main duties of the job

You will be employed within the School Nursing Team, gaining the skills needed for safe, effective SCPHN practice while working with schools, Family Hubs, GP's, and other partners. Successful applicants are salaried throughout and will progress to a Band 6 SCPHN role upon completion. This is a community-based role with one post available in the East locality. For further information contact: [email protected] or [email protected] Interviews will be held on the 14th July 2026

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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