Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse


Location
Salary
£39959.00 to £48117.00
Profession
Clinical nurse specialist
Deadline
18 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
24 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

16 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • other

    Ability to work alone and use own initiative and work as part of a team as appropriate.

  • other

    Can develop good working relationships with other professional and voluntary agencies.

  • other

    Enthusiastic,Motivated, Flexible

  • other

    Ability to travel throughout Bolton

  • Skills

    Ability to use information systems

  • Skills

    Ability to use a problem solving approach and apply evidence to practice

  • Skills

    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

  • Skills

    Presentation skills

  • Skills

    Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise Leadership skills.

  • Knowledge

    Up to date clinical knowledge relevant to the post. Knowledge of the local community.

  • Experience

    Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.

  • Qualifications

    UK NMC registration for nursing and SCPHN-SN

  • Qualifications

    Evidence of current SCPHN in practice

  • Qualifications

    Demonstrates evidence of safeguarding and early intervention

  • Qualifications

    Demonstrates CPD and EBP

  • Qualifications

    Demonstrates evidence of leadership skills

Desirable

10 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • other

    Motivation and enthusiasm to support development of practice

  • Skills

    European Computer Driving License

  • Skills

    Community Development skills

  • Knowledge

    Understanding of community development/public health

  • Experience

    Experience of mentoring students and staff.

  • Experience

    Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment

  • Experience

    Experience of public health work

  • Experience

    Experience of safeguarding work

  • Qualifications

    Evidence of supporting pre and post registration students

  • Qualifications

    Demonstrates knowledge of current Public Health issues

Job overview

Are you a passionate and caring School Nurse?

Are you a NMC registrant, part 3 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse- School Nurse?

Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have some fantastic opportunities for you.

Bolton 0-19/25's Children's Integrated Health and Wellbeing Service are looking for passionate individuals to join our team.

If you are committed to providing a high quality service to improve outcomes for children, living in the Bolton, Greater Manchester Area, then we would like to hear from you.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse. We welcome applications from qualified, SCPHN school nurse, who may be looking for a change of location and a new challenge.

Current student SCPHN school nurses are also welcome to apply.

We are passionate about the support and development, we give our employees and as a member of the Trust and Children's Integrated Health and Wellbeing Service we are committed to your development and will create a dedicated personal development plan for you, to make sure you are fully supported in all your career ambitions.

Applicants need to hold a SCPHN school nurse qualification or this qualification is pending.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse, you will have excellent communication skills and a broad knowledge of working in the community with children and their wider family.

You will be a solution focused team player who will support the delivery of the universal offer in a 0-19 integrated neighbourhood team.

You will manage a universal plus and partnership plus caseload, working collaboratively with other agencies to ensure protection and the best health outcomes for children and families in Bolton. As a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse you will work within the community dealing with clients from diverse backgrounds with varying levels of need.

Specialist Community Public Health Nurses in Bolton deliver an evidence based service using a wide range of assessment and intervention tools as well as providing excellent support alongside a wider multi-disciplinary 0-19 service.

Some of the benefits of working for Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust include:

  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS service)
  • NHS Car lease scheme
  • NHS Technology Scheme
  • NHS Cycle to work Scheme
  • Access to on-site Gymnasium
  • NHS Discounts
  • Vivup

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Specialist community public health school nurses work as autonomous practitioners in Bolton and as part of the integrated 0-19/25 neighbourhood teams and lead on the delivery of The Healthy Child Programme, providing every child with a schedule of health and development reviews, health promotion, screening, and support for parents, carers, children and young people tailored to their needs. Universal health and development reviews are key features of the programme and aim to assess children, young people and families strengths, needs and risks and provide parents, cares, children and young people with the opportunity to discuss their concerns and aspirations. Growth and development are assessed at key points with the aim of promoting health and wellbeing and the early detection and management of health needs. Additional support is provided at key times to protect children, young people and families who are experiencing harm or are at risk of suffering significant harm. It supports a model of progressive universalism; a core universal programme for all children with additional contacts for those with identified need.

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.

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