Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing


Location
Cardigan, Wales
Salary
£40559.00 to £48841.00
Profession
Clinical nurse specialist
Deadline
11 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
01 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

9 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Multi Agency working

  • Experience

    Community experience

  • Experience

    Child protection experience

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Current NMC registration

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    BSc Hons SCPHN in school nursing

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Evidence of CPD to postgraduate diploma level

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Safeguarding Children Child Protection (Level 3)

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    School Nursing Framework

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Mentorship / Supervision

Desirable

8 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Previous experience of working as a qualified SCPHN

  • Experience

    Working with children/young people

  • Language Abilities

    Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Sexual Health Knowledge

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Continence Knowledge

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Research

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Management

  • Qualifications and Knowledge

    Clinical Leadership

Job overview

Are you passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people?

We are seeking a dedicated Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) School Nurse to work autonomously in delivering high-quality health surveillance, health promotion, and early intervention services for school-aged children. You will manage a caseload of school-age children and young people, providing support in areas including safeguarding, Children Looked After, immunisations, and emotional wellbeing. Working closely with families, schools, and partner agencies, you will identify and address unmet health needs, helping children achieve their full potential in education and life.

The successful candidate will be a proactive practitioner with excellent communication skills and a commitment to improving health outcomes for all school-age children and young people. Opportunities to support the supervision and development of students and colleagues are also available within the role.

Interviews to be held on 20/10/26

Main duties of the job

You will manage a caseload of school-age children and young people, providing support in areas including safeguarding, Children Looked After, immunisations, and emotional wellbeing. Working closely with families, schools, and partner agencies, you will identify and address unmet health needs, helping children achieve their full potential in education and life.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

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This advert is for Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing with Hywel Dda University Health Board in Cardigan, Wales. It is listed as a Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £40559.00 to £48841.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Oct 2026.

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