Specialist Community Public Health Nurse-Special Needs Team

Job overview

Are you a passionate Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) who wants to make a meaningful difference to some of Bradford’s most vulnerable children and young people? We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse to join the BDCFT School Nursing Special Needs Team, leading the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and driving forward key public health priorities within SEMH schools across the district.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate public health practitioner to play a key role in delivering the Healthy Child Programme to a cohort of children and young people with complex and often unmet health needs. The successful post holder will lead on the delivery of universal and targeted school nursing interventions, ensuring children in specialist SEMH settings receive equitable access to preventative healthcare, health promotion, and early intervention.

Closing-  22nd April 2026

Shortlisting- 23rd April 2026

Interview- 30th April 2026

Main duties of the job

To contribute to the development of School Nursing practice and important Public Health messages within the School Nursing Special Needs Team, which ensures equitable delivery of healthcare, to a culturally diverse school aged population with Complex health and SEND needs, attending Special Schools in Bradford and Airedale.

Contribute to the leadership of the School Nursing Special Needs, leading more junior colleagues, supporting and challenging practice, nurturing the development of others to ensure that the service delivered is to a safe and high quality.

Manage your own School Nursing caseload effectively acting as a role model to others within a skill mixed school nursing team, offering advice, support and guidance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Overview continued-

Working in partnership with schools, families, and multi-agency professionals, the SCPHN School Nurse will drive forward important public health priorities, including emotional health and wellbeing, healthy lifestyles, safeguarding, and reducing health inequalities. The role will involve assessment of health needs, delivery of evidence-based interventions, and ensuring appropriate signposting or referral to specialist services where required.

As part of the team, the post holder will contribute to a dynamic and evolving service, helping to shape the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within SEMH education settings. This role offers the opportunity to use specialist public health skills to influence positive health outcomes, support vulnerable children and young people, and strengthen partnership working across education and health services.

Please read the attached Job description and person specification for more details about this role.

Right to Work in the UK

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.

Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.

As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT). Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly.