Application Deadline: 29 July 2025
Band: Band 6
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year 25/26 Pay Award Pending £38,682 – £46,580 (pro rata as part time)
Contract: Permanent
Job summary
South Tyneside 0-19 Team have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic SCPHN trained School Nurse, who wants to make a real difference improving outcomes for children and families. We are looking for candidates who are highly motivated and possess excellent communication and leadership skills to join us.
The successful candidate should be well organised, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with children and young people both in school and within other education provider settings. You must be committed to working effectively both within a team and independently and should possess a knowledge of the current trends and developments within school nursing and the health agenda. We pride ourselves in being strong partnership workers and the links we have with other professionals and services
Main duties of the job
Follow policies and procedures of South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation NHS Trust
The identification of Health needs within a locality corporate caseload and deliver appropriate support and care of children and their families.
Responding to health needs assessments by referring to other professionals & other agencies.
Assess, organise, plan and implement and evaluation of screening programmes and national health promotion guidelines.
Identify families with safeguarding issues and support these families through the safeguarding process.
Undertake programmes of care in partnership with parents/carers & other agencies.
Facilitate health assessments and plan care for children.
Identify children with disabilities and facilitate support and referrals to maximise developmental potential. Act as a key worker when indicated, ensuring effective, efficient and appropriate care plans.
Provide accessible support to parents on an individual or group basis. To include child development, behaviour management, social & environmental factors that affect health, safety, and public health issues.
Initiate, participate in and evaluate health promotion activities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse/midwife
- Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner School Nursing
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Nurse Prescriber
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to manage discussions with families and other agencies, write complex and sensitive reports e.g. child protection
- Able to work effectively as part of a team
- Able to assess. Plan, implement, supervise and evaluate service delivery
- Able to work effectively with a range of other multiagency professionals to ensure best outcomes for children
- IT skills to enable the production of reports, communicate via email, receive reports/communication
- Able to carry out audit of workload as required
- Resilience, self-awareness, non-judgmental, driven to improve outcomes for children
- Knowledge of current policy, legislation relating to children, families, public health
- Willing to undertake further training related to support role
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a community setting/public health role /health promotion
- Experience of working in a multiagency way
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload.
- Works to agreed standards and protocols
Physical skills
Essential
- Ability to assist clients to move as per Trust Moving and Handling Policy
- Carriage of equipment necessary for role
- Car driver with access to a car.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
