Job summary
This training is for a nurse with relevant qualifications to undertake the SCPHN training in order to become a School Nurse . It involves undertaking the SCHPN course at Brunel University London for the academic side of the course and you will be gaining your clinical experience with either Harrow or Hillingdon 0-19 Service (school nursing) where you will have a supervisor and an assessor.
Harrow and Hillingdon are both richly diverse outer London Boroughs, which bring challenges and rewards for practitioners. Harrow and Hillingdon are exciting, dynamic places to work with excellent partnership working with Children Centres and other agencies. If you are enthusiastic and motivated about working in health visiting to ensure positive outcomes for children, we want to hear from you!
You will be given a fixed term one-year full-time contract to undertake a PGDip Specialist Community Public Health Nurse course (School Nursing ) starting in September 2026 at Brunel University. Sponsorship will be paid at band 5 salary. The course is funded by the HEE
Successful completion of the course will lead to registration on Part 3 of the NMC register, an NMC recordable qualification, and eligibility to apply for a post as a School Nurse.
Main duties of the job
The post of Student School Nurse (SN ) is a development post, building on existing knowledge, skills and competencies to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification as well as a registerable qualification with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
You will work closely with the people who use our services, their families, friends and carers and influence how people experience our services. Nurses are expected to be kind, responsive and professional, and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
- keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible throughsound clinical skills
- ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by utilising evidence-based policies and procedures
- ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnershipthroughout the care planning process
About us
Working for our organisation is not only exciting but also we are a diverse workforce who provide a lot of support to clients, their family and our staff. This is reflected in our values which includes:
Compassion - recognising and responding to the suffering of others. This means we all contribute to a compassionate environment for everyone; what we say and do helps make the lives of others better.
Respect - respect and value the diversity, rights, assets and limitations of others, to create a respectful and inclusive environment. This applies to our colleagues, partners, the individuals we care for and their families and friends.
Empowerment - we will involve, inform and empower those we care for and work with, to take an active role in the management of their own lives and wellbeing. We will strive to offer appropriate direction and support, to enable others to develop and grow.
Partnership - we will work closely with others, in line with our other values, to ensure that our combined efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes. We will strive for co-production in all.
We also have a number of other supportive measures including our staff benefits, reward and wellbeing and a variety of supervision measures in place.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your timetable for the year will be provided by the university and will demonstrate all the relevant information needed to complete your course. It will also include your clinical days/periods so you can not only gain knowledge about health visitingin our services but which is enhanced by our clinical staff who will support you in gaining the experience and knowledge to enhance your clinical skills. You will also have details of all the required assessments for the year.
You will start off as supernumerary, observing your supervisor and other members of the team, but will gradually build up your skills in order to do the work which school nurses do independently. As a student school nurse , you will be involved in the Healthy Child Programme. . You will also gain knowledge and experience in safeguarding and child protection which is another important part of our role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your timetable for the year will be provided by the university and will demonstrate all the relevant information needed to complete your course. It will also include your clinical days/periods so you can not only gain knowledge about health visitingin our services but which is enhanced by our clinical staff who will support you in gaining the experience and knowledge to enhance your clinical skills. You will also have details of all the required assessments for the year.
You will start off as supernumerary, observing your supervisor and other members of the team, but will gradually build up your skills in order to do the work which school nurses do independently. As a student school nurse , you will be involved in the Healthy Child Programme. . You will also gain knowledge and experience in safeguarding and child protection which is another important part of our role.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery Or Evidence of application for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date
- Able to meet university requirements for the SCPHN Course
- Evidence of recent continual professional development
Desirable
- BSc 2.2 degree level or above (Level 6)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working without direct supervision and managing own workload
- Evidence of working effectively within a team
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Post registration experience
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of working with children and families
- Experience of managing staff within a team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good computer literacy skills e.g. Microsoft word, excel
- Excellent, adaptable communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to demonstrate evidence- based practice and use of research
- Good understanding of the public health agenda and recent policy developments
- Demonstrate ability to adapt to working within a changing environment
- Evidence of supporting equality and valuing diversity in own practice
- Good understanding of the role of the SCPHN school nurse and the healthy child programme
- Demonstrate a passion for working with children and families in the community
- Academic ability to study independently at postgraduate level
- Current knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Understanding of the range of health needs and lifestyles of different client groups
Desirable
- Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
- Abilty to support children and families to make informed decisions in relation to their health and well-being
- Ability to demonstrate good leadership skills
other
Essential
- The ability to travel to a variety of sites within the Trust is essential
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration for nursing or midwifery Or Evidence of application for NMC registration and confirmed NMC registration within 2 months of the start date
- Able to meet university requirements for the SCPHN Course
- Evidence of recent continual professional development
Desirable
- BSc 2.2 degree level or above (Level 6)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working without direct supervision and managing own workload
- Evidence of working effectively within a team
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable
- Post registration experience
- Experience of working in the community
- Experience of working with children and families
- Experience of managing staff within a team
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good computer literacy skills e.g. Microsoft word, excel
- Excellent, adaptable communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to demonstrate evidence- based practice and use of research
- Good understanding of the public health agenda and recent policy developments
- Demonstrate ability to adapt to working within a changing environment
- Evidence of supporting equality and valuing diversity in own practice
- Good understanding of the role of the SCPHN school nurse and the healthy child programme
- Demonstrate a passion for working with children and families in the community
- Academic ability to study independently at postgraduate level
- Current knowledge of safeguarding issues
- Understanding of the range of health needs and lifestyles of different client groups
Desirable
- Knowledge of quality issues, the audit process and clinical governance
- Abilty to support children and families to make informed decisions in relation to their health and well-being
- Ability to demonstrate good leadership skills
other
Essential
- The ability to travel to a variety of sites within the Trust is essential
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
