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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

School Nursing NNEB

The closing date is 31 August 2025

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Job summary

The School Nursing service is part of the wider Children's Health services which provides Community based services for children and young people (aged 5-19 years). The School nursing service works with stakeholders across a number of settings and organisations to lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19) to improve child health outcomes and ensure that families at risk are identified at the earliest opportunity.

The Nursery Nurses will be part of skill mixed team of qualified School Nurses, Staff Nurses, Nursery Nurse, Clinical Support Workers, administrative staff and apprentices.

PLEASE NOTE, WE MAY CLOSE THIS VACANCY EARLY IF WE RECEIVE HIGH NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS.

Main duties of the job

The post holder as an effective member of the school nursing service will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) 5-19 to a defined population. Using evidence based and needs led service; the post holder will offer packages of care in a variety of community settings, which include child health clinic, home, early year's settings and children's centres.

About us

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

407-COMMUNITY-7191973

Job locations

Across Walsall

Harden Health Centre, Harden Road

Walsall

WS3 1ET


Job description

Job responsibilities

Work within scope of competence and practice, carry out aspects of care, support and advice/information giving, reporting any concerns physical, developmental, social or emotional and manage own day to day workload.

Assist in the planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of care which aim to improve physical and emotional health and wellbeing such as obesity/healthy eating, parenting programmes, childrens emotional health groups, School Nurse Champion programme, health education & promotion activities. These programmes might be delivered to individuals or in groups.

Support qualified nursing staff with the assessment of children and young peoples needs through individual health assessments, supporting assessment of emotional health needs, monitoring of growth and obtaining the voice of the child

Provide care and support to identified families in a range of settings such as schools, clinics, their homes or community locations.

Work in partnership with parents/carers, families and multi-disciplinary colleagues to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Promote multi-agency working and support this by attendance at meetings and information sharing as required for e.g. Child Protection processes, Early Help support, adhering to the Local Safeguarding Childrens Board and Trust Policies and Procedures.

Safely maintain confidential, professional records which are accurate, relevant, up to date and legible. E.g. Child Protection/Early Help Assessment.

Create, maintain and enhance effective working relationships within the team, with other staff, and other agencies.

Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with information governance policy

The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as required

Participate in safeguarding supervision as per supervision framework.

Support the team providing learning opportunities for students.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work within scope of competence and practice, carry out aspects of care, support and advice/information giving, reporting any concerns physical, developmental, social or emotional and manage own day to day workload.

Assist in the planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of care which aim to improve physical and emotional health and wellbeing such as obesity/healthy eating, parenting programmes, childrens emotional health groups, School Nurse Champion programme, health education & promotion activities. These programmes might be delivered to individuals or in groups.

Support qualified nursing staff with the assessment of children and young peoples needs through individual health assessments, supporting assessment of emotional health needs, monitoring of growth and obtaining the voice of the child

Provide care and support to identified families in a range of settings such as schools, clinics, their homes or community locations.

Work in partnership with parents/carers, families and multi-disciplinary colleagues to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Promote multi-agency working and support this by attendance at meetings and information sharing as required for e.g. Child Protection processes, Early Help support, adhering to the Local Safeguarding Childrens Board and Trust Policies and Procedures.

Safely maintain confidential, professional records which are accurate, relevant, up to date and legible. E.g. Child Protection/Early Help Assessment.

Create, maintain and enhance effective working relationships within the team, with other staff, and other agencies.

Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with information governance policy

The post holder must participate in clinical and other audits as required

Participate in safeguarding supervision as per supervision framework.

Support the team providing learning opportunities for students.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 3 NNEB or CACHE Diploma in Childcare
  • Evidence post qualification education and/or development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with a Healthy Child Programme (e.g. School Nursing/health visiting) or community settings
  • Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional arena
  • Working with Safeguarding and Child Protection
  • Delivery group work with children and parents
  • Delivery of health promotion sessions

skills and knowledge

Essential

  • Up-to-date knowledge of current Government and Local initiatives and how these translate into practice
  • Understanding the role of the School Nursing Service
  • health promotion delivery skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people, face to face, over the telephone and in writing
  • Work effectively within a team
  • good organisational skills and work under own initiative
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 3 NNEB or CACHE Diploma in Childcare
  • Evidence post qualification education and/or development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with a Healthy Child Programme (e.g. School Nursing/health visiting) or community settings
  • Evidence of collaborative working within a multi-professional arena
  • Working with Safeguarding and Child Protection
  • Delivery group work with children and parents
  • Delivery of health promotion sessions

skills and knowledge

Essential

  • Up-to-date knowledge of current Government and Local initiatives and how these translate into practice
  • Understanding the role of the School Nursing Service
  • health promotion delivery skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people, face to face, over the telephone and in writing
  • Work effectively within a team
  • good organisational skills and work under own initiative

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Across Walsall

Harden Health Centre, Harden Road

Walsall

WS3 1ET


Employer's website

https://walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Across Walsall

Harden Health Centre, Harden Road

Walsall

WS3 1ET


Employer's website

https://walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Professional Lead

Tryphine Molineux

t.molineux@nhs.net

07813546308

Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

407-COMMUNITY-7191973

Job locations

Across Walsall

Harden Health Centre, Harden Road

Walsall

WS3 1ET


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