SCPHN School Nurse
The closing date is 22 February 2026
Job summary
This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in delivering preventative and supportive health care to children, young people, and their families, helping to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities across the community. We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)to join our dynamic Public Health Nursing team.
As a registered nurse with specialist public health training, the post holder will work with a defined population under the supervision of a Healthy Family Team Leader, contributing to the planning and delivery of the Healthy Child Programme. The role has a strong public health focus, supporting the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of children and families through early intervention, health promotion, and safeguarding practice.
Main duties of the job
- Delivery of the healthy child programme at all four levels
- Day to day operational line management and supervision of the School Staff Nurses and Support Staff.
- Day to day caseload management of work for School Staff Nurses and Support Staff helping them to plan, prioritise, evaluate and delegating and allocating work as appropriate.
- Appropriate delegation of work to others in the multidisciplinary team
- Act as a mentor to pre-registration and post registration students as appropriate and be involved in organizing allocation of student nurses
- Participate in preceptorship of junior/new members of the team while acting as a mentor.
- To work in collaboration with health care and other service providers, including Head Teachers, to ensure seamless delivery of services for school age children.
About us
As a SCPHN School nurse you will be part of our valued team in our School-Age Health & Wellbeing Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £38,682 to £46,580(Band 6, AfC Salary)with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Details
Date posted
18 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/116242/18420
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 6PX
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 6PX
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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