School Nurse

Job summary

Job Title: School Nurse

Closing Date:18th December 2024

Interview:TBC but early in 2025

Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary: NHS Band 7 FTE (£46,148 to £52,809)

Pension: Choice of NHS Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme

Hours: Full Time (52 wks) 37.5 hours per week

Responsible to: Chair of Compliance, Safety & Wellbeing Committee / Inter-agency Committee / CEO

Location: The Special Partnership Trust Office, Pencalenick, School, Truro with travel to other schools within Cornwall.

Hybrid Working: Yes

Contract type: Permanent

We are looking for someone who will lead the development of a comprehensive pupil healthcare approach across the Trust, working with specialist professionals as part of an interagency team. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of a comprehensive health offer to pupils with complex health needs, working with partners, parent, carers, and manage a Trust team of Healthcare Leads.

Main duties of the job

This is a new and exciting role within the Special Partnership Trust, an extraordinary Multi-Academy Trust who are redefining Special Educational Needs in the UK. Our mission is clear; to be a force for good in SEN and make a positive difference to people's lives. We challenge conventions, pioneer excellence, and work tirelessly to create better tomorrows for our young people and their families.

The Special Partnership Trust is a specialist provider that is continuing to grow and develop Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision across the South West.The Trust is currently developing innovative approaches to deliver a new, integrated specialist healthcare provision across the Trust. This means there are new opportunities to work as part of our team.

The opportunity would suit a knowledgeable healthcare individual that is passionate about supporting young people. Someone, who is excited, curious and motivated to find solutions and make a difference.

If you believe you have the necessary skill set to work with partners to develop a new innovative service that forms a crucial aspect of the high-quality specialist provision that the Trust delivers, we would like to hear from you.

About us

For further information, please visit the Special Partnership website:www.specialpartnership.org

If you would like to discuss the role in confidence please contact Guy Chappell, CEO, on 07807 495402 or Ruth Carpenter, Headteacher Nancealverne School on 01736 365039.

To apply, please complete an Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form which are available on our vacancy page and return to Steven Pope, Trust HR Manager:spope@specialpartnership.org

We provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits including:

• A choice of the NHS Pension for Healthcare staff through directional body status or the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• 37 days paid holiday (incl. bank holidays) for Support Staff, from start of employment with the Trust.
• Access to Extra Special, the Trusts employee reward portal. The portal provides access to all our employee benefits including hundreds of retailer discounts and cash back offers.
• Simply Health Optimise Health Plan supporting employees and their families with health care costs and also including access to counselling services, health checks and other tools via a myWellbeing App.
• Employees Assistance Programme, designed to help staff deal with personal and professional problems.
• Occupational Health support from Medigold Health Protect and access to Thrive, a clinically led NHS approved mental wellbeing App.
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme via salary sacrifice.
• Discounted gym memberships with Better Leisure.
• Learning & Development/CPD opportunities.