Job overview

SCPHN School Nurse Band 6

Redbridge has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 School Nurse. Qualified School Nurses with SCPHN qualification or Student School Nurses about to qualify  with SCPHN preferred , however candidates who do not hold the SCPHN qualification but have experience working with children and young people in the community will be considered.

We are looking to recruit motivated practitioners with initiative and drive to join our friendly and enthusiastic team and contribute to the further development of our service.

We work within a 0 -19 Healthy Child contract and our services  works in close collaboration with Children Centre’s as well as other agencies to improve outcomes and reducing health inequalities for children, young people and their families in our borough.

Newly qualified practitioners  have a Preceptorship Programme in place to aid their development. We also offer a wide range of ‘in-house’ and other training opportunities for continuous professional development through our learning and development department as well as clinical supervision and mentorship.

You will need to have the ability to work autonomously and as part of an integrated skill mix team. You need to have excellent communication skills and experience of working in partnership across organisational boundaries. You need to be willing to facilitate and support change in service delivery.

Main duties of the job

This role includes working alongside social care, targeted services, children's centre's, schools and members of the multi disciplinary team to ensure health equalities for all children, young people and families in Redbridge.  You will support the Healthy child programme by undertaking mandated contacts for the 5-19 community including universal and targeted. As part of this role, the successful candidate will support the 0-19 skill mix team with supervision of colleagues and students as appropriate.

Starting with NELFT  

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.  As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Working for our organisation

Probationary Period 

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) pro rata for part time staff.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles.  Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.