Job summary
Student School Nurse (Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nurse) with guaranteed ongoing employment subject to successful completion of the course.
Postgraduate Diploma in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing) - Northumbria University.
**Interviews will be held on 16th May 2025**
Are you a Registered Nurse or Midwife with a special interest and commitment to improving the Health and Social outcomes for children and families? Harrogate & District Foundation Trust is currently recruiting to full time/part time Specialist Community Public Health Nurse School Nurse student posts, to commence training in September for 52/104 weeks. At the end of the training and on successful SCPHN registration with NMC, you will be guaranteed a School Nursing post in one of our School Nursing teams in the North East.
Placement areas will be Northumberland, Gateshead and Sunderland.
Main duties of the job
As a School Nurse you can make a real difference to children, families and communities. You will play a fundamental role monitoring child development, safeguarding children, preventing social exclusion and deprivation and tackling important public health issues. Every day working as a School Nurse is different, with responsibilities including home visits, working in Schools and other community venues, running support groups for parents and working with a range of local children's agencies and professionals
School Nurses have the opportunity to work flexibly in the community and are a crucial part of the healthcare team. It is a diverse role which involves being part of a wider team who provide you with support as you work to improve the health of local families
About us
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.
- An inclusive and supportive culture our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
- Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards
- Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
- Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Training
To be eligible to apply you will need to be a NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife (Level 1). You must have a BSc. at 2:2 or above.
Applicants who do not hold a BSc at 2:2 and have experience of working in the 0-19 Service can complete a RPEL portfolio at level 6. Successful achievement will permit application for SCPHN (This does not guarantee entry, and achievement must be confirmed prior to application).
The training is 37.5 hours full time/18.75 hours part time with fixed annual leave dates, (no pre booked leave will be honoured). The course is 50% theory and 50% practice, with the academic element led by Northumbria University. You will be expected to apply to the University once successful and sponsorship is dependent on achieving a University place.
Successful candidates will be paid Band 5, mid point, per annum during the 52 week programme and will move to band 6 on completion of the course and SCPHN registration with the NMC all posts will be full time for training.
Students will be aligned to a practice assessor in one of the footprint areas in the North East.
**Start Date 25th September 2025**
Internal applicants will need to discuss with service manager and have agreement regarding secondment; otherwise this will be a fixed term contract, however there is guaranteed employment as a School Nurse on completion of course and SCPH registration with NMC
For further advice and information please contact Rachel Rispin, Service Manager on 07812 396064 or Nicola Moore, Locality Manager on 07812 395788.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Training
To be eligible to apply you will need to be a NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife (Level 1). You must have a BSc. at 2:2 or above.
Applicants who do not hold a BSc at 2:2 and have experience of working in the 0-19 Service can complete a RPEL portfolio at level 6. Successful achievement will permit application for SCPHN (This does not guarantee entry, and achievement must be confirmed prior to application).
The training is 37.5 hours full time/18.75 hours part time with fixed annual leave dates, (no pre booked leave will be honoured). The course is 50% theory and 50% practice, with the academic element led by Northumbria University. You will be expected to apply to the University once successful and sponsorship is dependent on achieving a University place.
Successful candidates will be paid Band 5, mid point, per annum during the 52 week programme and will move to band 6 on completion of the course and SCPHN registration with the NMC all posts will be full time for training.
Students will be aligned to a practice assessor in one of the footprint areas in the North East.
**Start Date 25th September 2025**
Internal applicants will need to discuss with service manager and have agreement regarding secondment; otherwise this will be a fixed term contract, however there is guaranteed employment as a School Nurse on completion of course and SCPH registration with NMC
For further advice and information please contact Rachel Rispin, Service Manager on 07812 396064 or Nicola Moore, Locality Manager on 07812 395788.
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- First level registration
- Post-registration experience
- BSc 2:2 or above
- Knowledge of Public Health agenda
Desirable
- Experience of Community working
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- First level registration
- Post-registration experience
- BSc 2:2 or above
- Knowledge of Public Health agenda
Desirable
- Experience of Community working
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).
