Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse to join our friendly and welcoming BaNES Child and Family Public Health Service to lead and deliver high quality, pro-active health care and support for children and the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme.
You will deliver health care support and advice as part of the Health Child Programme, to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes.
This is a part-time (22.5 hours per week) term-time only role that will be based at Paulton Memorial Hospital.
For more details on the role, we encourage you to contact:
serena.meakin@hcrgcaregroup.com
viv.crouch@hcrgcaregroup.com
Main duties of the job
- Understand the children and young peoples public health agenda and work in partnership with other agencies to improve the health of school aged children across B&NES.
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders and partner services, working collaboratively to support the provision of early universal access to information for health issues.
- Use clinical judgement and public health expertise to identify health needs early, determine potential risk and provide early intervention to prevent issues escalating.
- Use compassionate, evidence-based approaches, including MECC and Trauma Informed approaches.
- Manage an identified caseload of secondary and primary schools.
- Undertake population and school level health needs assessment to identify local need and deliver outcome-focused interventions aligned with the High Impact Areas of the Healthy Child Programme (0-19), promoting physical, mental and emotional health and wellbeing.
- Assess children's health needs to identify any deviation from normal development in line with Safeguarding Children policies and procedures, leading on Early Help support when required.
- Deliver drop-ins, health education sessions, needs-led interventions, information provision and signposting/introduction to other agencies to support and empower children, young people and families to take ownership of and manage their health care.
About us
As a Band 6 SCPHN School Nurse you will be part of our valued team in our BaNES Children's Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £44,485 - £52,521 FTE salary - 3 days per week term time only(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
03 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£44,485 to £52,521 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
HCRGCG/TP/42452/18248
Job locations
HCRG Care Group
Bristol
Avon
BS39 7SB
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Bristol
Avon
BS39 7SB
Employer's website
https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Employer contact details
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