Location
London Borough of Newham, based at Newham Dockside with work across the borough.

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£47,262 - £50,676 per annum

About the Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative Senior School Nurse (SCPHN Qualified) to join our dynamic School Health Team. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team addressing the health needs of children, young people, and their families in line with the Healthy Child Programme (5–19 years). This 12-month fixed term post covers maternity leave.

You will proactively work to reduce the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and health inequalities, delivering high-quality, evidence-based care and leading service innovation.

Main duties include delivering holistic health assessments and care plans, developing multi-agency partnerships, mentoring students and junior staff, leading service initiatives such as drop-in sessions, promoting school health services in local communities, participating in safeguarding and Early Help strategies, supporting training programmes for schools, maintaining accurate electronic records using the RiO system, contributing to audit and governance activities, and engaging with digital platforms like the ChatHealth text messaging service to support accessibility.

Newham is a diverse borough with a young population undergoing significant regeneration. Our 0-19 Children's Health Service was rated Good in all areas by the CQC in 2021. We are committed to providing a supportive working environment with strong leadership, employee wellbeing programmes, and a focus on our HEART values (Honesty, Equality, Ambition, Respect, Together).

Benefits include flexible salary within the grade, subsidised leisure passes, generous local government annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, continued access to the NHS Pension Scheme for eligible health professionals, recognition of previous NHS continuous service, and comprehensive learning and development support including advanced clinical training and career progression pathways.

Please note that if you are an LBN member applying for this role as a secondment, agreement from your current employing service is required.

Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (NMC Registered)
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing) postgraduate qualification or near completion

Experience
- Significant post-registration experience working with children, young people, and families
- Working knowledge of safeguarding procedures and multi-agency collaboration

Skills and Knowledge
- Strong clinical leadership and supervisory skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and report-writing abilities
- Knowledge of public health issues affecting school-aged children
- Ability to teach and assess students and junior staff
- Competence in using clinical and administrative IT systems
- Understanding and commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion principles

Other Requirements
- Ability to travel independently within the borough
- Positive, resilient, and flexible attitude towards change and service improvement
- This post requires an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check