School Nurse: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 32,557 to 48,841 £ / Year

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Job summary

Band 5/6

The post holder will have professional responsibility for a defined population/caseload and lead the delivery & organisation of the public health programme. Delivering the nursing component of the school health program to a school age population within a defined number of schools.

Student School Nurses are invited to apply for this post and will work as Band 5 Community Staff Nurses until registered as a School Nurse.

Main duties of the job

Based within the community setting, the practitioner is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care offered to families and external organisations, with particular attention to safeguarding children.

Theywill be responsible for coordinating and delegating work within a skill mix team.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Healthcare Degree SCPHN RGN Level 1
  • SCPHN / Nurse Prescriber (which level)
  • Evidence of CPD to Post Graduate Diploma Level
  • Teaching Qualification or experience

Desirable

  • Masters Degree
  • Management Experience

Aptitude and Abilities

Essential

  • Able to work as an autonomous practitioner
  • Leadership and management skills
  • Organisational and assessment skills
  • Excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Able to respect and value the contributions of others
  • Knowledge of research

Desirable

  • Ability to speak Welsh
  • IT skills

Experience

Essential

  • Community Experience
  • Experience working as part of a MDT
  • Willing to undertake further training in respect of specialist role

Desirable

  • Experience in undertaking nurse led clinics
  • Experience in Continence promotion/Urology/Gynaecology

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel in between bases in a timely manner

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 16 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.