SEND Senior Nursery Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Job Summary

The Nursery Nurse will be part of skill mixed team of qualified SEND School Nurses, SEND Health Visitors, Staff Nurses, Nursery Nurse, administrative staff.

The post holder as an effective member of the SEND 0-19 service will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) 5-19 to a defined population. Using evidence based and needs led service; the post holder will offer packages of care in a variety of community settings, which include child health clinic, home, early year’s settings, schools and children’s centres.

Main duties of the job

The HCP 0-19 SEND team service is part of the wider Children’s Health services which provides Community based services for children and young people (aged 0-19 years). The SEND School Nursing service element works with stakeholders across a number of settings and organisations to lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19) to improve child health outcomes and ensure that families at risk are identified at the earliest opportunity. The team will work with a wider multi-disciplinary team and external services to provide a team around the child & family approach to service provision, ensuring an all year around service is offered.

The overarching aim of public health services for children (0-19) is to protect and promote the health and wellbeing of children and families. The SEND is a workforce of specialist community public health nurses who provide expert advice, support and interventions to families with children and Young People between 0-19 years, and help empower young people to make decisions that affect their future health and wellbeing.

To maintain Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Standards in all aspects of the job

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education/ BTEC National Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development/NVQ Level 3 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development
  • Foundation Degree or evidence post qualification education and/or development

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with a Healthy Child Programme (e.g. School Nursing/health visiting) or community settings
  • Evidence of working with CYP who have SEND and additional needs
  • Delivery of health promotion sessions

Key competencies

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience working with children and young people
  • Can demonstrate high level of interpersonal skills.
  • Computer literate – ability to use software programmes designed to maximise the contribution to the post e.g. Microsoft, Word, Excel.

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).

Closing Date: 15 December 2025

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