School Nurse

Bromley Healthcare CIC Ltd; Bromley; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

A community interest healthcare provider in Bromley seeks an experienced School Nurse to join their team. The role involves delivering the Healthy Child Programme and providing health support to children in schools. Candidates should have a relevant nursing qualification and experience working with children and families. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on community health and includes a comprehensive benefits package. Flexible working options are available, promoting work-life balance.

Benefits

Discounted gym memberships

Pension scheme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Health training opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC registration required.
• Experience as a School Nurse with a community focus preferred.
• Post-graduate experience in a relevant nursing team essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme to children and young people.
• Conduct health assessments and develop care plans.
• Work collaboratively with schools and families to improve health outcomes.

Skills

Ability to work autonomously

Excellent organizational skills

Ability to work in a multiagency setting

Good verbal and written communication skills

Understanding of service performance

Education

Registered Nurse – Degree or Diploma

Specialist Practitioner Qualification in School Nursing

Tools

Microsoft Office

EMIS

Job description

Main area school nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Bank Hours

• Full time
• Part time

Site Hollybank Town Petts Wood, Orpington Salary £44,485 - £52,521 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 04/02/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/02/2026

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Job overview

BANK SCPHN School Nurse - Bromley Borough - Band 6

We are currently looking for experienced band 6 SCPHN School Nurses to join the bank in Bromley Healthcare.

The role of the SCPHN School Nurse is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to all eligible children and young people as part of an integrated team with Primary School Screeners and local service providers. This is achieved through individualised health needs assessments, planning of programmes of care tailored to children and young people’s needs, and effective liaison with colleagues from partner agencies.

The post holder will work as a member of the School Nursing Service and will work with schools, families, and the wider community to improve the health of school-aged children, identifying the more vulnerable, and developing clear referral pathways so that all children and young people can reach their full potential.

This will be done by delivering the requirements from the service specification. They will work closely with the identified senior manager in each school providing expert information, guidance, and assessments as required.

They will support schools to empower parents, and CYP to make decisions that affect their health and wellbeing. They will work across health and education professionals and institutions, breaking down barriers to improve the sharing of information, ideas, and expertise.

Interview expected to be held week commencing 9 th February 2026

Main duties of the job

As a highly motivated and dynamic school nurse, you will play a leading role in shaping our services as we are committed to meeting the health needs of children and young people through the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme.

The school nurse will deliver high-quality evidence-based skilled nursing care within the schools of Bromley. You will be responsible for a defined caseload of primary and secondary schools. Applicants must hold a Specialist Community Public Health Qualification in School Nursing, and have post-graduate experience of working within a School Nursing team.

The post holder must adhere to the NMC Code and maintain their own professional requirements in line with the revalidation procedure.

The post holder would participate actively in continuing education programmes and accept responsibility for professional and self-development.

Working for our organisation

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will:

• Work in partnership with the local Health Visiting service to ensure seamless care as the child progresses from the early years into school.
• Have the ability to recognise health needs for individual clients and situations in relation to the health of children, young people, individuals and families, sometimes in complex situations, identifying situations where referral for support from Public Health Specialist is necessary.
• Undertake health assessments in schools, or homes where appropriate.
• Develop factual reports, attend and participate in relevant case conferences and inter-agency meetings for CYP on their caseload, and undertake health needs assessments and care planning as appropriate.
• Provide specialist and targeted support to meet the needs of children identified as at risk or with complex needs.
• Identify, prioritise and implement programmes of support in response to the public health needs of the school age population.
• Offer advice and support to children, young people and families in accordance with evidence based practice.
• Adhere to and work within local and national child safeguarding policies in the prevention and early detection of abuse in all age groups.
• Meet with all identified children at least once a term, and refer/signpost to other professionals/ services as identified.
• Work in partnership with primary care, ensuring that where appropriate, the relevant GP practice is notified of CYP health concerns, to secure an integrated system of care that safeguards them.
• Work in partnership with other key stakeholders to promote the welfare and safety of CYP.
• Offer strategic support to schools in order to contribute to reducing the number of children who enter the safeguarding system through preventative work.
• Work in liaison with identified school staff to contribute to the delivery of health improvement, promotion, and preventative approaches through signposting to other healthcare professionals/ services and available resources, and deliver high-quality, evidence based health training to school staff.
• Promote emotional well-being through the school-aged years working alongside children and young people to support those with emotional and mental health difficulties and referring to CAMHS where appropriate.
• Work in partnership with primary and secondary care colleagues to support children and young people with long-term conditions or complex needs, signposting and referring school staff to appropriate support and facilitating correct management of health conditions to ensure hospital admissions are kept to a minimum.
• Works with the senior management team to develop a comprehensive Action Plan for schools, which includes all policies, procedures, and guidelines, as an overview of SEN, IHCPs, safeguarding, and pastoral and medical needs together.
• Ensure services are delivered in a culturally sensitive manner adapting the service provision accordingly to promote equal access to services eg use of interpreters, and flexibility of appointments offered.
• Work to and maintains school nursing standards as agreed by Bromley Healthcare, informing the Service Lead when agreed standards cannot be met.
• Develop and maintains professional links with similar services in other areas in order to share information and inform best practices.
• Ensures that all incidents are reported appropriately using Radar and that the Team Lead is informed of these at all times.
• Act as a mentor in the education and training of pre and post-registration students. Facilitate other students as required.
• Act as a resource for skill mix staff offering guidance, support, and supervision.
• Identify own learning needs and that of skill mix staff within the team.
• Remain up to date with current professional issues e.g. by attending professional forums, reading professional journals etc.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse – Degree or Diploma
• Specialist Practitioner Qualification in School Nursing (BSc or PgDip)
• Evidence of further professional learning relating to Children’s Public Health Nursing

Professional Registration

• Current NMC Registration

Training

• Experience delivering Asthma / Anaphylaxis / Basic Life Support training
• Child Safeguarding Level 3 training

Specific skills

• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to work with children of all ages
• Ability to work in a multiagency setting
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and adapt to changing needs.
• Excellent organisational skills for self and others
• Knowledge of managing change
• Understanding of service performance and outcomes

Experience

• Experience of working within a school nursing team
• Experience of delivering health promotion and knowledge of its importance in promoting healthy lifestyles
• Experience of Safeguarding children and young people
• Sound knowledge of current issues and legislation relating to children
• Experience of supervising/ appraising staff, students and working with the clinical governance framework

Personal Qualities

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Motivated to provide a high standard of care.
• High professionalism and interpersonal skills
• Car driver with a use of a car for work purposes – clean UK drivers license
• Flexible approach to meeting service & client needs
• Commitment to the 6 Cs

Information Technology

• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office packages
• Experience using EMIS

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel .

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a six-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

• Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
• When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
• All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
• The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
• Bromley Healthcare reserve the right to close adverts earlier than first published.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.