Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) - School Nurse
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | West Sussex, RH12 2DR |
| Company: | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7642555/150-KB2279-CC |
Summary
A Vacancy at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) - School Nurse
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and innovative Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) - School Nurse to join our theHealthy Child Programme 5-19(HCP) team in West Sussex .
Full and part time post available as well as flexible working patterns including Term Time only or annualised hours.
We have a robust relocation package available for interested applicants for our substantive roles.
If you'd like to hear from the people who work in this service, check out these Youtube videos:
School Nursing - Linda Starkie: school nursing enabled a work life balance | The Community Network - YouTube
School Nursing: Julia Simpkin - why I moved from A&E | Celebrating Community Services 2022 - YouTube
School Nursing: Katie Riggs - school nursing was always the goal | Celebrating community services - YouTube
School Nursing: Sarah Argent - it'll broaden your horizons | Celebrating community services 2022 - YouTube
We are looking for a skilled clinical practitioner with excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills. We need Specialist Community Public Health Nurses who are committed to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to the school-age population of West Sussex.
The ideal candidate will have a strong approach to teamwork, whilst also demonstrating the ability to work using their own initiative. They will also have a good understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and their families, and be dedicated to the delivery of high quality and compassionate care.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
The post holder has the responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care within the school nursing service.
The post holder has the continuing responsibility for the management of a defined caseload and supervises, deploys and teaches junior staff members and students within a skill mix team. The post holder will provide clinical leadership to a skill mix team within the 5-19 HCP nurses.
A high degree of flexibility and the ability to work independently are required; applicants must have a valid driving licence and the use of a car available for work.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025
Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) - School Nurse
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and innovative Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) - School Nurse to join our theHealthy Child Programme 5-19(HCP) team in West Sussex .
Full and part time post available as well as flexible working patterns including Term Time only or annualised hours.
We have a robust relocation package available for interested applicants for our substantive roles.
If you'd like to hear from the people who work in this service, check out these Youtube videos:
School Nursing - Linda Starkie: school nursing enabled a work life balance | The Community Network - YouTube
School Nursing: Julia Simpkin - why I moved from A&E | Celebrating Community Services 2022 - YouTube
School Nursing: Katie Riggs - school nursing was always the goal | Celebrating community services - YouTube
School Nursing: Sarah Argent - it'll broaden your horizons | Celebrating community services 2022 - YouTube
We are looking for a skilled clinical practitioner with excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills. We need Specialist Community Public Health Nurses who are committed to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to the school-age population of West Sussex.
The ideal candidate will have a strong approach to teamwork, whilst also demonstrating the ability to work using their own initiative. They will also have a good understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of children, young people and their families, and be dedicated to the delivery of high quality and compassionate care.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
The post holder has the responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care within the school nursing service.
The post holder has the continuing responsibility for the management of a defined caseload and supervises, deploys and teaches junior staff members and students within a skill mix team. The post holder will provide clinical leadership to a skill mix team within the 5-19 HCP nurses.
A high degree of flexibility and the ability to work independently are required; applicants must have a valid driving licence and the use of a car available for work.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Dec 2025