School Nurse
| Posting date: | 11 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,635.00 to £45,423.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £44635.00 - £45423.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, WC1H 9LT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0033-25-0004 |
Summary
The role will have a national reach (UK 5-19, 25 SEND), working alongside a Healthy Child Programme Manager and reporting directly to the Strategic Lead for Health Visiting and School Nursing. The role will contribute to the future development of public health offers from across the charity, supporting areas such as Barnardos Virtual Family Space, Barnardos Education Community and our Mental Health team. You will work as part of an integrated HQI team that consists of expert specialist health professionals to support the Consultant in Public Health and Strategic Programme Delivery Leads with their development and delivery of a variety of programmes of work to implement our strategy. Barnardos is an integrated childrens health and social care charity, with the aim to increase the reach of health, social and wellbeing services and reduce health inequalities for children and young people (CYP). The role of the School Nurse within the HQI team requires overall understanding and recent extensive clinical experience in delivering the 5-19 (25 SEND) element of the Healthy Child Programme. The practitioner should be skilled at delivering integrated child and family health services for CYP, while working alongside key stakeholders. With a focus on school nursing, adolescence and care leavers, the range and scope of services will include both face-to-face and digital delivery methods, both in place and under development. The post holder will support the ongoing provision of high-quality specialist school nursing interventions for children, young people, and their families/carers. The position will support and develop new and existing partnerships that deliver public health content for school age children services. Leading on the design, delivery and modernisation of service change across care groups, specialisms, and health related settings (such as family hubs). There is an expectation that the registered professional will be knowledgeable and have a comprehensive understanding of local and national health-related policies, ensuring that they remain fully abreast of these. This role will also be required to provide selected help and expertise to childrens service colleagues as a specialism expert.