Job overview

We are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Specialist Community Public Health (SCPHN) School Nurse to join our Salford 0-19 Universal Childrens Services.

Student SCPHN Nurses due to qualify in Sept/Oct 2025 are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will be dynamic, show leadership skills and be looking to work in an innovative service.

As a School Nurse you will be responsible and accountable for the operational and management of a defined caseload.

You will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality care following the Healthy Child Programme for children and young people aged 5-19 years working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will work within a multi-agency arena to enable children and young people to reach their full potential (physically, emotionally and socially) through education and healthy lifestyles.

You will be responsible for developing, leading, planning and delivering a range of services for children and their families within a corporate caseload within a variety of settings.

You will provide a public health-based service that contributes to improving the health of children and their families.

You will ensure effective delivery of the Healthy Child programme, National Childhood Measurement Programme and Immunisation programme as define by DOH.

Main duties of the job

• You will work within a multi-agency arena to enable children and young people to reach their full potential (physically, emotionally and socially) through education and healthy lifestyles.
• You will be responsible for developing, leading, planning and delivering a range of services for children and their families within a corporate caseload within a variety of settings.
• You will provide a public health-based service that contributes to improving the health of children and their families in Salford through partnership working.
• You will ensure effective delivery of the Healthy Child programme, National Childhood Measurement Programme and Immunisation programme as define by DOH

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.