Passionate about supporting children and ready for the next step in your nursing career?
Train with us to become a fully qualified School Nurse!
Our School Nursing team is delighted to offer an exciting, paid and fully funded opportunity to train as a School Nurse through the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) course, in partnership with Bucks New University.
If you're a qualified nurse with a strong interest in public health and school nursing, we’d love to hear from you. Starting in September 2025, this full-time course combines university learning, supervised community practice with Berkshire Healthcare, and study days. The modules are engaging, relevant, and directly linked to practice.
With placements in Wokingham or Reading or West Berkshire, you’ll be fully supported by our School Nursing Team and a Community Practice Assessor (CPA).
On completion, you’ll gain a Post Graduate Diploma from Bucks New University and the in-depth grounding and required skills to support children’s development and give them the best start in life.
You can learn more about the SCPHN course on the New Bucks University website.
Once qualified, you’ll join our supportive team as a Band 6 School Nurse. You’ll take a substantive post with BHFT for at least two years, subject to vacancies.
Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early.
• To complete the required further education at level 7in order toprovide andmaintaina high standard of skilledSchool Nursingpractice for individuals,groupsand communities in a variety of settingsin accordance withthe accredited faculty syllabus.
• The specialist practice studentSchool Nurseworks under the direction of the CPA, who is a member of the locality School Nursing Team. The student will work with their School NursingSupervisor’s client group under supervision.
• To work with CPAand university lecturers to reflect on academic learning and practice, contribute to assessment of progress, plan learningobjectivesandsubmitacademic coursework according to university deadlines.
• To assess and re-assess care needs, develop, implement, and evaluate packages of care in liaison with and under the direct tutelage of theCPA / Supervisor.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
• Meet the university entrance requirements and be able to evidence the academic ability to study ata minimum of level 6.
• Current NMC Qualification as a nurse at time of application.
• A passion for and understanding of public health and the School Nursing service.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call Karen Jacobs on 07823 551367 who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Applications must be made using NHS jobs website. By submitting your application via NHS Jobs, you consent to BHFT sharing your application form with Bucks New University. Interviews are held jointly with the university, will be held onTuesday 7th Jan 2025and will be face to face.All arrangements will be communicated by email.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Mar 2025
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