Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
The School Staff Nurse role is a varied and rewarding position requiring travel across school sites, colleges, and Family Hubs throughout North Kent. The successful applicant will provide support to children, young people, and their families, delivering high-quality, public health–focused care within educational and community settings.
School Staff Nurses are expected to embody KCHFT’s CARE values in all aspects of their practice, providing timely support while maintaining respect, compassion, and delivering differentiated care based on individual need.
School Staff Nurses must be well organised, demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, and possess strong IT skills to support both virtual and face-to-face service delivery. The role requires the ability to manage workload effectively while working collaboratively with families, educational professionals, and wider multidisciplinary teams to promote positive health outcomes.
Key Responsibilities Include
- Conducting telephone assessments with parents and carers to explore the health needs of children and young people.
- Providing evidence-based, preventative health and wellbeing advice tailored to individual needs.
- Visiting schools to work with large groups of students at scheduled intervals.
- Presenting and supporting the delivery of a commissioned health and wellbeing questionnaire to identify young people who may require additional support.
- Delivering webinars to large groups of teaching staff using online software platforms, promoting safe management of asthma, anaphylaxis, and epilepsy within school settings.
- Identifying children and young people who may require further intervention and facilitating appropriate follow-up or referrals.
This role requires excellent communication and presentation skills, confidence in both face-to-face and virtual delivery, and the ability to work collaboratively with educational staff and families to promote positive health outcomes and ensure safe care within schools.
Please note, this vacancy does not meet the criteria for skilled worker sponsorship and therefore, we are unable to accept applications from candidates that cannot provide documentary evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Beth Epps Job title: District Manager - West Kent Email address: bethepps@nhs.net
