SCPHN School Nurse Training (12 Month Course)

open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care - backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each yearThe pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality CommissionJob IntroductionEssex Child and Family Wellbeing PB-19 Service are looking to support the future of School Nursing by offering the Specialist Community Public Health (SCPHN) course to passionate registered Nurses or Midwives looking to expand their knowledge and skills in public health.As a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing student, you will have the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals and gain practical experience in a variety of community health settings.You will learn how to assess and plan the health needs of your local

community and implement strategies to improve health outcomes.You will join our team as a full timeBand 5 Student (Paid at mid-point band 5) then once you have completed the 12-month training, you will become a fully qualified School Nursewith the opportunity to apply for Band 6 School Nurse roles.Interviews will be held on 1st, 4th, 5th and 8th June 2026 at ARU Chelmsford Campus.If you would like more details please contact Hannah Latchfield at Hannah.Latchfield@hcrgcaregroup.com or Vicky Lovewell at Vicky.Lovewell@hcrgcaregroup.com.Job ResponsibilitiesThe training is a one-year full time course (50% theory & 50% practice) combining study and clinical learning in both university and practice placements.The course is at level 7, delivered by Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford campus), commencing in January 2027.The university will provide the theoretical knowledge and skills to ensure high quality, evidence-based assessment, delivery and evaluation of care in
relation to child/family needs and will include the protection of children.Practice placements are across Essex and facilitated by practice teachers, supervisors and assessors within the PB-19 Service, who work closely with the universities to ensure seamless links between the theory and practice of these specialist roles.The course runs for 52 weeks with 7 weeks of annual leave built into the course. The annual leave is set by the university and is non-negotiable.The Ideal CandidateWe are looking for a colleague who has:Effective communication skills to support and empower families and young people, and to work alongside partner agencies.A flexible and reliable team player with the ability to prioritise and manage a busy workload and an approach suited to community working.Entry requirements include:Current nursing/midwifery registration and/or a nursing/midwifery degree or diploma (a minimum of 120 Level 2 CAT points Diploma).At least 2 years post

Package DescriptionAs a SCPHN School NurseStudent , you will be part of our valued team in Essex, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:Band 5 salary with AFC Pension and terms and conditionsincluding NHS PensionFree tea, coffee and milk at your base locationMembership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to youAccess to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest ratesOnline and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counsellingAccess to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our 'Outstanding' learning and development team, The Learning EnterpriseAn, adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team.We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we'll need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, we'd love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable
adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.Finally, we need to let you know that the company you'll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we'll need to process and hold information about you.If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.