SCPHN School Nurse Training (12 Month Course)

Essex 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 time Band 5 Student (Paid at mid-point band 5) then once you have completed the 12-month training, you will become a fully qualified School Nurse with the opportunity to apply for Band 6 School Nurse roles.

The 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., As a SCPHN School Nurse Student, 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 conditions including NHS Pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership 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 you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online 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 counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An 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 year
• The 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 Commission