Job Description

Job Introduction

As a band 5 school nurse, you'll be part of our valued school nurse team based out of Greenways hub in Chippenham, working in Chippenham and surrounding areas. This post will be an all year round, fixed term position for 12 months starting from September 2025.


As part of the school nurse team you will provide school age children, young people and their families with a service that promotes the physical, mental and emotional health of school age children/young people and provides support for families/carers by partnership working in a community setting. The aim of the service is to reduce inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes. You willl hold a caseload and will mobile work in the community supporting children and young people in schools and at home completing drop in sessions, 1:1's and contributing as part of a wider team in supporting with child protection and safeguarding in line with our policies and procedures


Main Responsibilities
Understanding the concept of Clinical Governance and be skilled in the identification, assessment and protection of vulnerable children and families To support the school nurse community service as part of the skill mixed public health team. To contribute to the development of the School nursing service in the defined locality through liaison with and support from the Specialist School Nurse and innovative practice to meet health needs. Ensuring a child centred service is delivered through active engagement with young people in the planning and delivery of the service in the locality area. Working across organizational boundaries to contribute towards the identification of population health needs in line with the Organisation's policies and priorities To lead on delegated work from the Specialist School Nurse, utilizing Nursing skills of leadership, prioritization and assessment. To collaborate with key partners to address public health needs as an advocate for children/young people, families/carers and the school health service.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse who has a keen interest or experience in working with children and young people in the community. You must be passionate about working in a team and supporting the wider organisation in delivering our commissioned service.


Posess a full driving licence.


Be prepared to work within HCRG Care Group values and behaviours standards of Care, Think, Do


For more information or further discussion about the role please call Lucy Binney 07976857832 or email lucy.binney@hcrgcaregroup.com


About The Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.


Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform 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.


Package Description

You will feel valued as a band 5 school nurse within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

Salary of 29,970 to 36,483 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions 2024-25 Free tea and coffee 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 a majority of our rated services holding "good" or "outstanding" ratings from the Care Quality Commission