School Nurse

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.

We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and particularly encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled, LGBTQIA+ people that are under‑represented in our workforce. We also welcome applications from reservists and ex‑armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training and experience that they bring to our work.

The School Nurse Manager (SCPHN) will lead and manage one of our School Health teams in Sefton. The post is a permanent band 7 role, working 37.5 hours per week. The successful candidate will hold a recognised SCPHN qualification recorded on the NMC database.

• Provide clinical leadership and management to the school nursing team and support staff, ensuring the delivery of a safe, high-quality, evidence‑based service for children and their families.
• Lead the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within the Sefton 0‑19 (up to 25 send) service.
• Ensure the team works proactively to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to children and families in both planned and unplanned care needs.
• Provide caseload and clinical supervision, delegating effectively and ensuring appropriate delivery of patient/client care.
• Maintain clinical credibility by providing clinical care and supporting team members within the clinical environment.
• Develop and maintain individualised care plans, following a holistic assessment of health needs, and evaluate care delivery for identified needs.
• Implement and evaluate care delivery, ensuring all clinical activity reflects the core objectives of health promotion, self‑care, disease‑specific management, long‑term condition management, and palliative care.
• Set objectives for performance monitoring and provide reports on staff and patient activity to the service lead.
• Develop and update service protocols, policies, and provide induction to new team members and students.
• Act as an advocate and champion for patients/clients in various forums and professional groups, challenging attitudes and behaviour where necessary.
• Plan and implement rotas, schedules and working patterns to ensure business continuity.
• Participate in policy and service development, authoring protocols and contributing to service redesign.
• Manage budgets, monitor spending and report over/under budget to the budget holder.
• Ensure all team members have up‑to‑date personal development plans (PDP), Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF) reviews.
• Maintain equitable and professional relationships with local health and community partners, working collaboratively to meet client needs.

• Proven experience as an SCPHN within a school or similar service.
• Strong leadership and management skills with a track record of delivering high‑quality care.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Clinical competence in delivering complex and highly complex care to children and families.
• Experience in developing and implementing clinical services, protocols and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ability to develop and manage budgetary and staffing plans.
• Commitment to safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Experience in working collaboratively with external stakeholders and partners.
• Understanding of NHS policies, protocols and governance frameworks.
• Fluency in English and ability to work within a multi‑disciplinary team.

Flexible working requests will be considered. The role offers a permanent band 7 contract with a 37.5‑hour week. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check and enroll in the DBS Update Service.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, offering a guaranteed interview scheme for suitable disabled applicants meeting the essential criteria. The trust also offers specialist inpatient and community services across the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.