Specialist Practitioner School Nurse

This Specialist Practitioner School Nurse post sits in the Children's Health Service of the London Borough of Sutton, though the postholder works within the Sutton Health and Care Alliance alongside local health partners. The role centres on acting as the main health contact for allocated schools, building joined-up working with them and delivering the Healthy Child Programme. It is hybrid and full-time, focused on identifying vulnerable children early and getting them support promptly.

Sponsorship is not guaranteed and is assessed case by case.

• Work with the Head of Service to set the strategic direction for children's services and promote joint working between health and local authority services
• Act as the principal health contact for allocated schools in the borough
• Build cooperative working arrangements with schools to support children's health and wider partnership working
• Deliver the Healthy Child Programme to state-maintained and academy schools
• Identify children's health needs early and arrange interventions so they can reach their potential
• Empower pupils, families and staff to take responsibility for health, individually and as a school community
• Make sure vulnerable children are identified and given timely support and interventions

• Annual leave of 26-32 days plus bank holidays, pro-rata for part-time, depending on service and grade
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependants leave
• Smarter Working flexible working scheme, dependent on the role
• £1,500 Golden Hello on joining and £1,500 retention bonus after two years for selected Children's Health roles, repayable if leaving within the first year
• Two volunteering days a year
• Learning and development portal
• Confidential health, wellbeing and counselling support