Lead Specialist Nurse Practitioner - School Nursing

Main area Special School Nursing Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Permanent:
Term time only (notional working hours 37.5 per week term time working) Hours

• Full time
• Term time hours

37.5 hours per week  (7 hours per day term time only)) Job
-PL-DA8302362

Site Special School Nursing Service (Woodlands and Mill Ford Schools currently) Town Plymouth Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Specialist School Nursing service.

Our team are currently based across our specialist education settings in Plymouth and are looking to recruit additional team members to the growing service. The team support children and young people with a range of complex medical needs, to ensure they are safely able to access their education. They also provide a huge amount of support to children, young people and their families, as well as providing education and support to our partners in education and the wider multi disciplinary team.

Together our nursing team and our education colleagues work to support and enhance the lives of children and young people living with long term and life limiting conditions, responding to emergency situations and escalating care needs as needed.

*** Please note that applications from temporary workers who have been engaged with the Trust for a minimum of 3 months are welcome.

Available as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity. (With current line manager's agreement). ***

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose:

• To facilitate the care of children with long-term and acute conditions within the Specialist school setting thus reducing the need for hospital admission and / or enabling early discharge ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of nursing care, advice, education and support to Specialist school nursing team and education staff as well as children and their families in the community.
• To be responsible for the day-to-day operational management at the Specialist school and oversee and support colleagues including team of HCAs.

Key Dimensions:

• Working alongside the Lead Specialist School Nurse to ensure the continued provision of high quality care to all children through staff education, governance and professional development.
• To act as an expert in this specialist role, co-ordinating care pathways and developing the service to meet national guidelines and standards.
• Ensure the provision of safe evidence based clinical care within the specialist school setting.
• Lead and co-ordinate multi-professionals in the provision of palliative/ terminal care for children’s who have life limiting conditions.

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment.

We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles.

We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams.

PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Managerial

• Ensuring the efficient and…