School Nurse

Job Description

We are recruiting a School Nurse to lead delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within the School Nursing 5–19 Team. You will assess, plan, deliver, and review public health interventions across your school community. You will supervise and support staff and learners within the School Nurse team to maintain safe and consistent practice. The role also includes working with partner agencies to support effective inter agency planning and service delivery.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

You must be a qualified School Nurse (SCPHN) with leadership skills.

You are expected to be proactive and committed to improving outcomes for children, families, and communities.

Full driving licence.

Please read the attached role profile for full details.

As this post is with Cornwall Council, shortlisted candidates will have their details transferred to Cornwall Council’s recruitment system.

What You’ll Get In Return

Cornwall Council offers a benefits package that supports work life balance and staff wellbeing, including:

Competitive salary.

Defined benefit pension scheme with optional voluntary contributions.

Generous annual leave, with the option to purchase additional leave.

National award‑winning employee health and wellbeing programme.

Employee benefits scheme with discounts on local and national goods and services.

Working in Cornwall also provides access to rural landscapes and beaches, offering good leisure and lifestyle opportunities. You will have opportunities to work with education, GPs, Children’s Services, Public Health, and other agencies.

Additional Information

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached below here

If you would like to find out more, please contact;

Sara Tripp (Team Manager) sara.tripp@cornwall.gov.uk

Sarah Hyde (Team Manager) sarah.hyde@cornwall.gov.uk

This post requires an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process .

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

About Us

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options .

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.