Specialist Practitioner School Nurse
Company: London Borough of Sutton Council
Job ID: F0058-26-0005

Job summary
The post holder will work with the Head of Service to deliver the strategic vision for children's services in the Borough, promoting interagency working between Health and Local Authority services to achieve the best outcomes for children in Sutton.

Main duties of the job
Key Tasks

• To be the principal point of contact for allocated schools in the area
• To develop and deliver cooperative working arrangements with schools that support health outcomes for children, young people and facilitate partnership working across schools and other partner organisations.
• To deliver the Healthy Child Programme to the schools in state maintained and schools with academy status in the London Borough of Sutton. To facilitate early identification of health needs and interventions for children to maximise their potential.
• To empower pupils, their families and staff to take responsibility for health as individuals and as a school community.
• To ensure all vulnerable children are identified and appropriate support and interventions provided in a timely way.

About us
Children's Health Service

The post holder will be employed by the London Borough of Sutton but will work as part of the Sutton Health and Care Alliance (SHC). SHC is a partnership of key local health and care providers including the Council, Epsom and St Helier's NHS Trust (ESH), South West London and St George's MH Trust and the GP Federation. The SHC Alliance was formed so that local health and care providers could work together to deliver high quality health and social care for Sutton residents. The SHC Alliance is already starting to deliver innovative services in Sutton that are providing joined-up care.

For more information on the role and the service, please download the Candidate Pack which can be found towards the bottom of the page. For an informal discussion, feel free to contact the Children's Health Team - Beth Wilson - Head of Children's Service (beth.wilson@sutton.gov.uk) or Jean Crate, 0-19 Service Manager (jean.crate@sutton.gov.uk)

Details
Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £43,449 to £53,919 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: F0058-26-0005
Job locations: Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1EA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Role Description: The post holder will be employed by the London Borough of Sutton (LBS) but will work as part of the Sutton Health and Care Alliance (SHC). SHC is a partnership of key local health and care providers including the Council, Epsom and St Helier's NHS Trust, South West London and St George's MH Trust and the GP Federation. The SHC Alliance was formed so that local health and care providers could work together to deliver high quality health and social care for Sutton residents. The SHC Alliance is already starting to deliver innovative services in Sutton that are providing joined-up care. The first of these is Sutton Health and Care at Home which went live on April 18.

The post holder will work with the Head of Service to deliver the strategic vision for children's services in the Borough, promoting interagency working between Health and Local Authority services to achieve the best outcomes for children in Sutton.

Person Specification
Knowledge and Competences (Essential)

• Excellent communication skills: IT written and oral
• Willingness to support management of change, development and working practice
• High levels of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs, including the delivery of public health programmes
• Knowledge of current legislation and national guidance
• Understanding of the safeguarding process and child protection procedures, clinical governance arrangements and the ability to make decisions in these areas
• Ability to set personal objectives, manage time, priorities and stressful situations
• Ability to work as part of a team

Qualifications (Essential)

• Registered Nurse
• Registered Specialist Public Health Practitioner (School Nursing) OR Registered Specialist Public Health Practitioner (Health Visiting) and willing to undertake the additional field of practice in School Nursing

Experience (Essential)

• Delivery of health promotion activities
• Working with children and families in a range of settings
• Experience of working with young people with emotional and mental health problems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: London Borough of Sutton Council
Address: Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1EA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.sutton.gov.uk/

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