Advert details:
Salary: Please see advert
Job closing date: 23/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Inverness
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Highland
Department: Highland Health & Social Care

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Location – Inverness
Highland Health & Social Care
Post Title – School Nursing Services 7/Trainee School Nurse
Full-time – 36 hours per week
Salary Scale

• Qualified School Nurse - £52,845 - £61,466 p.a.
• Trainees - Up to 12 months prior to completion of training (75% of the top rate at Band 7) = £46,099 p.a.
• More than two but less than three years prior to completion of training (65% of the top rate at Band 7) = £39,952 p.a.
• More than three years from completion of training (60% of the top rate at Band 7) = £36,879 p.a.

Permanent
(Please Note NHS application forms will not be accepted, see below to apply)

Leading, delivering and evaluating universal public health programmes for school-aged children and young people (5 - 19 years) within school and community settings including the planning coordination of the school age immunisation programme.

Supporting education colleagues in their role as the Named Person in contributing to the development of the Child Plan through comprehensive assessment using the national practice model.

Providing leadership within health assessment and care planning.

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact Sharon McDonald, Tel: 01463 702296 or Email: sharon.mcdonald@highland.gov.uk

You can apply, and view a Job and Person spec document online here: Apply via the company portal

Please quote reference in the subject line of your email – HGH22062. Closing date for completed applications: Monday 23rd November 2026.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination.