Advert details
Salary: Please see advert
Job closing date: 23/11/2026
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Portree area
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 28.8
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 – Portree
Highland Health & Social Care
Post Title – School Nursing Services 7/Trainee School Nurse
Part-time – 28.8 hours per week

Salary Scale

• Qualified School Nurse - £42,276 - £49,172 p.a. (£52,845 - £61,466 pro rata)
• Trainees (all pro rata figures) - 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)

School nurses are Specialist Community Public Health Nurses who provide support to school age children and young people. School Nursing builds on the early prevention and intervention support offered within a universal health visiting service in the early years by providing targeted complex assessment, intervention and support for the most vulnerable school aged children and families, particularly those suffering the impact of health inequalities and poverty. As public health nurses, school nurses contribute to early prevention in school years through health education and promotion.

Working through the Getting it Right Practice Model, and as a named health partner to the plan for children and young people, school nursing service is universally accessible and provides targeted support across ten priority areas as set by the Scottish Government.

School nursing functions as part of the whole system of mental health support, having a key contribution to tier 1 and tier 2 mental health care and enable appropriate access to Tier 3 CAMHS when required.

School nurses are responsible for delegating work to other members of the school nursing team as appropriate to coordinate care.

If you would like to discuss this post further, please contact Rebecca MacDonald E-mail: Rebecca.MacDonald2@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 – HGH22079. Closing date for completed applications: Monday 23rd November 2026