Job summaryJoin the School Nursing team in Hereford delivering the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme as a School Nurse, promoting health and preventing ill health for young people, families and the wider community.
The School Nurse will work within a defined area, assessing need, delegating and supervising work within the team. They promote early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, social inclusion and the reduction of health inequalities.
The School Nurse works in partnership with young people, families, schools and communities, primary care and other professionals to facilitate health enhancing activities.
Main duties of the jobUse evidence based practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in line with the Healthy Child Programme.
Address inequalities in health and maintain links with relevant agencies.
Establish networks within the community in order to inform and influence policies which affect health outcomes.
About usWye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.DetailsDate posted: 11 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 229-SUR-8281764
Job locations: Vaughan Building, Ruckhall Lane, Belmont, Herefordshire, HR2 7RP, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesTo view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view the Job description and person specification attached to this vacancy in the supporting documents.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered Nurse
- Specialist Community and Public Health Nurse - School Nurse
DesirableSkillsEssential- Effective communication skills
- Managerial and leadership skills
- IT skills
- Teaching skills
ExperienceEssential- Evidence of caseload management in School Nursing
Personal AttributesEssential- Team player
- Delegation skills
- Organisational skills
- Commitment to professional development
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name: Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address: Vaughan Building, Ruckhall Lane, Belmont, Herefordshire, HR2 7RP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact: Practice Lead, School Nursing, Wendy Long, Wendy.Long@wvt.nhs.uk, 01432363940
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.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
