School Nurse SCPHN Student - Waltham Forest 0-19 Services

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Tower Hamlets GP Care Group School Nurse SCPHN Student - Waltham Forest 0-19 Services The closing date is 25 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Are you a community health nurse looking to further your knowledge and skills? Are you experienced in working within the 0-19 services? Do you hold a 2:2-degree qualification or above? As a registered nurse or midwife there has never been a better time to join the GP Care Group. Come and join our friendly, welcoming, and inclusive 0-19 team and share our ambition to make a fundamental difference in improving the health and wellbeing of children and their families in Waltham Forest. We are looking for nurses who have: Effective communication skills to support and empower families and young people, and to work alongside partner agencies. A flexible and reliable team player with the ability to prioritise and manage a busy workload and an approach suited to community working. Current nursing or midwifery registration or a nursing or midwifery qualification At least 1 years post registration experience and the ability to travel extensively across Waltham Forest and the surrounding areas to meet both the educational and clinical requirements of the course. As this role is community based, it is desirable to be a car owner and driver. On successful completion of the course, the post holder will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) and you will be able to apply for band 6 SCPHN roles. Main duties of the job School Nurses lead in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19) delegating to and supervising the work of the skill mix team, while also working in partnership with local service providers to develop and support services to children and families within the local community. This is a development role where the sponsored SCPHN student will be building on existing knowledge, skills, and competencies to achieve a higher level of practice resulting in an academic qualification as well as acquiring clinical skills required to practice as a NMC registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse on a defined pathway Interviews will be taking place W/C 02 November 2026 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. About us Tower Hamlets GP Care Group (The Care Group) was incorporated as a community interest company limited by shares in September 2014. Every general practice in Tower Hamlets owns one share of £1. The Care Group was formed to manage borough level contracts on behalf of the practices, deliver primary care led services and support general practices, and to be the provider voice of primary care in the wider health and social care system. Read up more about Tower Hamlets GP Care Group, click here: https://www.gpcaregroup.org/ The Care Group is also a member of Tower Hamlets Together, a place-based integrated partnership, which includes Bart's Health, East London NHS Foundation Trust, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the Council for Voluntary Services. Click here to know more about Tower Hamlets Together partnership- https://www.towerhamletstogether.com/ The key priorities for the Care Group are: Innovation and support for primary care Being a great place to work Integrating primary and community care Providing of high-qua