Apprentice SCPHN - School Nurse

Location: Various locations across the geographical region- Northumberland/Sunderland/Gateshead

Contract: Fixed Term: 14-Sep-2026 - 03-Sep-2027

Hours: Full‑time & Part-time

About The Role

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for motivated and compassionate nurses or midwives to train as Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (School Nurse). This apprentice School Nurse post provides a structured pathway into the School Nursing profession, combining academic study with supervised practice in community settings.

You will join a supportive and experienced team committed to helping you develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to qualify as a Band 6 School Nurse.

What You Can Expect

• Employment as a Apprentice School Nurse for the duration of the SCPHN (School Nurse) programme
• A high‑quality learning experience delivered in partnership with our University provider
• Practice placements within our School Nurse teams
• Dedicated support from practice assessors, supervisors, and the wider service
• Opportunities to develop leadership, public health, and family‑centred practice skills
• To participate in all elements of the SCPHN apprenticeship programme both theory and practice and ensure completion of all approved programme documentation and assessments which must be submitted within time scale.
• To take responsibility in organising planned tripartite and bipartite meetings with your Practice Assessor and Academic Assessor.
• To fully participate in the teaching strategies used by the Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor
• To develop professional knowledge and competence, pertaining to School Nursing and relevant to safe standards of professional practice.
• To accurately record information within systmOne records understanding and documenting cumulative risk and auctioning appropriately. Records to be contemporaneous and recorded timely as per trust policy.

Confidentiality to be maintained at all times. Access to electronic devised to be kept safe and stored as per trust policy.

Under the supervision of the Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor manage delegated workload/caseload and supervise staff if appropriate.

To undertake nursing and public health duties under direct and indirect supervision of the Practice Assessor or Practice Supervisor.

To act in accordance with all Trust policies.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We Offer Colleagues

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.
  
  

Please Note

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
  
  

Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Rispin Job title: Service Manager Email address: rachel.rispin2@nhs.net Telephone number: 07812 396064