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Specialist Practitioner School Nursing

Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

Bournemouth, BH6 5AJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£27,704 to £33,361

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

8 November 2026

18 days left

Job description

As a Specialist Practitioner, you will lead and participate in the School Nursing core programme, as underpinned by the Healthy Child Programme and wi...

To provide a high-quality person-centred approach to care delivery which always considers people's safety, privacy, and dignity.

To work within the Children Young Person Public Health (CYP PH) Service to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and targeted interventions to children 5 to 19 and their families.

To promote the health and wellbeing of the 5 to 19 population and their families

To provide specialist advice to others regarding the management and care of patients / service users.

To devise specialist programmes of care for members of the 0-19 team and other professionals, to deliver and ensure they are delivered appropriately.

To plan, implement and review health improvement programmes in a range of settings and be proactive in delivering the national and local public health agendas in response to identified health and social need.

To work in partnership with other agencies and meet agreed standards, objectives, and statutory requirements.

Provide supervision, mentorship, training and clinical support to students and trained practitioners.

To provide line management and leadership within the 0-19 team

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to create healthier lives, empowered citizens and thriving communities.

Job Specific Experience

Essential

  • Experience of specialist working
  • Recent previous experience within a comparable role
  • Experience of managing change
  • Experience of developing specialist programmes of care for an individual or groups of patients/clients and of providing highly specialist advice
  • Able to demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning skills to assimilate information in order to make a clinical judgement regarding diagnosis and intervention.
  • Ability to prioritise and organise workload effectively

Managerial/Supervisory Experience

Essential: - Experience of providing clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff; - Experience of leading and managing a team

Desirable: - Experience of devising and delivering training

Knowledge, Skills and Training

Essential

  • Registered Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner School Nursing degree/diploma level
  • Membership of the relevant Professional Body
  • Evidence of recent professional development in an up to date portfolio
  • Knowledge and understanding of Trust Strategy relevant to role

Desirable: - Learning and Assessing in Practice Qualification or equivalent practice assessors training

Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential

  • Evidence of demonstrating the Trust's values and behaviours
  • Able to communicate effectively at different levels of the organisation and with staff, patient/service users, visitors or external organisations both verbally and in writing in the exchange of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information which may require the use of negotiating and/or persuasive skills
  • Able to overcome barriers to understanding where there are physical or mental disabilities

Desirable: - experience

How to apply

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Provenance

Source

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First seen

21 October 2026

Last checked

21 October 2026

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About the employer

DHU
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust

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