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School nurses work with schools and families to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
You could work: between 8am and 6pm;
In this role you could:
You could work at a school, at a pupil referral unit, in the community or at a college.
You can get into this job through an apprenticeship or by working towards this role.
If you are a qualified registered nurse or midwife, you might be able to do a specialist community public health nurse degree apprenticeship.
This usually takes a year and 6 months to complete and is a mix of learning at work and academic study at an accredited university.
You'll usually need:
You can apply to become a school nurse if you're a registered nurse or midwife.
You'll usually need to do an approved programme in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing - School Nursing.
Courses usually take 1 to 2 years to complete.
You'll need to:
You might have an advantage when applying for courses or jobs if you have:experience in health promotion or working with children in the community; knowledge of child protection and family planning issues; an understanding of school children's health needs
You can find out more about how to become a school nurse from Health Careers.
With experience you could:become a team manager or community matron; become a manager of a service; work in education or research
You'll find more details about becoming a school nurse from Health Careers.