School Health Assistant in Bristol

School Health Assistant

Grade: NHS Af C Band 3. Contract: Permanent. Hours: 24 hours per week (term time only). Part‑time. Based in South Bristol with travel to Bristol localities as required.

Employer: Sirona care & health CIC, NHS site (Sirona School Nursing), Bristol.

Salary: £25,760 – £27,476 per annum (pro rata). Closing date: 26/07/2026 23:59. Interview date: 05/08/2026.

Job Overview

School Health Assistants work within the School Nursing Service as part of a skill‑mix team, supporting the delivery of integrated, evidence‑based services for children and their families, with a focus on prevention, promotion and early intervention.

They mainly work in schools but may also work in families’ homes, children’s centres, health clinics and other community venues.

School Health Assistants are required to deliver Sirona’s Public Health Nursing Service vision, engaging with transformation programmes to support change.

This includes working in partnership with children, young people, families and schools to deliver the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) and other health‑promoting work relevant to the role.

The School Nursing service is innovative and progressive, and this role requires a flexible, warm and reflective practitioner committed to ongoing development of their skills and knowledge to maintain excellent service standards.

Main Duties

• Support the delivery of the NCMP, arranging dates with schools and completing the measuring of children’s height and weight with follow‑up in line with the national programme, under supervision from service leads.
• Carry out vision screening as per local guidance, including arranging dates with schools, completing the screen, capturing data and managing any subsequent referrals and follow‑up.
• Deliver specified support packages to families, including short‑term, time‑limited interventions such as extended brief interventions to support the local NCMP.
• Participate in the planning, organisation, delivery and evaluation of health‑promotion activities.
• Prepare health‑promotion boards that engage children, young people and families.
• Perform general administrative and clerical duties as required.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous record keeping in line with local and national guidelines and policy.
• Follow agreed processes to ensure work is focused and time‑limited, and outcomes are shared with the NCMP and Vision Screening Lead, School Nurses, Clinical and Locality leads as appropriate.
• Support the local implementation of the Healthy Child Programme and specific public health programmes such as Extended Brief Intervention programmes.

Benefits

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme.

Important Information

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Please note that we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date.

If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered.

Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

Qualifications

• Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF/NVQ) Level 3 or equivalent in a related subject such as health and social care or childhood studies.
• English and Maths at GCSE Grade C or equivalent or Functional skills (English and Maths) Level 2.
• Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills across situations.
• Ability to remain focused on child and child outcomes when working with families.
• Clear understanding of the safeguarding role of SHA within a universal service and multi‑agency context.
• Knowledge of child development at a level required for the role.
• Ability to work autonomously with periodic supervision.
• Experience of health promotion.
• Experience working in a similar community role.
• Disclosure

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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