Current Vacancies

Role: Senior School Nurse (full-time)
Salary: up to £40,000 per annum (FTE & DOE)
Hours: 8:30am – 4pm, Monday to Friday. Term-time only

Hollybank Trust, based in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.  We are a charity founded in 1954 and have a number of adult and children’s residential homes, including an outstanding school, nursery, on-site speech therapy, physiotherapy and hydro-therapy services. We have achieved a reputation of attaining very high service standards, working with children, young people and adults who have complex and multiple physical disabilities and associated communication, sensory and learning disabilities.

Overview of Role

• To assess, develop, implement and review health care plans using specialist nursing skills to meet the needs of children and young people with complex physical and health needs, sensory impairments and associated learning difficulties.
• To promote person centred care, dignity and compassionate support.
• To communicate information effectively to other professionals, staff, families and external agencies.
• To work as part of the multi-disciplinary / multi agency team.
• To act as advocate for the child/young person and their family, including promoting and protecting their interests, privacy, dignity and respect.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification to ensure you meet the required criteria. If a suitable candidate is appointed prior to the closing date of this advert we reserve the right to close this advert early.

What we look for from our staff:

• Confidence – being self-assured, asking for help when you need it and challenging behaviour or practices that you feel are inappropriate or unsafe.
• Curiosity – being inquisitive and welcoming change, asking questions about the way that we do things and why, and putting yourself forward to try new things.
• Happiness – being cheerful and positive, bringing your best self to work and sharing your enthusiasm for life with the people we are here to support.
• Kindness – being caring and compassionate, reaching out to your colleagues if they look like they’re struggling, being an active member of the team and working together to achieve shared goals.

What we Offer

• NMC Pin renewal reimbursement
• A competitive salary, based on experience.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Enhanced rates of pay for Bank Holidays and Overtime.
• An open and supportive working culture.
• Paid pre-employment training.
• Employee benefits and rewards, including retailer discounts.
• Free parking on site.

For any questions or informal queries, please don’t hesitate to contact our dedicated recruitment team on 01924 490833 or [email protected] We are also happy to organise site visits to the School – come and see what we do!

Hollybank Trust is committed to Safeguarding vulnerable people, and our Safer Recruitment process requires all employees to have an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks in line with our Recruitment policy.

We want people from underrepresented groups such as Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBTQIA+) communities to succeed at Hollybank Trust and our policies and procedures ensure that this can happen.

Hollybank Trust is a Disability Confident Employer. Please let us know on your application about any adjustments that you require for your interview or give us a call to discuss your application in more detail. 

Please note, that due to Safer Recruitment best practice any offers of employment will be conditional and will require the completion of a full Trust application form prior to start date.