Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the 5 to 19 Leicester City school nursing team. Our teams work within Public Health Nursing to deliver the Healthy Child Programme. We are agile workers, which includes face-to-face clinical work in schools as well as office and home working. We are pleased to offer full and part-time job opportunities. Our core working hours are 8.30am-4.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Public Health Nursing seeks to promote and protect the health of children and young people. We do this by promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing the likelihood of ill health through delivery of the Healthy Child Programme. Public Health Nursing is central to giving children the best start in life and helping them reach their full potential. We offer early intervention for physical and mental health issues, referring to specialist services as required.
We would love to meet you if you are an enthusiastic and self-motivated Registered Nurse with experience working with children, young people, and families. Our teams are busy, high achieving, and dynamic, consisting of committed and skilled professionals dedicated to delivering the best possible care for children and their families. School nursing offers a range of services to meet the varying needs of the local population, including a well-developed digital offer such as the award-winning Chat Health text messaging service.
For further information, please contact: Beth Logan, Public Health Nurse, School Nurse, at 07826923424 or beth.logan@nhs.net
Job Description Summary (Main Duties and Responsibilities)
* Delivery of effective healthcare within the organisation.
* Support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme using evidence-based practice to actively promote the health of children, young people, and families.
* Develop, deliver, and engage in health promotion programmes aimed at preventing ill health, supporting early identification of health needs, and working with individuals, education, and communities to reduce health inequalities.
* Provide 1-2-1 support for school-age children, working at Universal Plus and Partnership Plus levels.
* Act as a whole-family safeguarding caseload holder, including strategy calls, Children in Need, children with Child Protection plans, and universal contacts for children on the safeguarding caseload.
* Deliver the Healthy Together continence offer.
* Support early intervention and referral for emotional health issues.
* Coordinate and support the completion of health questionnaires in schools.
* Undertake comprehensive health assessments for identified children and young people.
For more details, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applications, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health, and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings, from inpatient wards to community outreach, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively promote equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek applicants from all sections of the community, especially underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours, and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants document.
We consider requests for flexible working hours or varied patterns in line with our policy.
All substantive roles (excluding medical staff) are subject to a 6-month probationary period, as per our Probation Policy.
All jobs require permission to work in the UK. The cost of any DBS disclosure will be met by the individual and deducted from salary once employed.
Applicants at risk within the NHS who meet the essential criteria will be given interview priority.
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