We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Band 6 School Nurse who will work within BaNES Child and Family Public Health Service to lead and deliver a high quality, pro-active service for children and the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme.
This is an extremely rewarding role with the aim to reduce health inequalities, to safeguard children and improve outcomes for children within the service.
This role will be based at one of the following integrated BaNES Child and Family Health bases; St Martins Hospital, First Steps (Twerton), Keynsham Health Centre, or Paulton Hospital.
Willingness and ability to travel is required and therefore a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.
Main Responsibility
Key responsibilities include:
* Being the public health lead for the school nursing skill mixed team within the defined school community area, assessing health needs and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions utilising the skills of and delegating to the skill mix team in an outcome-focused context.
* To undertake population health needs assessment to identify local need and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs
* Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with schools and other key partners.
* Provide school age children/young people with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing. This will include partnership working with their families, schools and other agencies.
* To promote health and wellbeing through drop in, health education sessions and signposting. Referring/introducing to partner agencies as required.
* To contribute to multi-agency early support assessment of children and young people and take on lead professional role where appropriate.
* To manage an identified caseload comprising of secondary and primary schools Understanding the concept of clinical governance and safeguarding. Using this knowledge and skills to identify, assess and safeguard vulnerable children and families.
The Ideal Candidate
Essential
* Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification.
* Current NMC registration on third part of the register.
* Experience in leading and working in school nursing teams.
* Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and young people.
* Qualification in practice supervising/assessing for nurse learners.
* Working knowledge of the tools and programmes used in school nursing to improve outcomes for children.
* Valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.
* Ability to work with electronic health records and with IT systems.
Package Description
As a Band 6 School Nurse you’ll be part of our valued team in BaNES, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
* £37,338 - £44,962 Band 6 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
* Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
* Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
* Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
* Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
* Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
* An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
* The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a number of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
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