Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join our School Nursing Team located in Telford. We are looking for caring, motivated friendly school staff nurse to join our friendly, supportive caring busy team. You should possess commitment to interdisciplinary team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care. As part of your role you will support children and young people with aspects of emotional and physical health to improve their health outcomes. If you have a keen interest to work with children, are caring, compassionate and enthusiastic to develop your career and are a team player then you may be just what we are looking for. If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please call me, I would be happy to talk to you about This role requires travelling to schools, you must be able to meet this requirement. Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment. Main duties of the job To assist in the provision of the school nursing service for school aged children and their families/carers, in accordance with the agreed standards/policies which promote equalities issues and monitor services to ensure that no child or family is discriminated against due to age, gender, race, culture, religion, language, disability or sexual orientation. To assist and support the SCPHN in the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme within the School Nursing speciality by delivering a range of school nursing activities to improve health, reduce inequalities and safeguard children To manage a delegated workload without direct supervision whilst acknowledging professional limitations in knowledge and competence. Give support and advice on a whole range of issues that supports the health of child/ young person e.g. immunisation, nutrition, life style issues, emotional and behavioural issues. Promoting local and national public health messages. To assist the SCPHN in the management of a defined caseload of school aged children, promoting health, preventing ill health, identifying health needs, and recognising unmet health needs by use of evidence-based practice. To support and promote health to improve outcomes of children and young people within the local health economy. To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this post to provide a quality service About us Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, Health Visiting, School Nursing and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff. Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. Person Specification Training and Qualfications Essential RGN / RN/ RSCN / RMN / RNLD NMC registered Experience Essential A wide range of community based, children related or transferable experience Up to date, post registration experience Evidence of continual professional development Knowledge and Skills Essential Knowledge of Child Protection legislation IT skills and computer literacy Evidence of continuing post basic training Evidence of research-based practice Other Essential Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role Person Specification Training and Qualfications Essential RGN / RN/ RSCN / RMN / RNLD NMC registered Experience Essential A wide range of community based, children related or transferable experience Up to date, post registration experience Evidence of continual professional development Knowledge and Skills Essential Knowledge of Child Protection legislation IT skills and computer literacy Evidence of continuing post basic training Evidence of research-based practice Other Essential Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see Employer details Employer name Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Address Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, Telford 0-19 (SEND 25) 14 Leonard Street Telford TF2 6EU United Kingdom Employer's website