We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic & motivated SCPHN - School Nurse with the initiative and drive to play a key role in shaping the future of our service. As part of our continued commitment to delivering high‑quality, specialist public health assessments and interventions for our school‑aged community, you will directly contribute to our work addressing health inequalities, the wider determinants of health, and public health prevention.
This is an exciting time to join the Hull 0– Integrated Public Health Nursing Service (IPHNS) as we continue to advance our transformation journey. Your expertise will support us in further strengthening the quality, accessibility and impact of our services for children, young people, and families across the city.
As trusted public health professionals, school nurses provide accessible, culturally sensitive information on physical and mental wellbeing, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of local and national services to enable effective signposting. Their leadership helps shape joined-up approaches to health improvement, recognising that whole-school and whole-community strategies are crucial to improving outcomes.
To succeed in this role, you will need excellent communication skills, strong organisational ability, and a willingness to drive and support change within an evolving service. You must be confident working autonomously while also thriving as part of an integrated team.
To work as part of a team delivering the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) to the school aged population in Hull.
To ensure the effective delivery of early intervention packages of care to children, young people and their families
To be responsible for the management of a caseload or client group including compilation of reports and participation in multi-agency safeguarding children's procedures
To participate in the supervision, leadership and management responsibilities of the Public Health Nursing team.
To offer specialist advice in line with identified specialist areas (e.g., Sexual Health and Relationships)
To ensure safe and smooth transition for children from Primary into Secondary school or where appropriate into Special School.
To carry out developmental reviews, group work activities, health promotion and health education programmes.
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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