School Nurse - Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
Are you a SCPHN School Nurse (or due to qualify soon) who is highly motivated with excellent team working and communication skills? We would love you to join us. We are expanding our School Nursing Service as part of a new delivery model and are recruiting to a School Nurse post. Our model develops new ways of working to meet the needs of our diverse and growing population. We would like to hear from SCPHN School Nurse Students due to qualify as well. We actively encourage applicants to meet the management team and 0-19 colleagues.
This is a year-round post working a minimum of 30 hours per week between 9am-5pm.
Previous applicants within the last 3 months do not need to apply.
Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and a positive experience for patients and families.
Responsibilities
* Maintain a family-centred public health approach as a framework for identifying and delivering health care interventions and key public health messages.
* Be pro-active in multi-agency networking and collaboration to improve health outcomes for children, young people and their families.
* Reflect a service based on reducing health inequalities.
* Offer School Nurse expertise to clients within a community setting, acting as an advocate for the school age child.
* Undertake child/family assessments and agree programmes of child health screening and health promotion activity.
* Carry out specific health and developmental screening where identified, or delegate responsibility where appropriate to other team members.
* Responsibilities / accountability for a caseload while overseeing and supporting other staff members.
* Delegation of workload from caseload where appropriate, while retaining oversight of cases and identified actions.
* Work as an autonomous practitioner taking responsibility for care given to children, young people and families, while also working as part of a team.
* Support and develop skill-mixed staff within an integrated team.
* Prioritise workload to ensure all tasks are actioned in a timely fashion according to level of need.
What We Can Offer
* Recruitment and Retention premia of 6% (T&Cs apply; more information given at interview).
* A friendly, welcoming, nurturing and encouraging work environment that supports practice and development.
* Local induction and an allocated mentor.
* Preceptorship for newly qualified staff.
* Strong leadership and management support.
* Regular clinical, management, and safeguarding supervision.
* A clinical training programme tailored to your needs.
* Opportunities for leadership and career development.
* Focus on staff wellbeing with access to engagement programs and support services via the People Development team.
Can We Offer You
* Discounts and savings at hundreds of retailers nationwide with My Trust Benefits.
* Buy & Sell Annual Leave.
* An attractive pension scheme with related benefits.
* Employee Assistance Programme—free and confidential support for personal life.
* Staying Well at Work service for tailored employment-related support for severe and long-term mental health problems.
Practice and Clinical Focus
Undertake comprehensive assessments of children and young people in a wide range of environments and across a broad population. Interpret and analyse information, liaising with children, young people, families, and other services/agencies as appropriate. Inform and implement a plan of care using evidence-based criteria, monitor progress, and adapt plans to maximise health benefits for clients. Provide skilled, evidence-based nursing care in accordance with policies and procedures. Support others to identify their knowledge and skills and access services to promote healthy lifestyles. Maintain accurate records in line with NMC guidance and Trust policy. Demonstrate knowledge of Information Sharing and Assessment protocols and identify relevant information to promote child safety. If a non-medical prescriber, include diagnosis of clinical need, patient history, and clinical assessment where appropriate.
Please refer to the full job description.
Locations
* Bedford, England
* Milton Keynes, England
* St Neots, England
* Newport Pagnell, England
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