Trainee Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Trainee Specialist Community Public Health Nurse/School Nurse, Band 6 / annex 21 Para 2 (ii)
NHS Tayside has an excellent opportunity for a Nurse to join our School Nurse Team. The post holder will be accountable for a delegated workload and work as part of a team. You will work in partnership with children, young people, families and multiagency colleagues to identify and support health needs for a designated population group, based on the principles of Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) National Practice Model. Candidates will have an awareness of child protection systems and be expected to provide accessible, safe, effective, person centred care as part of the School Nursing Service. Good communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills along with knowledge of IT systems is essential.
School Nurses support children and young people alongside a multi agency team. You would be working closely with education, social work, health and police on a regular basis. Your caseload would include children on the child protection register, care experienced young people and children with mental health and wellbeing concerns. Knowledge of supporting those in distress and children impacted by trauma and ACE’S, being able to risk manage and implement supports autonomously is a key part of the role. All whilst working within the National Practice Model Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC).
Applicants must be a current registered nurse at degree level. Who is willing to progress as a trainee onto the Advanced Nursing Practice Education (School Nursing) programme at Robert Gordon University on a distance learning approach supported by NHS Tayside.
As a trainee pay is determined as a percentage of the pay for qualified staff, in accordance with Annex 21 Paragraph 2 (ii) of the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions.
For periods of training lasting for between one and four years, pay will be adjusted as follows:
* More than three years from completion of training; 60% of the pay band maximum for the qualified rate;
* More than two but less than three years prior to completion of training; 65% of the pay maximum for the qualified rate;
* More than one but less than two years prior to completion of training; 70% of the pay band maximum of the qualified rate;
* Up to twelve months prior to completion of training; 75% of the pay band maximum of the fully qualified rate
NB. Annex 21: Arrangements for pay and banding of trainees, 9: Where an existing substantive employee of the employing NHS Board moves to undertake a training role and this would result in a reduction in earnings, the following arrangements will apply. The individual will remain on their existing band and earnings level, including any incremental progression and pay award uplifts, until the conclusion of their training period.
Successful candidates will commence the Postgraduate Diploma in Advancing Practice at the earliest opportunity.
If you want to improve the health and well being of our children and young people and would like to be part of the Transformation of School Nursing this is an ideal opportunity for you.
Ability to travel across Tayside and the surrounding areas is essential.
Informal Enquiries To
Jill McKenna Community Nurse Team Leader (P&K) Tel- 07827 881904
Email: jill.mckenna1@nhs.scot
Jenni Black Community Nurse Team Leader (Angus) Tel: 07812490298
Email: Jennifer.black2@nhs.scot
Laura Dryden Community Nurse Team Leader (Dundee) Tel- 07827881908
Email: laura.dryden@nhs.scot
Base of work: There are various School Nursing Bases across NHS Tayside within Angus, Dundee and Perth & Kinross. This post will be based in Angus. Further discussion regarding base/area can be discussed at interview.
Hours of work: core hours 08.30 to 17.00, Monday to Friday. Full and Part Time Hours considered.
Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
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