School Nurse – Cambridgeshire North Locality
Join the East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust in the 0‑19 Healthy Child Programme as a School Nurse.
Role Overview
The School Nurse promotes good health and prevents ill health in young people, families and communities. The role involves raising awareness of unmet health needs, initiating, developing, implementing, and evaluating care plans, and working within a defined area to assess need, delegate and supervise work.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to identify health needs of children, young people, families and the school community and contribute to a strategy to address these needs.
* Use knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual health care plans; manage children with complex health needs in school.
* Carry out shifts within the 5‑19 duty desk, receiving all incoming communication and referrals to the service, liaising with key stakeholders, parents/carers and young people.
* Assist schools in establishing procedures for medicine management.
* Provide and promote appointment clinics for pupils and their families, parent and carer support groups, home visits and health needs assessment.
* Provide contact with young people via Chat Health text messaging service.
* Respond to health needs assessments by referring to other professionals (GPs, consultants, mental health team) and statutory and voluntary agencies (social care).
* Support children and young people and their families with emotional and behavioural development.
* Advise the client group on health promotion and prevention of illness.
* Link practice with local and national targets and deliver public health programmes based on current priorities and targets.
* Plan evidence‑based health promotion programmes, order resources, compile teaching plans with aims, objectives and outcomes, and evaluate the sessions.
* Act as a health link for other agencies and work closely with partner agencies to promote health and well‑being.
* Support children, young people and families who are vulnerable or at risk, adhering to safeguarding procedures and participating in child protection case conferences.
* Participate in statutory safeguarding processes, including witness statements and court attendance.
* Identify children with special educational needs and disability, facilitate support and referrals, and act as a key worker when indicated.
* Clinically triage the single point of access and Chat Health as required.
* Provide cover for colleagues as requested by the manager.
* Demonstrate reflective and evidence‑based practice and use this to influence strategy and policy development.
* Hold a special interest role and support other staff within the locality and service.
* Contribute to the development of local policies and procedures relevant to the area of work.
* Take responsibility for own clinical practice, including clinical supervision and adherence to the NMC code of conduct.
* Actively participate in reflective practice development through annual clinical observations.
* Maintain live mentor status and contribute to a learning environment for staff and students.
Benefits
* Dedicated child and family focused service delivery.
* Opportunity to work within an integrated 0‑19 HCP skill mix team.
* Robust 1‑yr preceptorship for newly qualified staff or those returning to practice.
* Comprehensive induction package.
* Holistic approach to support and guidance via management, safeguarding and supervisory support.
* Continuous staff development through supervision and appraisal.
* Working for an NHS organisation with Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
* Opportunity to build relationships with partner agencies.
* Competitive lease car scheme.
* Agile working supported by IT connectivity.
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