Main area Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing) Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Student post) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The post will come to an end at the end of January 2027) Job ref 381-WC-7547388
Employer Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site SWB NHS Trust Town Birmingham Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/11/2025 23:59
Student School Health Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for development within the Sandwell School Health Nursing Service. We are seeking highly motivated, committed, innovative nurses with a desire to make a difference to children and young people working within the public health agenda.
Main duties of the job
As a student School Nurse you will engage in training in order to complete the BSC (Hons) Degree in Community Health (Specialist Practitioner award in School Nursing). This will involve liaising with all relevant parties within the practice area and at the assigned University in order to gain the desired 50% theory and 50% practical element of the course, in order to attain successful completion the student will be required to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the School Nursing Team, carrying out clinical duties with Patients/clients as agreed with your Lead nurse for development and training within the service.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell School Health Nurses strive to deliver services that are visible and accessible to the school aged population of Sandwell delivering universal public health services and ensuring early help and extra support is available to children and young people at the times when they need it.
The team is made up of a skill mixed workforce ranging from admin officers, support workers, staff nurses and specialist practitioners
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Student SCPHN you will be required to:
* Comply with and fulfil the objectives of the School Nursing Team
* Participate in the setting of personal objectives with Lead Nurse for Development and Training (School Nursing) through the job appraisal and clinical supervision processes
* Demonstrate nursing procedures where applicable
* Engage fully with allocated university
* Complying with SWBH’s policies, procedures and guidelines and with relevant statutory/ Department of Health directives
* Ensuring data is inputted onto systemone accurately and on time as required by SWBH.
* Develop and maintain effective communication networks within the service and with other health professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies
* Accurately and timely recording of all care given to the patients and report any changes in the patients condition to the general practitioner or other members of the health / social care team.
* Attend and participate in staff meetings, case conferences and other meetings as required
* Identify the multiple needs of the patient, family / carer giving counsel and advice appropriate to the situation
* Use the knowledge and skills necessary to assess individuals and groups in an holistic way taking into consideration cultural differences
* Work within the primary care setting as a member of the health care team, participating in activities, which address the health needs of the caseload
* Provide and maintaining a high standard of care for patients in their homes, health centres and practice surgeries using a model of care, that is consistent with best evidence, within own scope of practice and legislation
* Identify, plan and undertake specific health promotional activities with identified target groups
* Ensuring that concerns and identified potential risks are referred / escalated appropriately
Please see the posts JD for full information
Person specification
Qualifications
* First Level Registered Nurse.
* Current NMC Registration
* Portfolio evidence of continual professional & academic development
* Evidence of attainment 120 credits at level 2
* Appropriate entry level criteria for the university education programme, and at least 120 credits at level 5 (diploma)
* For those wishing to undertake the degree at post graduate diploma level – applicants should hold an appropriate degree
* Evidence of the conditional offer from the university
Experience
* Evidence of working within a community nursing / public health setting
* Working independently
* Problem solving
* Demonstrable evidence of nursing practice
* Demonstrates an awareness of working within a School nurse/public health setting.
* Experience within a SHN team
* Evidence of collaborative working.
* Evidence of working within a multiprofessional arena
* Health promotion
* Audit /evaluation/ research
* Evidence of collaborative working within a multiprofessional arena
The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond.
To support this vision, we are actively looking at new models of care which:
* Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
* Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation
* Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites
Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining our Green Impact programme.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Please note-If this vacancy receives a high number of applications, it will close before the stated closing date. Please ensure that you have completed and submitted your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
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