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Job Summary
Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?
Job Summary
Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trustis an innovative and forward-thinking organisation, delivering high quality health and care services to the populations of Wirral, Cheshire East and West, St Helens and Knowsley.
This is an exciting opportunity to form part of a new Special School Nurse team within Wirral providing care to children with medical and clinical need within these schools .
Main duties of the job
We take great pride in being an open, trusting and compassionate organisation. The Trust is committed to promoting and building a team that enhances inclusion, diversity and equality. We strongly believe that working together with our partners, listening to and engaging with our patients, service users and their families we can make a real difference to the lives of local people within our communities.
We currently deliver outstanding0-19 and 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Servicesacross Wirral, Cheshire East and St Helens, supporting over 207,000 children and young people. Our dedicated, innovative and forward thinking children and young people's services have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of families in our communities.
We work closely with our commissioners and partners to deliver the best possible services for the children, young people and families.
If you are an enthusiastic and forward thinking nurse who wants to make a real difference to children and their families then this could be the opportunity you have been looking for, offering a variety of work to the successful candidate that will include public health and safeguarding .
You should possess excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills together with an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. An in depth knowledge of the current health agenda relating to children's services is essential.
About Us
You will be joining a proactive skill mixed team working together to deliver and support needs for children within Wirral Special Schools. As part of the 0-19 Service which includes Health Visiting and School nursing you will be working closely with other local statutory, health and voluntary agencies to provide accessible, person centred packages of care in response to individual and local need. You will be working in partnership across the areas .
About The Trust
Our local and community based services support people to live well and independently, including:
0-19 / 0-19+ Health and Wellbeing Services
Community Nursing
Sexual Health Wirral
Community Cardiology
Walk-in centres
Speech and Language Therapy
Teletriage
Community Dental
Social Care
End of Life Care
As a Trust, we provide extensive continuous professional development opportunities through a diverse range of learning solutions, including virtual and face-to-face events, webinars and action learning sets. We subscribe to numerous memberships and licences to support staff development and continuous learning.
You can read more about the Trust via thecareers section on our website.
Details
Date posted
18 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year pa (pro rata)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Term time hours
Reference number
844-7274608
Job locations
St Catherines Health Centre
Church Road
Birkenhead
CH42 0LQ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information regarding this role
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications and professional training
Registered Nurse (Adult/Child)
Evidence of recent professional development
Desirable
Mentorship Level 6
Modules at level 6 - Public Health Related
Solihull Approach trained
Motivational Interviewing trained
Experience and knowledge
Essential
Knowledge of Paediatric Health Care needs and priorities
Knowledge of child development
Knowledge of safeguarding issues and working with vulnerable families.
Understanding of role within the Public Health Team
Desirable
Two years post registration
Experience of data collection for reports
Previous experience or working in a community environment
Skills and attributes
Essential
Good verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
Ability to work as part of a team and independently
Effective interpersonal skills
Good organisational and time management skills
Desirable
Ability to facilitate groups and discussions
Ability to be flexible to meet the needs of the service
Personal qualities
Essential
Commitment
Vision
Access to a car for work purposes
Confident and approachable
Person Specification
Essential
Commitment
Vision
Access to a car for work purposes
Confident and approachable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Catherines Health Centre
Church Road
Birkenhead
CH42 0LQ
Employer's website
https://www.wchc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Catherines Health Centre
Church Road
Birkenhead
CH42 0LQ
Employer's website
https://www.wchc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Employment type Contract
Job function Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals
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