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Compassion
Supportive and caring, listening to others.
Open
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Trust
Trusted to deliver, feeling valued and safe.
Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust provides high quality community health and care services which are responsive to the needs of our local population. Services are delivered by our dedicated and innovative multi disciplinary professionals and supported by equally committed staff behind the scenes. We strive to continue developing and improving our services by working with and listening to our populations, partners, commissioners and staff.
WCHC offers you a great opportunity to be a part of a talented, passionate and committed team delivering excellent community based services across Cheshire and Merseyside.
Job overview
School Nurse - Knowsley
Do you fancy a career with an award winning integrated health and care NHS Foundation Trust?
is 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 soon to be Knowsley.
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.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Knowsley 0- service for SCPHN trained school nurse. The successful candidate will have proven leadership, experience and knowledge of school nursing. If you want to make a difference to the health of school aged children within Knowsley and have a commitment to reducing health inequalities we would very much like to hear from you.
You will work closely with the, education and social care to provide services in response to identified need, both public health and safeguarding. whilst working in partnership Knowsley Local Authority to take the local children’s agenda forward.
School Nursing is a fast paced, dynamic and challenging service, and as a School Nurse with us you will be given opportunity to demonstrate leadership whilst working within the public health, health promotion and safeguarding domains.
You should be well organised, have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with children and young people both in school and within other education provider settings. You must be committed to working effectively both within a team and independently. An in depth knowledge of the current trends and developments within school nursing and the health agenda relating to children’s services is essential.
Working for our organisation
About the Trust
Our local and community based services support people to live well and independently, including:
1. 0- / 0-+ Health and Wellbeing Services
2. Community Nursing
3. Sexual Health Wirral
4. Community Cardiology
5. Walk-in centres
6. Speech and Language Therapy
7. Teletriage
8. Community Dental
9. Social Care
10. 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 the .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification for further information relating to this exciting job role.
Please note this role requires the SCPHN Qualification for School Nursing.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
11. RN (Adult or Child/RSCN)
12. Leadership Level 6
13. Mentorship Level 6
14. Postgraduate in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing- School Nursing or equivalent
15. Solihull Approach Trained
Desirable criteria
16. Motivational Interviewing trained
17. Promotional Interviewing trained
18. Mentorship Level 7
19. Leadership Level 7
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
20. Experience of managing a School Nurse Caseload
21. Evidence of continuing professional development
22. Experience of leading the assessment, planning and evaluation of care
23. Experience of integrated working
24. Ability to use email, internet and word processing software
25. Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
26. Good verbal, non verbal and written communication skills
27. Ability to work as part of a team and independently
28. Effective interpersonal skills
29. Ability to support and motivate staff
30. Ability to support students in placements
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
31. Access to a car for work purposes
32. Commitment
33. Vision
Important Information
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record system.
For further information explaining how we use your information in line with GDPR please see our ‘Guidance for applicants’ document under the section 'Additional documentation'.
We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. WCHC is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of disability, age, sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, maternity/pregnancy, marriage/civil partnership or transgender status. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage BAME, LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce and are keen to support reasonable adjustments to support our new and existing staff.
We are proud to support our Armed Forces Community as a Veteran Aware NHS Trust and are pleased to share that we recently achieved Bronze Award accreditation, in the. We support the armed forces as an employer; recognising the experiences and skills ex-military personnel have gained through their service.
Further Information:
Closing Dates: Candidates are advised to apply early. The Trust reserves the right to close a vacancy prior to the closing date if a high number of applications are received.
Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.
Salary Expectations: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.