Job summary
Are you a School Nurse looking for an exciting opportunity to develop and progress your career. We are really excited to have investment in School Nursing in Cornwall.
We are looking for School Nurses to come and join our 0-19 Locality Teams. We are integrated with our Early Help and Social Care colleagues and share an integrated electronic record which supports communication and co-ordination. We are aiming for each Secondary School to have a named School Nurse who will work alongside a mix skilled health team to cover surrounding Primary Schools.
Main duties of the job
Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to provide evidence-based family centred public health services to achieve the service vision and meeting the needs of communities, families and children and young people.
If you are interested in finding out more, please do not hesitate to contact:
Jennifer Walmsley (Team Manager) -
Karen Roost (Team Manager) -
Sarah Hyde (Team Manager) -
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 11th March.
About us
Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities;, race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.
Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. Its a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.
This is aposition with Cornwall Council, candidates that are shortlisted will havetheir details transferred to the Council's recruitment system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Service & Team:
Are you a School Nurse looking for an exciting opportunityto develop and progress your career. Weare really excited to have investment in School Nursing in Cornwall.
We are looking for School Nurses to come and join our0-19 Locality Teams. We are integrated with our Early Help and Social Carecolleagues and share an integrated electronic record which supportscommunication and co-ordination. We are aiming for each Secondary School tohave a named School Nurse who will work alongside a mix skilled health team tocover surrounding Primary Schools.
Working in Cornwall has the added advantage also ofhaving some beautiful rural areas and beaches which provide plenty of leisureopportunities to create a great work life balance. There are excitingopportunities to be part of partnership working groups and multi-disciplinarypractice discussions. You will contribute, progress and lead innovativepractice, enhancing effective partnership working with education, GPs,Childrens Services, Public Health and other key agencies.
We currently have full time posts in the St Austell /Clays area
The Role:
Delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to provideevidence-based family centred public health services to achieve the servicevision and meeting the needs of communities, families and children and youngpeople.
If you are interested in finding out more, please do nothesitate to contact:
Jennifer Walmsley(Team Manager)
This position will be subject to an enhancedcriminal record disclosure check.
What youll need to succeed:
You will need to be a qualified School Nurse (SCPHN) withleadership skills, looking for a diverse and exciting School Nursing post. Youwill be forward thinking, proactive, and committed to improving the healthoutcomes of children, families and communities.
Please read the role profile for the full details ofthis role attached below in this advert
What youll get in return:
We are employed by Cornwall Council and can offer Agendafor Change Salary and Pension including reimbursement of your annual NMCregistration fees.
We offer a supportive supervision framework where youwill be supported with your clinical caseload management, safeguarding childrensupervision and clinical restorative supervision.
We offer an extensive training and development programme,including a preceptorship package for those of you who are newly qualified.
We have an excellent career pathway within ourservice. We are keen to support anddevelop our own staff wishing to develop their skills and offer continuedsupport with appropriate CPD and experience.
Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice,a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing areward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. Weoffer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide ouremployees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that serviceneeds are met. Find out more about working andvolunteering for us.
Please provide your NMC number on your application.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
1. Current professional registration- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Experience
Essential
2. Please see the attached Role Profile for more information on the knowledge, skills and experience required for this role. Please ensure you evidence within your application the criteria that are marked as 'Application'.
Qualifications
Essential
3. You will need to be a qualified School Nurse (SCPHN) with leadership skills, looking for a diverse and exciting School Nursing post.
4. You will be forward thinking, proactive, and committed to improving the health outcomes of children, families and communities.
5. Please include your NMC PIN within your application.