Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing
Are you passionate about supporting the health and wellbeing of children and families? Join our School Nursing service, where you will play a vital role in delivering the Healthy Child Programme and contributing to positive public health outcomes for children and young people. This role is term time only, 30 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
Community Public Health School Nurses will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme in Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire, ensuring equitable access for children, young people and families to information and support in their own community that includes schools. You will also be expected to:
* Work collaboratively with other agencies, for example schools, to promote health and wellbeing and improve early identification of need and risks to child outcomes, which includes the running of school-based drop-in clinics.
* Deliver agreed 'Support Packages' to children, young people, and families, which are short‑term, time‑limited evidence‑based interventions while demonstrating an understanding of the importance for the child of ending a specified intervention.
* Plan, facilitate and evaluate specific public health interventions such as road shows with support from line manager and SCPHN School Nurses.
* Actively participate in supporting students of all levels through the provision of placement support, supervision, assessment, and development opportunities.
Requirements
This role requires the post holder to be mobile, visiting several locations across a wide geographical area, so the post holder must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to an appropriate means of transport to undertake the job effectively.
Qualifications
* Essential Bsc (Hons) Degree in nursing or midwifery, or equivalent with relevant experience.
* Current NMC Registration or be awaiting registration confirmation following successful completion of the required nursing course. Registered Nurse (Adult, Children's, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health) and or Registered Midwife.
* Evidence of successful study at postgraduate level.
Experience
* Demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development and reflective practice.
* Demonstrate an understanding of evidence‑based practice in all areas of practice.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the theory underpinning public health nursing, including the impact of wider determinants of health and adverse childhood experiences on children and young people's short‑ and long‑term outcomes.
* Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills in a range of situations.
* Demonstrate an ability to remain focussed on the child and child outcomes when working in partnership with families.
* Evidence an ability to work flexibly and to be adaptable, according to service and service‑user needs.
* Demonstrate a willingness to undertake further training e.g. in group facilitation skills, leading a multi‑agency meeting, physical and emotional child development and the use of tools to support the service provided.
* Demonstrate an ability to work independently but also to be able to function effectively within a team.
* Computer literate with the ability to use computerised patient information systems for updating records and managing caseload.
* Demonstrate experience of group facilitation with either young people, parents, students or colleagues.
* Evidence of successful study at postgraduate level.
* Evidence of supporting students in Practice.
Disability and Equality
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
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.
Pay
£32,073 to £39,043 a year, pro rata.
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