An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 SCPHN School Nurse with experience of Safeguarding Children to join our School Health Safeguarding Team .

Main duties of the job

Promote the health and well-being of this cohort of CYP so that they may be enabled to reach their full potential and not be disadvantaged by health or disability issues.

Provide safeguarding and child protection including direct work with children and families reports on client and family to social services for child protection conferences attend and participate in conferences, core group and planning meetings as appropriate.

To provide leadership, expertise and support to the core service within the School Health Service.

Be a key team player in the School Health Service providing cross cover as required and agreed with other members of the service.

Support immunisation programmes and other health promotion activity for vulnerable CYP.

Work with acute and mental health service in Lewisham

To work within the School Health Service to deliver health promotion initiatives individually and in-groups within the school and less formal youth settings.

Support the development of programmes for vulnerable children that focusses on engaging them to enhance their life chances as outlined in the Healthy child programme: e.g. risk-taking behaviour, sexual health and emotional health and well-being.

To ensure that those children and young people who are recognised and referred to the appropriate service or professional.

Engage and actively work with children young people and their families who are resistant to change.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development

Widening access (anchor institution) and employability

Improving the experience of staff with disability

Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development

Making equalities mainstream

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will lead the development of a service care pathway to meet the health needs of the following groups of highly vulnerable children and young people. This is an innovative post within the school nursing service. The services will be responsive to children and young people who are not attending mainstream education.

The caseload will consist of vulnerable children and young people:

• Who do not attend a statutory mainstream school provision.
• Attend specialist pupil referral units in the borough and CYP will be known to the criminal justice system, also includes some young people who may attend Lewisham College as part of their educational plan.
• Not in Education, employment and Training (NEET), Out of school and those who are home schooled.
• Responsible for the child protection caseload in the above plus young people aged 16 +- to 18 in the borough.
• Support the team with caseloads of mainstream schools if required to do so.

The post holder will work as a core member of the School Health Safeguarding Team providing leadership, expertise and support to the core service.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• RN/RMN/RSCN/RNLD
• Specialist Public Health Practitioner BSc/M Level (School Nursing)
• M Level study (or equivalent experience)

Desirable

• Health Promotion qualification
• Sexual Health qualification
• Mental Health Experience

Experience

Essential

• Significant and relevant experience as a specialist practitioner in school nursing.
• Working with other professionals and in/with multi-agencies
• Experience of working with adolescents and young people in different settings.
• Commitment to working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Demonstrate a keen interest in public health and working in the community
• Demonstrate an understanding of Safeguarding Children

Desirable

• Completion of safeguarding modules
• Working with young people in youth and alternative education settings
• Understanding of clinical governance with some previous experience of undertaking audits
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
• Evidence of personal development and acquisition of transferable skills relevant to the job description

Employer details

Employer name

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address

Kaleidoscope

32 Rushey Green

London

SE6 4JD

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