Specialist Community Public Health Nurse

We are recruiting for dynamic qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) with a strong public health focus and fully committed to delivering and improving the health and well-being of our diverse school aged children.

Main duties of the job

As a highly motivated and dynamic school nurse, you will play a leading role in shaping our services as we are committed in meeting the health needs of children and young people through the delivery of the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme. The school nurse will deliver high quality evidence based skilled nursing care within the schools of Haringey. We have redesigned our school nursing service in line with the 4, 5, 6 model and the 6 High Impact Areas and require a school nurse who is passionate about achieving outcomes for children, young people and families.

You will be responsible for a defined caseload of secondary and primary schools, overseeing the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19). This will involve working in collaboration with parents/carers, education and other multiagency professionals.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trustbelieves that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

We offer agile working arrangements, Oyster Cards for travel during work time, iPhone and 4G laptop.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To manage a defined caseload and cluster of primary schools
• Lead on the delivery of Healthy Child Programme.
• Plan, implement and evaluate interventions in response to changing health needs.
• Work in partnership with our key stakeholders.
• Provide confidential support and advice to young people in different venues
• Facilitate the delivery of health promotion and health education activities in school and community settings

Applicants must hold a Specialist Community Public Health Qualification in School Nursing. This is a definite requirement for the position and applicants who apply without the qualification will not be shortlisted.

Person Specification

Education/ Qulifications

Essential

• RGN/RSNC
• School Nursing professional qualification, with entry onto the 3rd part of the NMC Register

Skills and ability

Essential

• Excellent communication skills: IT, written and oral
• Ability to prioritise and effectively manage own workload
• Ability to support management of change, development and working practice
• Ability to set personal objective, and manage time, priorities and stressful situations
• Ability to delegate work appropriately and safely
• Ability to work as part of a team and other agencies

Desirable

• Application of research/evidence base to good practice

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Experience working with children and families
• High levels of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs, including the delivery of public health programs
• Knowledge of current legislation and national guidance.
• Understanding of the safeguarding process and child protection procedures, clinical governance arrangements and the ability to make decisions in these areas.s
• Able to demonstrate an awareness and understanding of current issues and recent development in school health.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Awareness of Equal Opportunities and Valuing Diversity
• Commitment to the development of excellent services, which focus on improved outcomes for children

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Hornsey Central Neighbourhood Health Centre

151 Park Road

London

N8 8JD

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