School Nurse Band 6 - Up to 30 hours per week,Term time only - Permanent

Ensure the safe and efficient delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to children, young people and families within the locality

Acts as a professional role model

Identify, lead on and contribute to evidence-based service improvement initiatives and policy development within the locality, and across localities and professional/disciplinary boundaries

Foster productive working relationships with key partner agencies and stakeholders, to identify and develop and promote an understanding of wider public health and social policy initiatives with key partner agencies and stakeholders to support them to contribute to enabling children and young people to meet positive outcomes.

Contribute clinically to the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, including multi-agency case management panels, and one to one work, to maintain skills and insight into the work of the teams

Interviews 4th November 2024

Main duties of the job

Are you a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse - School Nursing (SCPHN-SN). We are looking for an innovative enthusiastic nurse to join our dynamic team to develop professionally and contribute to a responsive and busy service. You will lead on the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme 5 to 19 years and the provision of a family centred, evidenced based public Health service, promoting health and addressing inequalities. and be adaptable to continuing change. You will have the ability to work autonomously as part of an integrated skill mix team providing strong Clinical Leadership and supervision. You will have excellent communication skills and work well with other teams and agencies.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Safety
• Care
• Respect
• Communication
• Learning

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
• Safeguarding of children and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training/updates
• Experience of caseload management
• Working with groups /team
• Working in proactive service development Community development
• Working with people within clinic/home and school settings
• Networking and inter-agency work
• Management of staff

Desirable

• Experience of providing clinical supervision

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse Level 1 with active NMC registration
• Community Specialist Practitioner in Public Health Nursing - Health Visitor or School Nurse at Honours Degree, Diploma or Masters Level.
• Recognised training / teaching qualification Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice (ENB 997/998, or equivalent, at Diploma or Degree level)
• Evidence of significant personal development, professionally

Desirable

• First degree level or equivalent

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance framework, including legal aspects of care, especially in respect of confidentiality, consent, data protection and information sharing and record keeping
• Issues of equality and diversity and inequalities of health and implications in practice
• Awareness of current NHS / government policy and local strategic and organisational priorities
• Knowledge of the public health agenda and key documents relating to children & families Healthy Child Programme
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Child protection issues and legislation
• Community development
• Current changes in School Nursing practice
• NMC standards and implication for practice

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Clinical and safeguarding risk assessment skills
• Ability to motivate and enthuse others
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and personal presentation skills
• Excellent inter-personal relationship skills
• Demonstrable leadership skills and team working
• Ability to support the learning and development of others
• Prioritising and delegation skills ability to make decisions
• IT literate (able to use Microsoft, Teams ,Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
• Ability to make informed decisions under pressure and deadlines
• Demonstrates resilience , emotional intelligence and ability to work under pressure
• Able to work autonomously, prioritise own workload to prioritise and self-Motivate and flexible to changing demands
• Work reflectively - able to identify own strengths and needs, including learning needs
• Teaching and assessment skills
• Mentorship skills 6. Implement screening programmes
• Develop and implement packages of care
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team
• Act as role model
• Audit and data analysis
• Research

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

• Occupational Health Clearance
• Willing to undertake training required to carry out the role
• Maintain the required fitness and physical effort to undertake the role.
• Willingness to abide by the Trust's policies and procedures and to observe the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work act
• Attend all Mandatory and Statutory Training

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Selbourne House

Union street

Hyde

SK14 1NG

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

245-NAM6SN-09-24