Specialist Public Health Practitioner - School Nurse
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Bassetlaw - Retford/Harworth/Worksop
- Salary
- £37,338 to £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Closing date
- 5 Nov 2024
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- Profession
- Nurse, Community nurse, School nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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Care closer to home is becoming integral to the future of the NHS and the Community Health Services (CHS) Division of NottsHC are at the forefront of this exciting journey. Working with our system partners in creating collaborative ways to improve physical health care services, activities and interventions in local communities, which meet the needs of our patients in the places they call home.
The division operates under three Units of Management providing an extensive portfolio of children's, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. We offer various clinical and non-clinical roles, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.
Being part of an organisation as diverse as NottsHC provides you with great career development opportunities, to be innovative and gives you permission to grow both professionally and personally and really make a difference.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic Specialist Public Health Practitioner, School Nurse to join our Integrated Healthy Families Team within the Bassetlaw Locality. This will be delivered in line with the National and Local guidelines and public health priorities.
You will work as part of a team to deliver universal and targeted health services to the 0-19 year population and will be responsible for the day to day management of a defined caseload, supporting a skill mix team.
You will be expected to develop excellent partnership working relationships in order to provide seamless services to Children, Young people and their families. This dynamic role will provide leadership across Universal Children's Services within Health Visiting and School Nursing and support organisational changes.
This post requires an experienced practitioner with sound communication skills, to support with the leadership and management of the service delivery framework. We offer a friendly, supportive working environment with excellent development opportunities. You will need to possess the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Degree in School Nursing.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role involves delivering the public health agenda for 0-19 children and families. Delivering the Healthy Child Programme to a defined population and a strong element of leadership to the skill mix within the 0-19 Healthy Family Team.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Professional
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Employer name
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bassetlaw Healthy Families Team - Retford Hospital/Harworth PCC/Gateford Childrens Centre
Bassetlaw - Retford/Harworth/Worksop
DN22 7XF
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
186-1263-24-GH-A
The division operates under three Units of Management providing an extensive portfolio of children's, adults and specialist services, covering a vast geographical area. We offer various clinical and non-clinical roles, working within supportive teams that encourage us all to work to the best of our abilities to provide the highest quality care.
Being part of an organisation as diverse as NottsHC provides you with great career development opportunities, to be innovative and gives you permission to grow both professionally and personally and really make a difference.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic Specialist Public Health Practitioner, School Nurse to join our Integrated Healthy Families Team within the Bassetlaw Locality. This will be delivered in line with the National and Local guidelines and public health priorities.
You will work as part of a team to deliver universal and targeted health services to the 0-19 year population and will be responsible for the day to day management of a defined caseload, supporting a skill mix team.
You will be expected to develop excellent partnership working relationships in order to provide seamless services to Children, Young people and their families. This dynamic role will provide leadership across Universal Children's Services within Health Visiting and School Nursing and support organisational changes.
This post requires an experienced practitioner with sound communication skills, to support with the leadership and management of the service delivery framework. We offer a friendly, supportive working environment with excellent development opportunities. You will need to possess the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Degree in School Nursing.
About us
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The role involves delivering the public health agenda for 0-19 children and families. Delivering the Healthy Child Programme to a defined population and a strong element of leadership to the skill mix within the 0-19 Healthy Family Team.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Professional
Essential
- NMC 1st level registration and registered HV/SN
- non medical prescribing
- ENB 998/730
Essential
- Demonstrate HV/SN practice
- Experience of working in multi disciplinary team and supervising junior staff
- Experience of mananging a team
Essential
- knowlege and understanding of current CYP agenda
- Ability to work in partnership with other services to support CYP
- proven communication skills - written/oral & IT
- Interpersonnal skills
- proven organistional skills
- Ability to work independently
- Knowledge of national and local priorities
- Flexibility
- Proven safeguarding/skills in safeguarding CYP
- Demostates ability to support change and transformation across services
- Proven leadership and caseload management
Essential
- Ability to cope with demands of role
Essential
- Full Driving Licience and ability to travel between locations
Essential
- All staff should be able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
Employer name
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bassetlaw Healthy Families Team - Retford Hospital/Harworth PCC/Gateford Childrens Centre
Bassetlaw - Retford/Harworth/Worksop
DN22 7XF
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
186-1263-24-GH-A
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