We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable qualified School Staff Nurse to join our caring and progressive Kent School Health service.

Our school nursing teams provide support to families with children aged five to 19. This is a varied and interesting role, working closely with localschools to provide the best possible start in life for Kent children.

You will work as part of a team to keep children safe and well by using your clinical judgment to support evidence-based care planning and make sure that children and families who use our services have a good experience.

Main duties of the job

What will the role involve?

• Supporting in the supervision/ line management and development of colleagues
• Undertaking a range of competent clinical and non-clinical interventions to support the outcomes of the service
• Attend and contribute to team meetings
• Build relationships with colleagues to enhance the team working environment.

We have full and part time opportunities available and are willing to consider flexible working hours to support both you and the service. This role is acommunity- based role so the majority of your duties will be carried out between your home and a community setting for example a school or trust site.We also offer a generous NHS pension, annual leave entitlement and a competitive pay framework to progress through.

So, if your enthusiastic and enjoy working with families and up for a new challenge then we would love to hear from you.

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Health Care Professional with relevant Professional body (NMC) NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife

Desirable

• Mentor/Practice Assessor equivalent qualification

Mentor/Practice Assessor equivalent qualification

Essential

• Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment

Knowledge

Essential

• Awareness of professional issues, up to date clinical practice and recent developments in the NHS

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Sound communication and interpersonal skills, Ability to organise own work, Ability to cope with change and Ability to use own initiative.

Employer details

Employer name

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West kent

West Kent

TN25 4AZ

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846-6768877-EP