256729-School Immunisation Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Coatbridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is recruiting a School Nurse to provide an accessible, person-centred service for vulnerable school-aged children identified as needing extra support. You will collaborate with children, families, carers and partner agencies to plan, implement and evaluate health programmes.

The role emphasises prevention, early intervention and multiagency collaboration to improve health outcomes for children and young people.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards or operating at Degree Level.
• Continued professional development in area of speciality.

Responsibilities

• Assess and identify vulnerability within individual/family/community needs; plan, implement and evaluate health improvement programmes using a multi-agency approach.
• Provide comments regarding policy changes/plans affecting health and promote health improvement in school age children.
• Understand determinants of health to promote the wider public health role of school nursing.
• Contribute to clinical governance, audits and research to improve practice.
• Maintain compliance with NMC Registration and NHS policies.

Skills

NMC Registered Nurse

Education

Degree level

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The post holder will provide an accessible, person centred effective school nursing service for vulnerable school aged children who have been identified as being at risk and requiring additional support. This will be achieved by working in partnership with children, young people, families, carers and partner agencies.

A continuous focus on prevention, early intervention and support will prevail and concentrate on the ten priority areas under overarching themes of vulnerable children and families, mental health and wellbeing, and risk taking behaviours.

The post holder will be responsible for a caseload and function as an autonomous practitioner by virtue of in-depth knowledge, expertise, experience and proficiency

In this key role, you will:

• Assess and identify vulnerability within individual/family/community needs, provide person centred care and, together, plan, implement and evaluate programmes for health improvement which are evidence based and make full use of all resources using a multi-agency approach to improve the health of the school aged population.
• Provide comments/suggestions regarding policy changes/plans affecting health and promote effective health improvement in school age children and young people within local communities.
• Have an understanding of the determinants of health in order to promote the wider public health role of school nursing.
• The post holder will contribute and participate in the development, implementation and completion of clinical governance processes including audits and participate in research that will ensure continuous improvements in school nursing practice.
• The post holder must be fully compliant with the NMC Registration and other relevant NHS policy and guidance documents which support and maintain standards of professional practice for nurses.

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards or operating at Degree Level
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of practice.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions appropriate to areas of responsibility.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Donna Ferguson , School Immunisation Team Leader on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact David Murray, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]