Band 6 School Nurse

HCRG Care Group; Bath; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health services provider in Bath is seeking a Band 6 School Nurse to lead the school nursing team and deliver high-quality health services for children. The role includes assessing health needs, implementing interventions, and promoting well-being through partnerships with schools and families. Applicants must have a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification and relevant experience in school nursing. A valid UK driving license is also required. The position offers a competitive salary and various benefits.

Benefits

£37,338 - £44,962 salary

NHS Pension

Access to discounts and cashback offers

Online and mental/physical health support

CPD and eLearning opportunities

Committed to high clinical standards

Qualifications

• Experience leading school nursing teams.
• Ability to work with a varied caseload in schools.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the school nursing team in a defined community area.
• Assess health needs and implement appropriate interventions.
• Promote mental and physical health through drop-in and educational sessions.

Skills

Leadership in school nursing

Population health needs assessment

Clinical governance knowledge

Electronic health records

Education

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification

Current NMC registration

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Band 6 School Nurse who will work within BaNES Child and Family Public Health Service to lead and deliver a high quality, pro-active service for children and the 5-19 Healthy Child Programme. This role aims to reduce health inequalities, safeguard children and improve outcomes for children within the service. The role will be based at one of the following integrated BaNES Child and Family Health bases: St Martins Hospital, First Steps (Twerton), Keynsham Health Centre, or Paulton Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Being the public health lead for the school nursing skill-mixed team within the defined school community area, assessing health needs and identifying and implementing appropriate interventions utilising the skills of and delegating to the skill-mix team in an outcome-focused context.
• To undertake population health needs assessment to identify local need and collaborate with key partners to address identified public health needs.
• Develop and foster effective professional relationships and networks with schools and other key partners.
• Provide school-age children/young people with a service that promotes their physical, mental, emotional health and wellbeing. This will include partnership working with their families, schools and other agencies.
• To promote health and wellbeing through drop-in, health education sessions and signposting. Referring/introducing to partner agencies as required.
• To contribute to multi-agency early support assessment of children and young people and take on lead professional role where appropriate.
• To manage an identified caseload comprising primary and secondary schools, understanding clinical governance and safeguarding. Use this knowledge and skills to identify, assess and safeguard vulnerable children and families.

Qualifications and requirements

• Willingness and ability to travel is required and a valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential.
• Specialist Community Public Health Nursing qualification.
• Current NMC registration on the third part of the register.
• Experience in leading and working in school nursing teams.
• Experience in leading interventions to improve outcomes and safeguard children and young people.
• Qualification in practice supervising/assessing for nurse learners.
• Working knowledge of the tools and programmes used in school nursing to improve outcomes for children.
• Ability to work with electronic health records and IT systems.
• Valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

About the employer

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK\'s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children\'s community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year — guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We\'re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We\'re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

Benefits

• £37,338 - £44,962 Band 6 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases and cashback offers
• Access to wages as you earn them to help cover life\'s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face-to-face help with mental and physical wellbeing, including recipe ideas, activity challenges, post-trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and CPD through our Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture that encourages ideas to deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care, backed by ringfenced innovation funding
• A commitment to high clinical and quality standards, with many services rated as good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission