Registered Nurse (Schools)

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Caldicot; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

An established NHS organization is seeking a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join their dynamic School Nursing Team in Caldicot. This role focuses on delivering the Healthy Child (Wales) Programme and supporting children's health through various initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills, be a team player, and have a passion for working with children. With a commitment to staff well-being and innovative care, this position offers a supportive environment for professional growth and development. Join a forward-thinking health board that values your contributions and promotes a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Paid Mandatory Training

Occupational Health Support

Professional Career Pathways

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse with well-developed communication skills.
• Experience with children or immunisations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in delivering health programs.
• Work collaboratively with parents and agencies to provide quality services.

Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Independence

Experience with Children

Flexibility

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our School Nursing Team within the Monmouthshire Borough.

This post is a permanent position, 22.5 hours per week, all year round to be based at Caldicot Health Centre.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Nurse to join our forward-thinking and dynamic School Nursing Team.

Our School Nursing service has an ethos of 'compassion and innovation' with staff well-being, collaborative working, and positive outcomes for children and young people at the heart of our services.

This role is to support the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse) to meet 'A School Nursing Framework for Wales' and to ensure the delivery of the Healthy Child (Wales) Programme, including the Child Measurement Programme, Vision Screening Programme, and school-age immunisation schedules within the allocated borough and Gwent wide as required.

You will need to have well-developed communication skills, be able to work as part of a team and independently. Partnership working, both with parents and other agencies, is highlighted as key to providing high-quality services to children.

Experience of working with children or within immunisations/community experience is desirable. It is an advantage if the successful candidate has gained experience within a similar role; however, full training will be given. The successful candidate must be flexible to the needs of the service and able to meet the geographical needs of the role.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh applicants are equally welcome to apply.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow, and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary, and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications, and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working, promote a healthy work-life balance, provide occupational health support, and have an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high-quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

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