School Health Nurse Specialist Practitioner

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Urmston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Urmston seeks a School Nurse to work within the School Health team, promoting health for children and families. Key duties include identifying health needs and facilitating health-promoting activities. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential. This role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for impacting children's healthcare positively.

Qualifications

• Experience with assessing healthcare needs of children and families.
• Ability to influence health policy.
• Commitment to safeguarding children.

Responsibilities

• Identifying and addressing health needs.
• Raising awareness of health issues.
• Facilitating health-promoting activities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Experience as a proactive and enthusiastic School Nurse

Job description

Our community healthcare teams in adults and children's services are employed by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and deployed to us, linking closely with our colleagues in Manchester Local Care Organisation. Our teams work as one, and together we will make a significant difference to the health of people in Trafford.

The post holder(s) will work as part of the School Health team to promote and maintain the health and well-being of children, young people, and families. This is an integrated role within the TLCO, providing services across various community settings.

The post holders will be responsible for implementing the Healthy Child Programme 5-19 years, assessing healthcare needs of children, young people, and their families. Responsibilities include:

• Identifying and addressing health needs
• Raising awareness of health issues
• Facilitating health-promoting activities
• Influencing health policy

They will promote safeguarding children, working within a multi-agency team, and ensure that named staff members have annual appraisals and development plans.

While primarily working within one team, applicants may be required to work at other locations to ensure equitable service delivery. Core service hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

For more details on responsibilities, skills, and experience required, please review the Job Description & Person Specification under 'Supporting Documents'. We recommend reading the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' to understand more about the Trust, benefits, and critical application information.

Diversity Matters: MFT is committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity, and eliminating discrimination. We encourage applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. For any special requirements during application, contact [email protected].

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with families and children to improve health and social outcomes within a multi-agency environment. Candidates should demonstrate a positive attitude, flexibility, and good communication skills. Experience as a proactive and enthusiastic School Nurse with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills is essential, along with a willingness to lead change in children's services.

We are Trafford Local Care Organisation, aiming to improve health in Trafford by integrating NHS community health and social care services. MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, with a turnover of over £3bn, serving over 1 million patients annually. We bring together 10 hospitals and numerous community services, fostering collaboration and transformation.

Our organisation is digitally enabled, with systems like Hive, our Electronic Patient Record launched in September 2022, to improve care quality and operational efficiency. As a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, we support high-quality research programs. We are also committed to sustainability through our Green Plan.

At MFT, we promote a culture of inclusion, equal opportunities, and staff wellbeing, shaping the future of healthcare together.