School Nurse

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lease car scheme

Agile working enabled by IT

Comprehensive induction package

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recruiting a School Nurse to lead the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme in the Wisbech locality. You will promote good health, identify unmet health needs, and develop plans of care for young people, families and communities.

You will work within a defined area, assess needs, delegate work, and supervise the team to ensure high-quality care. The role requires SCPHN qualification or equivalent, active nursing registration, and experience in the community.

Qualifications

• Specialist Practitioner degree/diploma post registration SCPHN.
• Registered Nurse with UK NMC (RGN/RMN/RSCN/RN-LD).
• Mentor qualification or equivalent teaching qualification.
• Evidence of migratory portfolio or willingness to work towards dual qualification.
• Experience working in the community with children and families.
• Experience in a multi-disciplinary setting and safeguarding children and families.
• Leadership and management of staff with high clinical skills.
• Commitment to improving services and outcomes for children.
• Knowledge of local and national public health policies.
• Active partnership working with community services.

Responsibilities

• Identify health needs of children and young people within schools and community.
• Develop and implement health care plans for children with complex health needs.
• Triage inquiries via duty desk, manage referrals and liaise with stakeholders.
• Assist schools with medicine management procedures.
• Provide clinics and health assessments for pupils and families.
• Support emotional and behavioural development and health promotion activities.
• Act as health link with education welfare and voluntary services.
• Participate in safeguarding processes including case conferences and reports.
• Maintain supervision and contribute to learning for SCPHNs and students.

Education

Specialist Practitioner SCPHN

Registered Nurse (UK NMC)

Mentor qualification

Portfolio evidence / migratory portfolio

Experience in community health

Leadership / supervision

Safeguarding experience

Partnership working

Clinical governance

Knowledge of public health practice

Job description

EEC are able to offer:

• A dedicated child and family focused service delivery that makes Every Contact Count
• The opportunity to work within an integrated 0-19 HCP skill mix team
• A robust 1-yr preceptorship for all newly qualified staff or those who are wishing to return to practice
• A comprehensive induction package
• A holistic approach to offering support and guidance via management, safeguarding and restorative supervision
• Continuous staff development identified via our supervision and appraisal system to support and develop leadership skills
• Working for an NHS organisation with Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• An opportunity to build great relationships with our partner agencies, ensuring the best outcomes for children & families
• A competitively priced lease car scheme
• The opportunity to embrace agile working, supported by IT connectivity
• To work as part of a team leading the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme. The role of the School Nurse is to promote good health and prevent ill health in young people, families and communities. School Nurses do this through raising awareness of and identifying unmet health needs, and initiating, developing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care

You will be joining an organisation that receives excellent staff feedback from the annual NHS Staff Satisfaction Survey. At EEC, the health and wellbeing of our staff is our priority; our embedded philosophy is Live Life Well as we strive to ensure a healthy, safe, and happy workplace, To work as part of a team leading the 019 Healthy Child Programme. The role of the School Nurse is to promote good health and prevent ill health in young people, families and communities. School Nurses do this through raising awareness of and identifying unmet health needs, and initiating, developing, implementing, and evaluating plans of care. The School Nurse will work within a defined area, assessing need, delegating and supervising work within the team. They promote early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, empowerment, social inclusion and the reduction of health inequalities. The School Nurse works in partnership with young people, families, schools, communities, primary care, statutory & voluntary services and other partner agencies, in order to facilitate health-enhancing activities. School Nurses use and establish networks within the community in order to inform, influence and implement policies which affect health outcomes. The School Nurse will work within a defined area, assessing need, delegating and supervising work within the team. They promote early intervention, health promotion, advocacy, empowerment, social inclusion and the reduction of health inequalities. The School Nurse works in partnership with young people, families, schools, communities, primary care, statutory & voluntary services and other partner agencies, in order to facilitate health-enhancing activities. School Nurses use and establish networks within the community in order to inform, influence and implement policies which affect health outcomes.

Main Duties and Responsibilities To work as part of a multidisciplinary team to identify the health needs of children and young people, their families and the school community and contribute to developing a strategy to address the identified needs in the school and the community To use knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual health care plans and be responsible for the management in school of children with complex health needs To carry out shifts within the 5-19 duty desk receiving all incoming communication and referrals to the service, liaising with key stakeholders, parents/carers and young people To assist schools in establishing procedures for medicine management To provide and promote appointment clinics for pupils and their families, parent and carer Support Groups, home visits and Health Needs Assessment To provide contact with young people via Chat Health text messaging service Respond to health needs assessments by referring to other professionals (i.e.: GPs, consultants, mental health team), and statutory and voluntary agencies (i.e.: social care) To support children and young people and their families with emotional and behavioural development To advise their client group on the promotion of health and the prevention of illness To link practice with local and national targets and deliver public health programmes based on current priorities and targets To plan evidence-based health promotion programmes, order resources, compile teaching plans with aims, objectives and outcomes, and evaluate the sessions To act as a health link for other agencies, e.g. Education welfare, OCYPs voluntary services, public and private agencies and work closely with partner agencies to promote the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families To work with the Locality Lead to support children, young people and families who are considered to be vulnerable or at risk. To adhere to current safeguarding procedures and participate in child protection case conferences and case review meetings as required Participate in all statutory processes in respect of safeguarding including provision of witness statements, court reports and court attendance Identify children with special educational needs and disability and facilitate support and referrals to maximise developmental potential. Act as a key worker when indicated, ensuring effective, efficient and appropriate care plans To clinically triage the single point of access and Chat Health as required in accordance with agreed procedures To provide cover for colleagues as requested by your manager Demonstrate reflective and evidence-based practice and use this to influence strategy and policy development To hold a special interest role and support other staff within the locality and service To contribute to the development of local policies and procedures relevant to their area of work To take responsibility for their own clinical practice including clinical supervision and to adhere to the NMC code of conduct To actively participate in reflective practice development through annual clinical observations To maintain live mentor status and contribute to a learning environment for SCPHNs, return to practice SCPHNs, new staff members and pre-registration students

Are you enthusiastic, resilient, excited to embrace change and passionate about providing an excellent service to families in our localities?

• Specialist Practitioner degree/diploma post registration SCPHN
• Registered Nurse with UK NMC (RGN/RMN/RSCN/RN-LD)
• Mentor/998 or equivalent teaching qualification, Recognised leadership course
• Evidence of completion of migratory portfolio to demonstrate dual qualification or willing to work towards, Experience with children and their families
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting
• Experience of Safeguarding children and families, Experience of mentoring/supporting colleagues
• Leadership and management of staff, High level of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs
• Commitment to the development of excellent services, which focus on improved outcomes for children
• Current knowledge of local and national policies informing public health practice
• Evidence of partnership working in the community
• Good standard of keyboard skills and understanding of clinical systems

Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.